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

Excellent book - read on vacation, cover to cover. Interesting plot with unusual ending enjoyed by advanced 12 year old reader. The deep dives into some topics suited my daughter and she enjoyed the twists and unpredictability and drama of the story. May not suit younger/sensitive readers looking for advanced texts.

Bought for my 10year old grandson who loved it. In fact even though it was a children’s book, me, my husband and my daughter read it as well. Good twist at the end. Marvellous

Looks good book for a 10 year old.

Great book

Bought this for my 11-year-old son who hates to read. I nudged him to give it a try, not expecting much - but next thing I know, he’s hunting me down to spill all the tea about what’s happening in the book. Genuinely shocked (in the best way). It's exciting, twisty, and clearly gripping enough to convert a reluctant reader. Total win.

This review is written by Curie Class, Norwood Primary and Pre-School (Year 5)A fantastic story about Ami and an Escape Room full of pitfulls and difficult problems to solve."A great way to get lost in a adventure.""An interesting idea for a story with a twist at the end.""It made me feel like one of our school learning heroes - Determinator.""I really liked the plot twist.""I enjoyed the different rooms that Ami went in.""Not your normal sort of Escape Room, for sure."The year 5 class thoroughly enjoyed the book as their class novel and look forward to reading more books by Christopher Edge.

This story is fairly gripping for a large portion of the book, making you wonder why Ami is in the game. Towards the end it became a bit surreal, which made me think perhaps it was a virtual reality game. When the ending did come, I felt disappointed as the whole book had been preparing for 'The Answer'. Sorry to give the ending away, but there is no answer. I felt a bit cheated and flat at the end. Others describe it as clever, but the ending told us no more than most people know already. Perhaps reading this as an adult has made me question its message and a child may see it differently, but many adults will read this to their children so I feel it's worth commenting on. Overall, it's a good read, but could have been souch better.

Spot on. Supplied exactly as described, Daughter very happy with her pocket money purchase.