Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Escape Room by Megan Goldin

12 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

0live_tr33's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Infidelity, Confinement, Classism, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Drug use, Death, Terminal illness, Cursing, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Murder, Violence, Rape, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

typedtruths's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Sexual violence

➸ Trigger warnings for ableism, sexism, classism, sexual assault (off-page, discussed), graphic sexual harassment, infidelity, alcoholism, faked suicide, alcohol & drug abuse, drugging, blood depiction, physical injuries including concussion and stroke, hospitalisation of a parent, grief depiction, death of a father (off-page), death of a friend, murder by electrocution, police violence, gun violence, physical assault, kidnapping & captivity, car accident, and discussions of financial difficulties. Context: A secondary character is drugged and sexually assaulted by multiple male coworkers while at work. The assault is covered up and not believed when reported. The character is later murdered; she is drugged and placed into her bathtub with her iPad plugged into a dodgy charger. She is presumed to have died from suicide by electrocution. The protagonist grieves her death. The protagonist's father has a chronic heart condition which he dies from later in the novel (off-page). Multiple characters are kidnapped and confined to an elevator for their entire timeline. They physically assaulted one another, resulting in bloody injuries. In the end, two of them murder each other (gunshot, stabbed with mirror shards) and another is shot by the police.

betsygrace's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

It was good in the sense that I did not see the ending coming by any means. I listened to this on audiobook and think that helped me get through the slower beginning! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

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

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

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

suneaters's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Very satisfying read! High tension, ending that makes sense, and you really don’t know if Sara’s narration is past or present.

Even the characters were sympathetic even though they were terrible people and I hated what they did to Sara and especially Lucy. It’s fitting that only Vincent survived and he was the only one who actually didn’t partake in Lucy’s assault and murder. Lucy was a great character and I loved her relationship with Sara, wish they had run off together. In the elevator, I did find myself sympathizing with Sylvie though she threw Sara under the bus and had a hand in Lucy’s death. Still, good book by a talented author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Ableism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual assault