Language: R (117 swears, 29 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: LOW
Every year, the Hyde family awards one student a scholarship, which covers tuition, student loan forgiveness, room and board, and a guaranteed job with the Hyde Corporation upon graduation. The final six students just need to gather in Hyde house to write one more essay and have a personal interview with a member of the Hyde family to decide the recipient of this coveted scholarship. But this year is different. This year, some of them will not be leaving Hyde house alive.
I was expecting more escape room feels, but Bell’s book turned out to be more about human tendencies. When the threat appears, blame is thrown every which way out of desperation, and ally and enemy lines are drawn and stepped over whenever convenient. While most of the characters think only of themselves, Troy, the main character, is constantly confused by trying to do what is best and by being able to see from the others’ points of view. This viewpoint made the story more chaotic and confusing, and readers don’t really know what’s going on until the concluding explanation.
Troy, Duffy, Sydney, and Emily are implied white; Nicholas and Milo are white; James is Black; and Natalia is Latina. The mature content rating is for alcohol use, mentions of drugs, mentions of sex, and illegal activity. The violence rating is for mention of guns, blood, and murder.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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