Name: The Perfect Escape
Rating: 3.318181818181818 (22 reviews)
ISBN: 9781728209395

Suzanne Park

Told in two voices, Nate Jae-Woo Kim and Kate Anderson team up in a survivalist competition hoping the prize money will help his proud Korean family and enable her to pursue her dream of becoming an actress.

The Perfect Escape

Carly Boyer

This was quick and it was cute, but that’s about it. For some reason, half of the book wasn’t about the escape room or the competition, which is fine, but that’s what I was reading for. I also feel like I had to suspend disbelief way too much for a contemporary story- Kate’s dad seems like something you would find in a dystopian story, and it was just hard for me to believe that some of his actions could happen in the real world

Katie

I'm just really not feeling books where women hate each other based solely off of their appearance. It's a tired trope I wish would be put to rest. I might have enjoyed it or found it relatable in junior high school or high school, but as an adult I'm not here for it.

"Closer up, it was hard to miss her glowing skin, perfectly sleek ponytail, and mega-shine lip gloss. How could she look this good out in the wilderness? Screw her." (about a woman the main girl had just met)

I did enjoy the wholesomeness of Nate's family at the end.

Manon van Heumen

I had a lot of fun reading this book. However, the characters as well as the plot fell flat for me. Though I enjoyed all of it, I didn't LIVE the story, and I didn't care for the characters. Which is a shame, because it sounded so good.

Irin 

A book with romance, zombies and adventure? YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION.
When I stumbled upon The Perfect Escape on bookstagram, I knew it would be a book that I’d enjoy reading. Thankfully, I wasn’t wrong. Thanks to the publisher for sending me an arc of The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park in exchange of an honest review!  It was such a fun and hilarious read! I rated it 3.5/5 stars. 
My thoughts on the book :
• The Perfect Escape was the perfect blend of romance, comedy and adventure. My recent love for romantic comedies made it really tough for me to read books from other genres, so I had been looking for an adorable and funny read. This book came to my rescue! 
• The book starts with a hilarious conversation between the main characters Nate and Kate, which got me hooked immediately. I fell in love with them from the very beginning! Adorable characters? Check.
• Nate is such a loveable character. His down-to-earth attitude and caring nature towards his family members melted my heart. And don’t even get me started on how much I loved his conversations with his 5 year old little sister!!!! I need a brother like Nate  Nate’s studious-ness inspired me a lot. I really liked how wise he was inspite of being just 16.
• Kate was a character I really felt sad for. There were countless times when I wanted to hug her for the cruelty she faced from her father. I didn’t love Kate as much as I loved Nate though ~ but I was really proud of how strong she was. I wanted to see a little more character development, but I guess I’ll get that in the sequel?
• Now let’s talk about the relationship between Kate and Nate, shall we? (I know their names match, how adorable is that???) I loved their easy-going friendship from the very beginning of the book. You know how there are some people who you won’t meet everyday, but you can count on them whenever you need help? That’s how their friendship was – so wholesome! Their relationship didn’t turn into a romantic one until the end of the book (This isn’t a spoiler, the book is a romantic comedy, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU EXPECT?) so there isn’t a lot to talk about that.
• I really liked this book, but it left me with a weird feeling of wanting more. I wanted to see Kate and Nate’s romance develop. I wanted so see more of Kate’s interactions with her dad. I think this book was like the first layer of a really tasty cake ~ which is why I can’t wait for the sequel. 😁

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