Generation Annihilation

Shaun Treadway is a 17-year-old boy who is used to being in trouble. Shaun adores his mother, and has tried many times to protect her from her abusive husband. When her husband’s latest beating lands her in the hospital, Shaun has had enough and sets fire to their home while the husband is drunk and passed out. Shaun flees to his grandfather’s abandoned cabin in Blackthorn Peak, West Virginia. Blackthorn Peak turns out to be completely deserted – except for the Blackthorn Peak Insane Asylum. While checking out the town, Shaun meets Cass and sees others at the Asylum. But when he ventures inside to find out why the asylum is housing the only form of life in town, what he learns changes his life forever.

This suspenseful novel is full of twists and turns! Although Shaun becomes a murderer early on, which he does in defense of his mom, he is relatable and...