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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
dark
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
Honestly the unnecessary parentheticals and poorly written inner thinking should lower the score of this book. But it was a fun read and I liked seeing each room. The ending was kind of obvious from the fact that it is a prequel to the other books in the series. I knew from all the flashbacks that they were revealing the origins of the Postman. And Persey was clearly more connected to the story than she let on. It was very hard to suspend my disbelief when there was no explanation for how the cast of characters was assembled in the first place, not to mention how none of these intelligent people noticed until far too late that Wes had such obviously clear means for the first 3 murders. Overall, it could have been much better, but deserves 2.5 stars for being a quick and easy read that was fairly enjoyable.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don’t know, I’m not sure how I feel about this book. On the one hand, it’s ridiculous and campy in a way that I like. On the other hand, that final twist at the end…..it just doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Like, I like parts of it but it just doesn’t completely add up. It makes the whole thing feel very tacked on. Because, there already was a twist, a pretty good one, two chapters before that FINAL twist, and it was pretty good! It made sense and the proper clues were laid out for me to figure it out on my own before it was revealed. I mean, I was also able to figure out the final twist before it happened, but I’m not really happy with some parts of the final twist, if that makes sense.
Also, so much of the writing in this book is so juvenile that I feel like it MUST be for the younger side of the YA spectrum, but then the characters are saying fuck every two pages and the last bit of the book with the wood chipper is too gruesome for any younger teens to be reading, which was confusing. I will say that despite everything I didn’t like the author did keep me hooked and reading so I guess that’s all that matters.
Also, so much of the writing in this book is so juvenile that I feel like it MUST be for the younger side of the YA spectrum, but then the characters are saying fuck every two pages and the last bit of the book with the wood chipper is too gruesome for any younger teens to be reading, which was confusing. I will say that despite everything I didn’t like the author did keep me hooked and reading so I guess that’s all that matters.
4.5 stars
Horror comedy, who knew? This certainly wasn't the most deep and sophisticated novel I've ever read, but it was fun. There was never a dull moment and for that alone I'm giving it 4.5 stars. #NoEscape was easily the best book in the series, with it's eerie escape room setting and the way it pulled the whole story together. The plot was predictable but still managed to surprise me at times and kept me completely engaged.
Horror comedy, who knew? This certainly wasn't the most deep and sophisticated novel I've ever read, but it was fun. There was never a dull moment and for that alone I'm giving it 4.5 stars. #NoEscape was easily the best book in the series, with it's eerie escape room setting and the way it pulled the whole story together. The plot was predictable but still managed to surprise me at times and kept me completely engaged.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced