Having survived the horrors of Savage Island, Grady is now stuck working for Gold, the psychopath who masterminded the gruesome competition. Sent on a “team-building exercise” in a remote castle, he starts to plot his escape.
Ben and Lizzie are in hiding, presumed dead after escaping the island. If they’re ever to return to their families, they need to bring Gold down. So they secretly join Grady in the castle. But as the doors slam shut and the series of deadly challenges between them and freedom are revealed, it looks like history is going to repeat itself...
Savage Island messed me up pretty badly when I read it. This one isn't quite so bad; most of the characters are already psychopaths, so I don't have to worry about whether I'd do what they did in those circumstances.
The ending of Savage has been retconned slightly to allow for a new story, and from the ending of this one I'm guessing there'll be at least one more in the series. Bryony managed to raise the stakes very convincingly (I'm guessing she's visited a lot of escape rooms in her time.) I can't wait to see what's going to happen in the next one.
There's a few good twists I didn't see coming and some nice character moments. For a book with so much action, there are plenty of moments where people are talking and sharing parts of themselves.
I wouldn't read this without having read Savage first, but it's a fantastic follow up and I'm very excited for the next one.
Cruel Castle publishes on the 5th August, 2021. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.
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