What a great concept! I remember as a kid there were books we read and you could pick your outcome. At each action point in the story there was a series of options and you would jump to that page to read how things turned out. This is such a great innovative spin! Locally, a restaurant hosts a dinner and mystery show. Diners heave a 3 course meal and actors will act out a whodunit type mystery show and diners have to work together to try and find clues in the show and actor interactions. It is such a fun time! Unfortunately I cannot go as often as I like, and given that they are real actors a particular scenario is acted out for a few months before a new set is learned. Escape the room entertainment is popular but sometimes it’s a challenge to get a group together this can be done at home with as many or as few participants are you’d like and without the added expense. This book is the healthy medium between the old school pick your scenario of action adventure theme and true interactive whodunit mystery theater. It is also a more affordable option and creative game night or rainy day activity when compared to escape the room venues. This does not require a group - but it would be fun as a board game night surprise/innovation night! Rather than just picking a scenario it is more interactive working through the mystery and without having to wait for mystery theater you can go at your own pace. And pick your level of difficulty! how many or how few clues, its up to you! Very scalable, an entertaining read that will flex your mental ‘muscles.’ I LOVE THIS SERIES PLEASE PUBLISH MORE!!!!

You are trying to find the elusive Orwellians through a series of puzzles in Escape Book 2.

All of your journalism hasn’t stopped the dreaded Castian, the villain that poisoned you in Escape Book 1. Maybe the anti-governmental terrorist group, the Orwellians, can. After receiving an invitation to join them, you are still unwell from the poison so you send your young assistant, Janina, in your stead. With only Janina’s cellphone connecting your knowledge of puzzles with her, can she escape and convince the Orwellians to bring down Castian?

Most of the puzzles in Escape Book 2 use a map to solve. I have to say that I am “map-challenged” or really “geography-challenged”. However, I still believe that the majority of the puzzles are of an intermediate or advanced difficulty. If you read the first book in the series, these puzzles are definitely harder to solve.

Is this the same as a real escape room experience? No, of course not. First of all, you are going it alone. Second, you don’t really have a time limit. Third, there is no searching since the author provides you the clues. Also, a great benefit is that the author mandates the solving order of the puzzles. However, I think working the puzzles will improve your ability to solve live escape room puzzles faster. And it is definitely cheaper to buy the book than to attend even one escape room game. Overall, Escape Book 2 is a fun way to spend an evening. 4 stars!

Thanks to White Lion Publishing and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book had such a COOL CONCEPT??!!!?!??!?!?

Imagine an escape room. Then imagine an escape room IN A BOOK.

Think that sounds cool? (Yeah, me too).

That's basically what this was.

It's kind of like a choose-your-own adventure book, but filled with puzzles, mysteries and brainteasers. It's so unique, and the puzzles were brilliant!

This title is super cool - if you like escape rooms, puzzles or anything in between, you're going to love this.