


The lead up to the reveal of what was picking off the contestants one at a time had me at the edge of my seat.

It was like if the movies Godzilla and Get Out had a baby who loved ancient Greek myths. I knew going into it that it was a horror novel and that there would probably be some twist to the game, but I wasn’t expecting it to be the kind of twist it was. Just the basic premise of this book really worked for me. The Hunger Games, The Night Circus, Ready Player One, and Ender’s Game are all favorites of mine. So books based on competitions are a trope I buy into. I think it was a cross between being an only child who had parents who would humor her, and being intensely competitive even at a young age. I used to love hide and seek when I was a kid. Less and less people make it back to camp by nightfall, and Mack is soon convinced that this game is more sinister than she was lead to believe. She thinks she stands a pretty good chance of winning this game.īut when the competitors arrive at the park, things are not what they seem. That’s why she’s alive while the rest of her family is dead. The winner will take home enough money to change their lives. 14 people are chosen for a game of hide and seek in an abandoned amusement park.
