Escape Room: The Times Children's Book of the Week

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this book is pure freaking fun: it grabs your attention from the outset and keeps you locked in for the duration of the ride, action flipping between past and present, frequently switching character POV so you’re always slightly off-balance, distracting you with new information so you don’t squint too closely or follow one lead too far along the path to discovery, muddying the waters beat after beat until ta-DAAAA all is revealed and even though you’ve figured out some bits along the way, the final scene’ll surprise everyone, including those orchestrating this overly elaborate revenge scheme. I read it all in one sitting today, and ended up writing a review because I needed to process my thoughts.

When the kids were explaining things like the Mayan calendar and space dust, they sounded suspiciously like walking encyclopaedias. There are salient messages about environmentalism and saving our earth which provoked a discussion at the dinner table, and that can only be a good thing. I also didn't like the part when they brought in the idea of the Maya temple and the gods, just felt like it wasn't even part of the story and I didn't like it.I found this to be very unbelievable but I thought the author had a great imagination and it is a great story. The first is told from the perspective of Sara Hall, a recent MBA grad looking to make her mark in the world of investment banking.

Once a person makes it on the payroll, the week long introduction to the company is designed to make sure each new employee is addicted to the acquisition of more riches, for the company first, which then leads to more riches for them. The second follows the four bankers who end up in an escape room as some sort of team building exercise. There is so much to love in this fabulous middle grade novel as Edge weaves science, history, fantasy, horror and fun into one great big adventure full of surprises, suspense and mystery.

I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. Any book by Christopher Edge is usually a treat, blending a great story with something to encourage discussion. The book was fantastic at first it was hard to read but that is the same as all the books in the world but towards the end it was sooooooo good and especially the last chapter there was a HUGE plot twist that had me blown away! The latest mind-blowing novel from award-winning author Christopher Edge, Escape Room is a thrilling adventure that challenges readers to think about what they’ve done to save the world today. I loved the setting of this one as the author takes the reader to the heart of the finance world and Wall Street where we meet high fliers Vincent, Jules, Sylvia and Sam and view their world of greed and corruption.