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A review by alongreader
Cruel Castle by Bryony Pearce
4.0
Savage Island messed me up pretty badly when I read it. This one isn't quite so bad; most of the characters are already psychopaths, so I don't have to worry about whether I'd do what they did in those circumstances.
The ending of Savage has been retconned slightly to allow for a new story, and from the ending of this one I'm guessing there'll be at least one more in the series. Bryony managed to raise the stakes very convincingly (I'm guessing she's visited a lot of escape rooms in her time.) I can't wait to see what's going to happen in the next one.
There's a few good twists I didn't see coming and some nice character moments. For a book with so much action, there are plenty of moments where people are talking and sharing parts of themselves.
I wouldn't read this without having read Savage first, but it's a fantastic follow up and I'm very excited for the next one.
The ending of Savage has been retconned slightly to allow for a new story, and from the ending of this one I'm guessing there'll be at least one more in the series. Bryony managed to raise the stakes very convincingly (I'm guessing she's visited a lot of escape rooms in her time.) I can't wait to see what's going to happen in the next one.
There's a few good twists I didn't see coming and some nice character moments. For a book with so much action, there are plenty of moments where people are talking and sharing parts of themselves.
I wouldn't read this without having read Savage first, but it's a fantastic follow up and I'm very excited for the next one.