A review by x_miss_mcrae_x
Getting Away with Murder by Kathryn Foxfield

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really liked the idea of this book. However it did feel like it was almost identical to the Escape Room films I've seen, just with an AI twist which I feel let down the surprise element of what should have been plot "twists" as I kind of already saw them coming/guessed them. Georgia was irritatingly annoying, as was Saffron the small snippets we got from her. 

Although I did enjoy the concept and it was a fast, easy read i was prepared to give it a 4 star rating but the ending took off the extra star. It was pretty abrupt and disappointing which felt like there wasn't any conclusion at all. Especially the motives of the murderer basically being that they are an incel. 

They always say its the quiet ones you have to watch out for, which fit the murderers stereotype to a tee. Even though the conclusion was that stereotypes are flawed and were assigned to the players under a face value illusion, it was actually this specific stereotype that made the murderer obvious to me from roughly 1/3 of the way through reading.