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The Escape Room by Megan Goldin

18 reviews

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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This is a fun revenge story. I personally hate escape rooms, so it added to the suspense for me. It’s easy to be sympathetic for the protagonist and her sidekick, so it’s also easy to root for them from start to finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gaslighting and Drug use

Minor: Gun violence

Mistrust

beckyremillard's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexism, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse and Infidelity

writeyourselfclean's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.25

Good book for the Occupy Wall Street, Each the Rich, Fuck Bezos crowd. If you rejoice in watching people get what's coming to them, this is a great one for you! Gone Girl-esque. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

annhorchata's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.5

The number of triggers in this book oml... I wished I checked the content warnings before I went in, but I tried to add as many as I can remember under this review. Please read!

An extremely gripping read, nice start to November! As a self-professed thrill-seeker reader I can't stand books that don't have good pacing, slow burn is really not my style. This book keeps you on edge at all times. 

Nevertheless, the ending felt a bit rushed. I wished there was more to the escape room tho I would love to have more puzzles to solve. I understand that the escape room is not the main focus of this book, but... don't name it like that if its not ;-; At times the plot seems too convenient, I would prefer everything to happen more organically. 

I love how I started out rating this book 4.25 our of 5 stars, but when I wrote my review I gradually decrease it to just 3.5 stars. I still made it to the end and *relatively* not that disappointed, but don't think this is a future reread.

9 March 24: second re-read, the resemblance between the first quarter of this book and my new corporate job is very uncanny…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

middumullu's review against another edition

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.

elishameikleham's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

divinesprout's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment