The Echo Room

by Parker Peevyhouse

Rett wakes on the floor of a cold, dark room. He doesn t know how he got there, only that he s locked in. He s not alone a girl named Bryn is trapped in the room with him. When she finds a mysterious bloodstain and decides she doesn t trust Rett, he tries to escape on his own.

• ISBN10: 0765399393
• ISBN13: 9780765399397
• Publish Date: 1 October 2018 (first published 11 September 2018)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 19 October 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Tor Teen
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[alisoninbookland]

That was all over the place. I’m not sure what to make of it and it felt like the book wasn’t quite sure what it wanted to be.

Mystery? Maybe a dystopia? Time Travel thrown in for good measure.

[shannonmiz]

You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight

Do you guys ever notice that at least once a week I have The Mixed Feelings™? Because I do. And today is no different, yay! So, as usual, we're just going to break it down into the yays and nays! (P.S.- this book is nearly impossible to review properly without spoilers, so it's going to be pretty vague. But let's be honest, since when do I "review properly" anyway?)

The Things I Liked:

• •It's quite a unique book. I don't think I have read anything like it, and that is always good.



• •Once I got a sense of what was going on, I started to really enjoy it. Again, vagueness is our friend here, but once I got to a certain level of understanding, I was able to get much more invested.



• •The atmosphere is on point. I mean, the author wants you to get that these characters are in a bad old situation in the middle of nowhere, and you definitely do get that impression. It was vividly depicted, and I really appreciated that.



• •The whole concept of the world and the premise were fabulous, and well-depicted. Once I finally got the gist of what was going down, things were really quite interesting in regards to the world and the situation that the characters found themselves in.

The Things I Didn't:

• •I felt a bit disconnected from the characters. This is probably just because of the way it was set up, it is hard to feel a real connection over the course of a few (repeated) hours, but yeah.



• •The beginning confused me a bit, and was a little draggy. I get that we weren't exactly supposed to know what was happening, but I was just kind of bored since I had no idea where the story was headed, why the same stuff was happening over and over. Once it began to pick up, it was a lot more exciting, but it took awhile to get there. I think slower or confusing could have worked, but both... is rough.



• •I was just a bit underwhelmed in general. Like- the ending was fine, I just... my mind was never fully blown at any point, I guess?

Bottom Line: A very cool premise that was certainly intriguing, if a bit lackluster at first, manages to pick up by the second half.  Also so hard to review without spoilers, so I am proud of me.