From Goodreads: To save their life, you have to play.
‘Exciting and original’ Simon McCleave‘A twisty page-turner’ Liz Lawler
‘Chilling, packed with intrigue’ Dan Malakin
Across the globe, five strangers receive a horrifying message from an unknown number.
THE PERSON YOU LOVE MOST IS IN DANGER.
To save them, each must play The Game – a sinister unknown entity that has a single rule: there can only be one winner.
IF YOU LOSE, YOUR LOVED ONE WILL DIE.
But what is The Game – and why have they been chosen?
There’s only one thing each of them knows for sure: they’ll do anything to win…
WELCOME TO THE GAME. YOU’VE JUST STARTED PLAYING.
A breakneck thriller filled with non-stop suspense, perfect for fans of Harlan Coben, Mark Dawson and Terry Hayes’ I Am Pilgrim.
This Review is Spoiler Free!
The Game feels like a Black Mirror episode meets Taken meets The Amazing Race...and I'm not really sure it worked. While the writing style itself was very cinematic and engaging, and there were five very unique voices throughout, the plot really didn't hold up.
While I don't always mind books that require me to suspend my disbelief, this one was just too much. And even after the big reveal of the twist at the end, it was very hard to see this as plausible. For a novel called "The Game" that revolves around rules, there really was a lack of clarity and it caused confusion.
The pacing and writing style were well done, but the plot just didn't work for me.
*I received an ARC from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions and views in this review are my own.
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