The concept of this novel was very intriguing to me, but the execution ultimately fell short. I found that the dual point of view did not work well. The different 'levels' of the escape room weren't intriguing enough to hold my attention, and there was very little character development. Frankly, none of the characters were particularly likeable, which made it difficult to feel the stakes of the story. Thank you to NetGalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Tantor audio for this ALC.

Harrie Dobby (please tell me this name is a nod to Harry Potter!) was a great storyteller.

This book was fun and intriguing. I had to listen in one sitting! It was a Hunger Games in an Escape Room and a touch of Resident Evil (minus the zombies). All things I adore!

This is a YA thriller, and it was fun for what it was. Some teens get caught in an escape room game and have to figure out how to survive. Of course, they don't realize it's serious in the beginning, and there is some interesting commentary on high school stereotypes. What makes this fun, though, is the narration, which definitely made it more fun. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me listen to this audiobook.

Getting Away With Murder is a fantastic mystery thriller for teens. The narration was great and the story kept me hooked. Hand this to fans of Karen McManus and Natasha Preston.

**Book Review: *Getting Away With Murder* by Kathryn Foxfield**

*Getting Away With Murder* is a high-octane young adult thriller that masterfully blends the cutthroat survival dynamics of *The Hunger Games* with the suspicion-filled twists of *Among Us*. Kathryn Foxfield delivers a gripping tale set against the backdrop of a game controlled by an AI gone rogue, weaving in sharp societal commentary on the dangers of unchecked technology.

The story hurtles forward at breakneck speed, keeping readers on edge as the characters navigate a deadly game where trust is a rare commodity and survival is the ultimate prize. Foxfield's sharp writing and unexpected twists make this a must-read for fans of high-stakes suspense. If you're looking for a heart-pounding page-turner with a thought-provoking edge, this is it.

TW: A little gorey at times, nothing too terrible though.

This book was fascinating. I really enjoyed the interplay of all the characters and the story that was told through the horror they were all experiencing. I love a good mystery/thriller combo, and this was that. It was everything I hoped it would be from the jacket description, and I would highly recommend it.

I recommend this to anyone who likes dystopian YA, Cabin in the Woods (movie), and Mean Girls (movie).

Wish I could give this audiobook, Getting Away with Murder, a better review but it was a real miss for me. Full disclosure, I'm 60, not 16, so I may have been completely the non-target audience, although I do enjoy YA fiction frequently. I just could not get invested in twin sisters, Saffron or Georgie or this centuries cast of characters attempting a Breakfast Club vibe. I guess we are now in the writing era of influencers, teen murders, and AI. Two stars instead of one because I did manage to listen to the whole thing and not DNF.

The narration was absolutely wonderful! You could not top it. I loved it! I think I am just too old for the story. I was lost a lot of the time. It was like listening to my students talk about their games. I love to hear all about it but I will never understand it.

This book fell flat for me. It was interesting how Al was involved. I think I just expected it to be very different and a little more intense. I wouldn't compare this to Squid Games at all.
I felt like I was thrown into the middle of the book and wasn't really prepared for what was going to happen. It felt underdeveloped and I wish there was more context given at the beginning.

A fun escape room mystery with thriller-like twists! I would not say the mystery kept me guessing, I felt like there were too many elements to keep track of who dunnit. The writing was definitely YA heavy - juvenile concept and writing. There were a lot of character quirks that didn't feel necessary to the plot or were quirky for the sake of being quirky. Having a near sentient AI as a key character and omniscient information giver was a bit of a cop out. It took me out of the plot at times. It did feel a lot like Willy Wonka or The Breakfast Club but they called that out immediately, which made it a little better as the characters were in on the joke so to speak. The story felt like Squid Games or Saw but with teenagers and it felt more YA than I thought it would be. Having eight main characters was tough, it was hard to keep track of them. I did like our main girls, Saffron and Georgia, and the conclusion of the story. They showed heart and growth throughout the game being played, and were dedicated to each other in a way that felt like real sisters. I loved the narrator for the audiobook, great accent and cadence!

I loved everything about this from the plot to the narration. I have already recommended to book club and I will keep doing so. 😂

First off, I have to say, that the Play a Game business would definitely not have passed its safety inspections and earned the right to be open as a commercial site! And even if you have an AI to run things, you need to hire more than one intern to oversee the AI.

That being said, I had fun listening to this audiobook. It put me in mind of the Escape Room movie, though with a sociopathic AI (because it has no concept of emotions) instead of rich bored people. And I think it did a good job of making supposedly harmless games into ones with a killer twist, plus all the whispering to the players, revealing deep dark secrets that it turns out, some people will kill to keep it from coming to the light. There a some pretty nasty deaths and injuries, and near death by ball pit that kept me listening because I really wanted to find out the secrets myself and who the murderer/murderers were.

The Georgia bits were more interesting than Saffron's but having both showed that though the AI was trying to figure out the best Sole Survivor by stereotype, no human is just one thing. So, there you have a moral lesson hidden in the bloodshed and boiling lava and though the ending is definitely not real life (you would think there would be more arrests and all, Atlas deserves it for his half cocked AI with no restrictions placed run escape room) it has a bit of fun with the survivors to show they are recovered from their experience, cause teenagers are invincible of course.

The narrator did a great job with the characters (as silly as they sometimes are, or stupid) and I had fun listening to this book.

I was quite bored. I wasn’t interested to find out what would happen. Very slow moving. It was a DNF for me. :/
The narration was good.