A review by tektonic
The Loop by Benjamin Oliver, Ben Oliver

3.0

I am very fascinated by the whole idea of prison escapes. That's the reason why I read this one and I have to say there are some really thrilling, scary fast paced moments but overall this book fell short mainly due to not focusing primarily on the prison and how to escape it etc. The depiction of the prison is not well done there's no fun when the prisoners can't meet and interact with each other in person. I really liked the futuristic depiction and the terms used for different kinds of devices, buildings and people. The dystopian part is done well, but the cool part i.e. the prison is not done well which I hope is done well in the sequel. I recommend reading [bc:Lockdown|6420846|Lockdown (Escape from Furnace, #1)|Alexander Gordon Smith|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1409279086l/6420846._SY75_.jpg|6610047] a very similar book but does that cool part I mentioned much better.