Genre: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction
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.
