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A chess game of survival for those trapped in an elevator!

I had so much fun reading this one! It was both intriguing and suspenseful as the "rules" of the game unfolded. Four rich and greedy investment bankers find themselves stuck in an elevator with someone delivering " clues and cryptic messages "on how to get out. Will they turn on each other? Who is responsible for setting them up? And..... can they get out alive?

Someone has an ax to grind and playing along in this shell game was highly entertaining. A dose of back-stabbing office politics, tension and an ending that was highly satisfying!

Don't miss this one if you love a locked room mystery with a sinister plot.

I'm claustrophobic, so I would have freaked out in The Escape Room. Otherwise, I like the revenge of the whole thing. I do agree that you must have a little suspension of disbelief to read this book. It's interesting to see the story unfold backwards. The unraveling of the mental states of the characters in the elevator was awesome. It's well written and the pace is good. The heroine is way too naive though. She needed more gumption or life lessons or something. It's a good suspenseful thriller that keeps you guessing from beginning to end. Thanks to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Silly but fun is my main feeling about this book. Is it deep and meaningful? Not on your life. Is it a right rollicking read? Absolutely!

This book was thrilling! I will say believability is pretty low, but overall it was a entertaining read and kept you guessing until the very end. I truly was on the edge of my seat. It was fast paced and kept my interest throughout. A great thriller!

This book is AMAZING! The storyline is fabulous and I definitely appreciated the time jumps between the escape room and Sara’s story. While I wasn’t quite surprised with how it all turned out, I absolutely loved it. Certain people got what they deserved although I’d have preferred they all see the escape room creators end game. I flew through this book and absolutely recommend it as a must read!

This book is not scheduled to be released until late this Summer but I was so excited that I had to read it right away. The story is told in alternating view points. Every chapter is told from either the viewpoint of the 4 people locked in the elevator or from Sara Hall's P.O.V. I was surprised by a lot of things that happened in this story. I wasn't actually able to guess who the mastermind was until the last couple of chapters of the book. I was in a complete bubble while reading this book. I'm not even kidding, I think my phone rang at least 20 times and I never heard it nor did I hear my family yelling at me that dinner was done. I had never read anything by this author before but now I am absolutely adding her name to my list of favorites. This story just reaches out and grips you and won't let you go until the very end. This is my first 5 star review in quite a while and it has set the bar high for other thriller writers in my opinion.

Thank to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for a free advanced copy of this book!

I must start by echoing someone else's sentiment. Great book, but no way this could ever happen. Believability is low. However, set it all aside for this. If you can do that, you will truly enjoy this book!

What I loved: The depth of the characters. Each character has a backstory and they were well done. Sometimes, we hear a back story on the character and it is almost like the author forgets it halfway through the book. They make the characters do things they wouldn't or act quite out of character. Goldin does the complete opposite. What I also loved is the suspense. Though I figured out who was doing this to our four players in the escape room, the overall story was just well written.

What I did not love: The ending left me with a question that I cannot post here without spoiling. But I need to know. So, Megan Goldin, please DM me on Instagram :) @pagestoreadfl

Four people who work for a Wall Street firm are summoned to a construction site where they board an elevator . Early on it seems the reason might be for a team building exercise and that the elevator is to be an escape room. All they have to do is find their way out of it. Quickly, it becomes obvious that the elevator is no ordinary escape room and the occupants find themselves in a harrowing situation. Can they survive and who has done this to them?

From start to finish, The Escape Room is a gripping and captivating psychological thriller The complex narrative is tense and filled with unexpected occurrences. The author has crafted a remarkable and memorable story. Highly recommended.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from St, Martin's Press through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Four corporate financiers receive a text to attend a mandatory last minute meeting on Friday night. When they arrive at the office, they are told they will be working together in an escape room challenge on the eightieth floor. They are told it's a corporate team-building exercise, one they assume will determine their fate with the company. When they enter the elevator the lights go out and the elevator ascends forty floors and then stops trapping them inside. Suddenly a message appears "Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive"...

The Escape Room is a mystery/suspense in which four corporate rivals, each with a dark secret, are suddenly trapped in an elevator where revelations about their past will be revealed. The novel begins with the aftermath of the elevator and then rewinds so that the mystery can be solved. Although we don't really get to experience a traditional escape room, we do get to see the characters turn against each other as their secrets are revealed. Overall this was an entertaining read that ends with a twist.

