A review by ladyazulina
Easy Guide to Escape Hell by Elisa Menz

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

I committed to starting every review by saying that I was blessed to receive Elisa Menz’s free ARC copy and I’m corresponding with this review more because I loved the book than I have to. 

Honestly, I expected to find the wholesome, lighthearted, slow-paced rom-com novel that the cover and the synopsis referenced, and it was! For, like, the first quarter. But then, a lot of hidden plots appeared and we were fast pacing toward this really big-grand scheme to attempt to-… no, I will not tell. 

But yeah, you can sense the plots growing underneath your feet until it’s impossible to keep balance. And it’s that the wholesome, lighthearted, slow-paced rom-com novel is just the smallest part of the whole story. And what a story! We see a great development there, of all the characters (well, more or less, villains are villains and only have one outcome, don’t they?). There isn’t really a lot of communication, but it shows what a healthy relationship is! And not only the romantic one. With family, and friends, and even as professionals, in the workplace. It shows you what it is to be a person and to treat all people as equals. 

I loved our sassy queen. I will not say that she underwent a great change, rather she showed her true personality, though it can be seen as the truest change. I would love to be more like her, not only about the sassy part 😉. 

Though, in the end, I’m not really sure if we learn an easy way to escape hell. In fact, I think we found a way to go to hell. It’s not as bad as it sounds, I promise.