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A review by __booksandanimes__
The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park
3.0
The Perfect Escape was a perfect escape from my previous few reads, which had explored the dark underbelly of society (except Alice's Adventures Underground). I enjoyed the quick pacing of the plot, though the instalove did throw me off a little. For some reason, I thought Kate and Nate were older than they were (I assumed 21 at the least) but they were a bunch of teenagers and honestly instalove at that age is very much a possibility.
The book was a mixture of cute and awkward flirting and The Hunger Games. It was a lot to take in at times, especially during the last few chapters, it turned pretty unrealistic, but I still enjoyed it because I was reading it for the trashy fun, not for the plot or character development.
Speaking of characters, Nate and Kate were extremely relatable. Apart from Nate's casual sexism (funny because he himself faces it), he was pretty adorable. As for Kate, I sympathised a little too much with her. Then there was all the cheek flushing, hearts beating faster, and other classic symptoms of awkwardness and embarrassment. It was like looking at a mirror. I do not, however, think that I would be able to break a branch using my body weight.
Plot-wise, it was the classic they meet and fall in love, kind of thing. What differed this time, though, was that there were no bad boys involved (thank god for that). Both belonged to the Hermit/Dregs section of the society, which I would take over a 'bad boy falls for good girl' story any day.
There were some Korean references too that set the book apart from your everyday American romcom and also reminded me of the times I used to watch Run BTS.
All in all, it was a kind of retreat that I needed. The plot at times was as thin as smog and the characters somehow turned superhuman (Nate's Krav Maga classes are evidently too good) but it was an enjoyable read.
The book was a mixture of cute and awkward flirting and The Hunger Games. It was a lot to take in at times, especially during the last few chapters, it turned pretty unrealistic, but I still enjoyed it because I was reading it for the trashy fun, not for the plot or character development.
Speaking of characters, Nate and Kate were extremely relatable. Apart from Nate's casual sexism (funny because he himself faces it), he was pretty adorable. As for Kate, I sympathised a little too much with her. Then there was all the cheek flushing, hearts beating faster, and other classic symptoms of awkwardness and embarrassment. It was like looking at a mirror. I do not, however, think that I would be able to break a branch using my body weight.
Plot-wise, it was the classic they meet and fall in love, kind of thing. What differed this time, though, was that there were no bad boys involved (thank god for that). Both belonged to the Hermit/Dregs section of the society, which I would take over a 'bad boy falls for good girl' story any day.
There were some Korean references too that set the book apart from your everyday American romcom and also reminded me of the times I used to watch Run BTS.
All in all, it was a kind of retreat that I needed. The plot at times was as thin as smog and the characters somehow turned superhuman (Nate's Krav Maga classes are evidently too good) but it was an enjoyable read.