Thank you NetGalley and St Martins Press for a Advance Reader Copy in exchange for my honest review.

Great Story. Is it a believable story, heck no, but its a fun one which made it a great read! This honestly reminded me the Christopher Pike novels that I loved as a kid only more mature. Like it was written by Pike's parents.
This book will not change your life, nor will it leave a lasting impact. It's a fun thriller that deals with 4 coworkers basically trapped in an escape room that is actually a elevator. Team building at its best right.

I thought The Escape Room was very entertaining and pretty thrilling to read - I would give it 5 stars for that. All the characters in this book are horrible - they are workaholics that are self-absorbed. They don't care about anyone else in their lives and just want to get ahead in their careers to make more and more money.

We are introduced to Vincent, Sam, Jules and Sylvie when they are trapped in an elevator to play a corporate game of Escape Room... or so they think. We are also introduced to one of their colleagues, Sara Hall, to get her perspective on all of them and the corporate games they all play. It gave a disappointing view of consulting work, and how cutthroat and demanding the job could be.

I'm not sure how plausible this is in today's current environment of workplace ethics and harassment, so that was a little difficult to get past for me. Although I know some people are pretty horrific in how they treat people at work, especially when they will do anything to get ahead. I enjoyed this author's writing style and ability to keep the reader engaged in the story.

This is a fast paced and intriguing book, but I had some issues with formatting, with no indentations and numbers randomly between paragraphs, which I found distracting. I am sure this will be ironed out for the final version, and that aside, I enjoyed the book and would recommend it!

It’s taken me a while from the time that I finished reading this book to leaving a review because I have been trying to decide on what I want to say. Because I always like the book better, I always try to make a point to read imthe book before I watch the movie, but my twelve year old son begged for me to bring him to go see it, so I did, and before reading the book. Now, after seeing the movie and reading the book, I can for the first time say that I liked the movie better. I LOVED the movie. I loved it so much that I can’t wait to see it again. That being said, I had the idea in my head that I would love the book just as much, if not more, because the book is always better. To my surprise, it wasn’t, at least for me. I feel really bad saying this, because the book wasn’t bad, I did like it, but it was nothing like the movie. The characters, the scenes, the plot, even the twists and turns were all different, there weren’t any similarities, and I was disappointed that I wasn’t reading about them. However, I love people, I love psychology, I love sociology, and I love being sucked into a book and facing unexpected twists and turns that leave me slack-jawed and speechless, and that is what the book is full of. So, yes, I liked the book. Yes, I enjoyed it. But this time, I went into the book expecting it to be like the movie and felt disappointment that it wasn’t. It really wasn’t fair to the book that I went into it with a jaded perspective already... I think you should read it. It’s different and unlike any other book I’ve ever read.

This book grabbed me from the start and kept me interested til the very end. I like how the main character evolved, I found myself pulling for her. I loved it!!

I love escape rooms and I love reading a good thriller so I was very much looking forward to reading this book. The first chapter immediately sets up the sense of intrigue as you are introduced to the characters and try to figure out what is going on. The book progresses from two points of view in two different time frames to share all sides of the story. I was kept guessing until close to the end when I had a good sense of what was going to happen. Overall it was an entertaining and engaging read and I would recommend the book to those who are fans of thrillers and are looking for a different take on the genre.

This book was between a 3.5 to 4 stars for me so I rounded up. I was intrigued throughout the book, but I felt that the ending was rushed. There was so much detail into each character and then the last 50 pages or so just felt crammed in. It was a good mystery but I wouldn’t describe it as a thriller. Worth the read but not one of my favorites. Thank you Netgalleyfor giving me the oppprotunity to read and review.

This book absolutely captivated me from the beginning! I couldn’t put it down! I truly enjoyed it! I can’t wait to recommend this book to everyone! Love!

Full of secrets and suspense! I found this book to be very hard to put down. The way the characters are written is excellent and the story kept me glued to it! I received a copy from NetGalley and the publisher and this is my honest opinion.

3.5 stars

I liked this book. It was quick paced and easy to read. The characters were easy to relate to and the plot was thickened just at the right places for me. I liked the idea of an escape room as a setting for this book.


Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a copy of this book.

If I could give this book higher than 5stats, I would!! This book and its characters had been snagged by page 2. The telling of the story from some of the characters flows and kept me guessing as each character told their story in pieces throughout the book. Will be looking for other books by this author.