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The Escape Room by Megan Goldin

6 reviews

smilagros's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Seeing how far Megan Goldin has come from this book to the night swim is wild. This book was okay. I knew what was happening immediately but the story was still intriguing. It gave me the chills and feel really disgusted by money can make people do. Megan Goldin’s description and creation of characters is top tier.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Infidelity, Alcohol, Sexism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Murder, Addiction, Gun violence, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

justmasyn's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Classism, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Car accident, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Drug use, Alcoholism, Murder, and Confinement

julienicole1106's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Torture, Physical abuse, Blood, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, Alcohol, Misogyny, Murder, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

 4.25 stars- This book was very enjoyable and kept me guessing. I also liked that everyone even the "villains" was a full-fleshed-out character. The unexpected consequences of our actions were a great thing to highlight. The only characters I liked were Lucy, Lucy's mom, Sara, and Victor. But I think it was supposed to be that way.  I really liked the ending.  

I was glad Victor was the only one to survive the elevator

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use

sheilasamuelson's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Rating: 5 Stars!! 
Review: 
This was my first time reading a book by Megan so i wasnt sure what to expect but im so glad this was a successful New to Me Author Read. 

The Characters Diversity is what i loved most cause not alot of Thriller's feature 8 different Characteristics that arent the same which i think made this book even better. 

The Setting was very interesting since ive never read a book featuring Wall Street Bankers and Investors before which i think was a good dynamic for a Thriller. I especially loved all the Twists and Turns as well as the Shocking ending cause i did not expect said Character to be the killer, i thought for sure it was Sylvie.

Overall a Phenomenal Thriller even tho i do wish this was part of a series cause i'd love to see how some of the characters lives are now!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Blood, Death of parent, Bullying, Drug use, Rape, Gaslighting, and Grief

dobbywobby's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really liked the book. My only critique is that I felt the ending was rushed and I wanted to know what happened to the characters. Although, this did leave me wanting more, which could have been the author’s intent. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Drug use, and Drug abuse