Genre: Young Adult, Thriller/Mystery
Student Reviewer: Benjamin
T.
This book is about Piper and
Hazel, two teenagers with Hazel having curly hair and usually being a strong
person, and with Piper, the main character and which the point of view is from.
Piper has dark hair and learns to become hard-minded and is the most rational
out of them. Teens in their neighborhood have been going missing and everyone
says that they are just runaway teens, as their area is small and there is a
bigger city a bit far from there. One day, Piper and Hazel get kidnapped, and
they are led to a big old building that was renovated and has a lot of doors
and confusing pathways. It has 6 rooms for different physical and mental
challenges. As well as other rooms for the group to stay in, with a bathroom
and sleeping area. Room 0 puts two people up against each other and there is
water, sound, temperature, sleep deprivation room etc. There are some other
people there, Theo, Lucia, and Priya, who Theo has been in
there the longest, tall, and calm while Lucia has just been put in for a
few days and is short and blonde. She also has a temper. Priya is the one who
comforts everyone and has been in there for a few weeks. The main antagonists
are three people, Matt, Caleb, and Owen who love twisted games and seeing
people suffer. They lure in people by trying to be their friends or showing
interest. The story follows as Piper goes through the rooms and they plan to
break out. Will they escape? What will happen in room 0? Will the three
masterminds get caught? If i were in their situation, I would immediately try
to create a plan to escape, instead of waiting a bit, but their plan was very
thought out and is what I would’ve done in that situation.
Overall, I was not expecting
anything from this book, but as I read it more, it became increasingly
interesting to me. In all, I liked this book, and I would recommend it to
anyone who likes Mystery or psychological thrillers. The ending was surprising,
and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
