The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer and Tamara Moss

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Will Alicia’s murder be avenged?

Season five of The Escape Game is beginning, even though season four ended with the murder of a contestant, Alicia Angelos. Alicia’s sister, Sierra, is a current contestant and her goal is to solve the mystery of her sister’s death. The contestants are a diverse group with varied backgrounds and skills. The more she learns about the others involved in the contest, Sierra realizes that they all have something to hide. Will she be able to get justice for her sister’s death?

Likes/dislikes: The character development is strong. A wonderful character driven mystery. I love the teamwork that pushes the story along and I enjoyed the puzzle concept.
Language: R for 149 swears and 9 f-words.
Mature content: PG for gentle, brief kiss.
Violence: PG-13 for off page abuse of a child, stabbing and gunshot wounds, and a bloody death.
Ethnicity: Sierra and Alicia have pale skin. The rest of the characters are a mix of ethnicities with olive, brown and black skin.

The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Escape rooms all around!

Avery and three Hawthorne brothers, Nash, Jameson and Xander, create a game together with seven players. The winner gets a million dollars. The players are forced into teams as they are locked into different escape rooms, securing teammates. Gigi, Knox and Brady become a team; Savannah and Rohan are a team; Grayson, Lyra and Odette are a team. They must work together to escape their rooms and make it to the dock by dawn the next morning. Avery and the Hawthornes know how to figure out riddles and they know how to create difficult ones. Who will make it to the dock first?

Likes/dislikes: I thoroughly enjoyed the riddles that the contestants had to solve. The mysterious watcher creates suspense and an added tension! Wonderful character development.
Language: R for 47 swears, no f-words.
Mature content: PG for gentle kissing.
Violence: PG-13 for bloody death.
Ethnicity: Rohan has light brown skin. Knox is white. Brady has ebony skin. Lyra has golden tan skin.