Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive. In the lucrative world of finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are at the top of their game. They’ve mastered the art of the deal and celebrate their success in style―but a life of extreme luxury always comes at a cost. Invited to participate in an escape room challenge as a team-building exercise, the ferociously competitive co-workers crowd into the elevator of a high-rise building, eager to prove themselves. But when the lights go off and the doors stay shut, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary competition: they’re caught in a dangerous game of survival. Trapped in the dark, the colleagues must put aside their bitter rivalries and work together to solve cryptic clues to break free. But as the game begins to reveal the team’s darkest secrets, they realize there’s a price to be paid for the terrible deeds they committed in their ruthless climb up the corporate ladder. As tempers fray, and the clues turn deadly, they must solve one final chilling puzzle: which one of them will kill in order to survive?
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Clever Read
First off, I want to thank NetGalley the publisher and Megan Goldin for putting out such a clever thriller. I read tons of thrillers and this one is one of the better ones written this year. I could have finished this in a day. I stretched this out into two. The story is written in the perspective of the narrator and the coworkers that she worked with. It is seamlessly written that you do not want to put the book down. You finish one section or scenario and you want to keep going until it is fully completed. Next thing you know you are still awake finishing yet another chapter. The book was suspenseful yet light making it a fun fast read. If you are looking for a suspenseful and unique storyline this book is for sure for you. A solid four stars from me.
04 stars
Cover 3; characters 4; Plot 5; Pace 4; Intrigue 4; Logic 4; worldbuilding 4; Writing 5; Enjoyment 4
Because this is Megan's debut, I was surprised by how much I liked it! I think this was the last of her backlist that I needed to read and I can say for sure that she is an auto-buy author for me from here on out.
The reason this book isn't rated higher is because of the subject matter. Or rather the profession the characters work in. I have a really hard time accepting that there are people who actually *want* those kinds of jobs. I mean, yes, I fully accept that they exist and there are tons of people like that, but honestly, it's so hard to read them. Granted that meant that I wanted into a thriller wanting everyone to die so it didn't matter who did.
I did LOVE the set up of this one though. It was so, so good! So much to love about this story of betrayal and payback and just absolute pieces of shit humans.
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