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A review by smalltownbookmom
The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park
3.0
3.5 - ZOMBIE ROBOTS. Yep so that's a thing in this YA summer romcom between Korean American Nate and Kate, the girl he meets working at a Zombie escape room. This was generally a light-hearted story but it was heavier on the dysfunctional family relationships.
Nate is a smart kid that's getting pressured from his rich peers to commit grade fraud in exchange for a lot of money. He also feels a lot of (what turns out to be self-imposed) pressure from his parents to help them out financially. So when a survival challenge comes up with a huge cash prize Nate and Kate team up to try to get to the end and win the money. The whole contest was a little surreal (I would say you need to suspend your disbelief to enjoy that aspect a bit).
I did love Nate's cute little sister Lucy, who was always getting into Nate's things and I thought the author did a really good job showing the pain Kate experiences being largely on her own with a dead mother and an absentee father. Kate wants to win the money so she can move out on her own after high school.
Overall kind of a mixed bag with some really funny moments I loved and some heavier family drama moments a lot of teens will probably be able to relate to.
Nate is a smart kid that's getting pressured from his rich peers to commit grade fraud in exchange for a lot of money. He also feels a lot of (what turns out to be self-imposed) pressure from his parents to help them out financially. So when a survival challenge comes up with a huge cash prize Nate and Kate team up to try to get to the end and win the money. The whole contest was a little surreal (I would say you need to suspend your disbelief to enjoy that aspect a bit).
I did love Nate's cute little sister Lucy, who was always getting into Nate's things and I thought the author did a really good job showing the pain Kate experiences being largely on her own with a dead mother and an absentee father. Kate wants to win the money so she can move out on her own after high school.
Overall kind of a mixed bag with some really funny moments I loved and some heavier family drama moments a lot of teens will probably be able to relate to.