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Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

30 reviews

abcdefgerda's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Would totally give a higher score but Mephisto just really bugged me haha. Also a criminal lack of Thomas Cresswell in too big a chunk of the story (honestly any percentage higher than 90% without that man should be illegal)
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s_panfil's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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sfeldmann's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I loved these characters, but the miscommunication trope is what killed this reading for me. The mystery was cool, but I felt like the overused of the previous mentioned trope really took away from the enjoyment of this story. However, that is not to say the story was not good, and the ending was still pretty good. 
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fremzz's review against another edition

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

3.0

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mrowkoob's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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sydneyluxford's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I’m so annoyed that I didn’t like this book more than I thought I would. I thought it’d be my favourite since it involved a carnival and tarot (I love tarot). 

The plot of this book was obviously amazing. There were just some aspects that annoyed me SO MUCH.
I don’t get why the introduction of a love triangle with Mepha, whatever his stupid name was, was needed . Like, I get he’s some master manipulator and stuff, but don’t come between my loves, Audrey Rose and Thomas. Never ever. You really thought she’d pick you??? Think again, bitch.


Also, can we talk about how dirty Maniscalco did Thomas in this book.
Audrey Rose went sneaking around with the ringmaster guy behind his back and she never gave him an explanation (I know she couldn’t, but still) and he almost got killed?????? Audrey Rose fr annoyed me whenever she snuck out to speak to that stupid ringmaster. GIRL IF YOU DON’T GET BACK TO YOUR ROOM RIGHT NOW.
Thomas actually deserved so much better in this book.

The ending of this book. Oh. My. Fucking. God. Maniscalco had no reason to put me and the characters of this book through that. I WAS LITERALLY CRYING BECAUSE I THOUGHT AUDREY ROSE OR THOMAS WAS GOING TO DIE. Literally had me so scared. 

I’m glad Audrey Rose came to her senses at the end and rejected the other guy.
If she didn’t, I literally would’ve slapped her silly. I’m so mad just thinking about those scenes with him (I can’t spelled his name).

Screaming into my fucking pillow.

CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE WAS SO UNEXPECTED, I STILL CANNOT GET OVER IT.
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estellejacksons's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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nicole_rietveld's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

FIȘA CONȚINE SPOILERE.

Nu a fost o lectură impresionantă, dar nici rea. Dacă o compar cu celelalte volume din serie, este cel mai slab volum la capitolul mister. Se focusează destul de mult pe latura romance, dar nu m-a deranjat prea tare. Atmosfera nu mi s-a părut captivantă, sau poate am citit prea multe cărți ca să mai fiu impresionată de stilul de scriere al lui Kerri Maniscalco. Nu eram sigura dacă să citesc volumul sau nu pentru că am citit multe păreri negative înainte. 

Triunghiul amoros a cam umbrit misterul crimelor și nu prea își avea rostul, a fost creat doar pentru puțină dramă. Audrey Rose a avut impresia că e mare actriță și că îl păcălește pe Mefisto, dar maestrul ceremoniilor s-a jucat cu ea. Nu mi-a plăcut deloc relația apărută între Audrey Rose și Mefisto, mai ales că fata l-a rănit rău pe Thomas. Nu merita așa ceva.

Ca și personaj, Thomas e interesant și are multe laturi pozitive, dar mi se pare că autoarea prea se învârte în jurul a două trăsături, și anume că e inteligent și că flirtează mult cu Audrey Rose. Aș fi vrut să văd și alte trăsături, sau să fie mai dezvoltat. Totuși, mi-a plăcut cum a tratat problema triunghiului amoros. Nu a devenit posesiv și agresiv, ci i-a dat libertate lui Audrey Rose să aleagă dacă nu mai dorește să fie cu el. Sincer, m-am cam săturat de tipologia de băieți YA extrem de geloși și protectivi.

Probabil voi citi și următorul volum.

Ce am descoperit? 
  1. Prestidigitaţie
  2. ESCAPE! The Story of the Great Houdini de Sid Fleischman

Citate:
Nu exista niciun sentiment mai minunat decât să fiu admirată pentru inteligenţa mea.

Maestrul mi-a zâmbit de sub masca lui de lup care o invita pe Scufiţa Roşie în pădurea întunecată. El însă nu ştia că această fetiţă ascundea sub scufie o armă, iar pereţii camerei ei erau decoraţi cu o colecţie de blănuri de lup.

Îl iubeam pe Thomas, dar nu puteam nega atracţia exercitată de maestru. Oare era posibil să joci un rol atât de bine, încât să ţi-l asumi cu totul?

Există mereu un vis mai grandios, un scop mai măreţ care trebuie atins. Acesta este preţul când visezi fără limite.

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hannah_clover's review against another edition

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

4.0

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hapalyn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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