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The Escape Room by Megan Goldin

14 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

maistfu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

holy shit - this was not at all what I expected it to be.

it was a good, pretty quick read and it captured my attention pretty much from the beginning. I really like the switching povs a lot. the title and summary are deceiving though. it's made out to be an escaperoom type of story but it's more about the world of investment banking and the lives of a few of those people. the end suprised me the most and overall I liked the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Alcoholism, Blood, and Addiction

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Murder, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

vjlp22_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Sexual assault, Murder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Infidelity

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

jj_tj's review

dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity

noicky's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This was a good read and the way it was written made you want to keep reading to find out what happens next and how it ends. The only thing I didn’t like was how infuriating the characters were - even the protagonist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Bullying

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcoholism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Misogyny

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

The Escape Room by Megan Goldin was entertaining, and I’m actually surprised at how it ended. While it didn’t get the coveted audible gasp, it certainly came close. I think that the setting for this was perfect. Investment bankers trapped in an elevator having to trust on each other to escape? It almost writes itself. I can definitely say that investment banking being so cut throat felt genuine, and each of the characters fit their roles perfectly. I think that some of the elements felt a little TOO planned, but overall, I found it to be really entertaining, which, when we’re talking about thrillers is a big selling point. While I don’t think this is my favorite thriller, it certainly was quick, enjoyable, and easy to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Death, Confinement, Car accident, Alcoholism, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

literatebird's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Gun violence

nrogers_1030's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gun violence, Blood, and Bullying

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Domestic abuse