How
many of us can remember the jobs we all had as teenagers? How can remember how
we felt when we found we’ve just been fired? Naturally we all wanted to find
another job, a job which would mean for many of us that we could at long last
move away from the all inquisitive eyes of our parents.
Unfortunately
as this story by Bruce A. Borders, eighteen year old Cynthia Holt has lost her
job, which meant a return to a life under her father’s roof. When her mother
found out about this she suggests to her daughter she should apply for a job at
the assisted living facility she once worked at, naturally Cynthia cringes at
hearing it, but subsequently agrees.
The
facility in question had once been a sanitarium, or mental hospital in its
early days; and with that came an list of horror stories regarding what had
occurred there.
The
most important instruction she received on her first day had been to totally
ignore Room 913, which included talking about it with any of her co-workers.
Working there, she could interact with any of its residents, and soon began to
develop a relationship with some of them. Apparently one of the residents had a
few secrets he kept close to himself, and one of them had concerned the
forbidden room.
What
is this secret? Is this resident more than what he appears to be? Does he know
a secret regarding Cynthia? All of these questions are revealed as the story
progresses to its conclusion. While I’d been somewhat happy with the ending, it
did seem a little anti-climactic leaving a few questions seeming hanging there
unanswered.
All-in-all
the book had been an enjoyable quick read, which I completed in a single
sitting, I’m giving this endeavor by Bruce A. Borders 4 STARS and hope to read
more of his offerings.
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