Monday 23 March 2020

The Perfect Escape by Suzanne Park

Overbearing fathers, jerk jocks and zombies, oh my!


Nate needs money quickly to help his family. Kate needs money to escape her overbearing, unbearable father. Although Nate's offered money to tank his school grades, they decide on a zombie run instead.

This is a sweet, funny read, but some of the story choices hit me a bit oddly. It's a great story until you think about it a bit more deeply, so if you're just looking for a good popcorn read this is the one!


Nate Jae-Woo Kim wants to be rich. When one of his classmates offers Nate a ridiculous amount of money to commit grade fraud, he knows that taking the windfall would help support his prideful Korean family, but is compromising his integrity worth it?

Luck comes in the form of Kate Anderson, Nate’s colleague at the zombie-themed escape room where he works. She approaches Nate with a plan: a local tech company is hosting a weekend-long survivalist competition with a huge cash prize. It could solve all of Nate’s problems, and Kate needs the money too.

If the two of them team up, Nate has a true shot at winning the grand prize. But the real challenge? Making through the weekend with his heart intact…

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