A review by sausome
Dark Eden by Patrick Carman

4.0

This was a really good book ... all about a group of kids sent to a kind of bunker to be cured of fears that their therapist can't help them with. One kid hides while the others go into the bunker, and watches video feed of what's going on inside ... he knows what all of their fears are because he hacked into his therapist's computer files. He senses something strange going on, and has to figure it out before he gets caught, because they're looking for him. The twists and turns are intriguing, and gripping -- I read this book in a day, not able to set it down. The ultimate reveal is a bit shaky, but it doesn't ruin the book at all.

Some bit of advice -- if you read this book, skip the "epilogue" at the end. It's the author saying, "Hey, if you didn't get my mysterious, subtle hints about what's happened, let me lay it all out in the form of the main character reflecting on what happened". It's as if the author got eager about making sure the whole book was over-explained.