A review by spookymidwesternreader
Puzzle House by Duncan Ralston

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I went into this expecting a lot of Saw and definitely wasn't disappointed, either in the amount of Saw that I got or the ways it veered away and surprised me. I loved the twists and turns the story took, I loved the ways it played with expectations. I only wish that we could've spent more time with the characters to develop a little more of a connection with them before they traversed the rooms. Don't get me wrong, there were some gut punches and moments where I genuinely hated to read the next paragraph because the writing was on the wall for characters that I was hoping better for, but it would've hot that much harder with a little more time spent.