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The Escape Room by Megan Goldin

14 reviews

middumullu's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

read as a paperback copy. some things to note - it was a LACKLUSTER escape room and the tension from that situation went away quickly. the flashback story was actually very interesting and the dynamics of the characters working in finance was compelling because they were all so messed up. there was an autistic character who i think fell into a lot of stereotypes (absolute genius and bad at social interaction to the extreme!) and probably the book that i've read with the most white characters to date. all that being said it was a quick and fairly engaging read. rating as a three because it was very compelling and i wanted to keep reading it, even with all of the issues previously discussed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Bullying, Car accident, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Toxic friendship, Classism, Chronic illness, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

suicide -

turns out to be a murder covered up as a suicide, but the details are all in there

death of parent -

main character's parents die

lots of sexism throughout the book, sexual harassment in work environments (the firm it takes place in and the restaurants the main character works in.

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

kazik's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault