It didn't have enough time to develop its themes or its characters as well as it could have, particularly in the setting. I think the setting was not explored nearly enough. A theme park gone wrong is a fantastic setting for creepy shenanigans. And I really took to heart the descriptions of this being a twisted Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Second thing. Horrible, horrible, horrible writing. If the story wasn't so compelling by itself, I never would have kept reading. I don't think this ever got past a second editor review. Awkward sentences, bad grammar, rotten phrasing, boring and confusing voice. It was terrible. Terrible. Terrible!!!! Het verhaal las erg vlot. De schrijfstijl was beeldend en de hoofdstukken kort. Het was alsof ik ook in Escape was en ik kan je vertellen: dit is géén attractiepark waar ik zelf heen zou willen gaan. Het voelde voor mij nét iets te echt. Wat in feite heel positief is, want dat betekent dat ik écht door het verhaal meegenomen werd. How does it all make sense? Brain wash from young age. A woman’s destiny in the FLDS is handed to her... She is assigned in marriage by the prophet who’s told by God the name of her husband-to-be. . Of course, they might be married to much older men, that are already married to many women, and have countless children. At eighteen, she had been married to the prophet Uncle Roy. The one who married the most was the favorite son among the prophet’s seventy children. The prophet is above all, All of us, myself included, believed that Uncle Rulon was the true prophet of God, so we would never dream of criticizing anything he said or did. , and his closest people get the same type of superiority. Any act of insanity is considered an act of divine inspiration. All are made to believe that a woman could become celestial goddess only if she was married to a man in this life who was worthy of becoming a god after death and only if she behaved herself, so he would choose to do so. She would get after she dies an appreciation for her in death that her husband never had for her in life.

Escape Room in a daily life

De boeken van Horrorland doen mij steeds denken aan de Kippenvel serie van vroeger en dat was ook weer met dit deel. Ik denk dan ook dat de jeugdige lezer dit verhaal zeker weer kan waarderen. Het lijkt namelijk alsof je je écht in het gevaarlijke pretpark begeeft. I said I’d take her to the ER in St. George. I knew she would go only if Merril agreed, so I called him... Merril said he saw no reason to rush to any conclusion... Merril said there was no reason to get bent out of shape about this. He would handle it that evening when he came home.

It is amazing that this woman not only escaped, but that she succeeded in being awarded custody of her children. It is a complete testament to her personal strength, determination, and individuality. She rose above and thought for herself. She wanted more for her children and knew that more was "out there." Unfortunately, once her eldest daughter (who had escaped with her) turned 18, she (the daughter) opted to return to the FLDS community. I cannot imagine the author's heartache and sense of loss, now losing her daughter to everything she (the author) has fought against. As of the writing of the book, the author had not heard from her daughter after her return to the FLDS. In the trial which I mentioned above, the author was a witness for the prosecution; her eldest daughter, a noted witness for the defendant, Warren Jeffs. Family against family. All of this is to say, Escape left me conflicted (up until the poor conclusion to Cody being abused, at that point I was very secure in my position)

Stories inside the rooms

What one puts faith in matters. Carolyn Jessop's story debunks the popular, 60s era thought that "It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you're sincere." Ayaan Hirsi Ali takes it farther in Infidel and Nomad, her memoirs of leaving fundamentalist Islam, when she asserts that some religions and cultures--for her those that promote or permit the abuse of women and children--are inferior to others. It was nice to have both hints and solutions provided, so I could choose how much guidance I needed.

Met een thuissituatie waarin de spanning tussen zijn ouders een hoogtepunt bereikt, knijpt Cody er tussen uit om samen met de andere gelukkigen deel te nemen aan het ‘Escape‘ avontuur.While I have had some issues with James Patterson and his writing, he has certain collaborators who coax out some superior writing to which the popular author is attributed. David Ellis has done this repeatedly and this proves to be one of those partnerships. The narrative flow works well for this piece, which has moments of greatness and others that link two larger plot lines together. Decent characters pepper the story and provide entertainment throughout, though none standout as being stellar for me. Firm plot lines offer the reader some suspense and leave the book from being too predictable, helping to keep the book mysterious when needed. Patterson and Ellis have worked well together on this series and this is another positive outcome, proving that there is still something to be said of books that bear the former’s name. The code wheel provided many opportunities to anticipate and celebrate getting a correct answer. I didn’t feel like it wore out its welcome, but others might find it tedious to solve so many similar ciphers. Ben jij een fan van pretparken? En zo ja, zou jij naar een pretpark gaan wat jou beloofd dat je kunt ontsnappen aan de werkelijkheid? You hear about these things,but wonder to yourself if it's really true,and then put it out of your mind. After reading this book I not only belive these things are truly happening,but while reading it,I wanted to jump up and try to get all of those women out of that religion!! LOL Of course,I'm just an itty bitty woman that lives in an itty bitty town in Wisconsin,so not much I can do for these women.I just thank God that America's Most Wanted was able to "capture" the guy that became the Leader of this so called religion. A religion that belives that the Men are the rulers,Women are to be nothing more than slaves,and do as they are told,and the wife can be of any age,,starting at age 12,the younger the better,in fact. She's 12 yrs old? That's great! The thought is the younger they are the more gullible and naive they will be? And will do anything?? And of course,not question it. The important issue of sex in these marriages is not something I think God had in mind. To procreate,yes,but to use it against another "wife" in a polygamist marriage is/was disgusting to me. I know these woman,and men,as well,are brought up in this religion and know no better,but really after a time one would think that more of them would realize what kind of horse---- are they living in/with? I'm so glad that the author of this book,finally started get some sense into your noggin',and got the good sense to GET OUT! Although,the act of just getting herself out was one thing,but getting her 8 children out as well,and with one that was ill to boot,was an act of God in and of itself. I just hope her older daughter...will one day see the light as her Mother did. A very good read. Here's the link at America's Most Wanted regarding "Warren Steed Jeffs"-the Leader,who may not have started all this,but became more bold than all the other leaders and that is what became the undoing of him and hopefuly most of the "cult" that he tried so hard to control.

Jessop also does a great job making it crystal clear how a grown woman could put up with all this. She shows with example after example how children are indoctrinated into believing this is all normal, then with chilling detail, shows how impossible it is for a woman to leave FLDS. That she had a sense of self, and a sense that this was all terribly wrong, is only a small indication of what a strong woman she is.I cannot wait to read her next book "Triumph". And wonder how she will get Betty "around" and out. And how Harrison's health and Arthur's career is going too. I was born into six generations of polygamy on my mother’s side and started life in Hildale, Utah in a fundamentalist Mormon community known as the FLDS, or the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Polygamy was the issue that defined us and the reason we’d split from the mainstream Mormon Church’. The author, Carolyn Jessop, goes on to say: ‘A man must have multiple wives if he expects to do well in heaven, where he can eventually become a god and wind up with his own planet’. Then there is this: ‘The official policy of the Mormon Church became, and still is, that those who practice polygamy are not in harmony with God.’ The prophet, Joseph Smith, was rumoured to have had between 33 and 48 wives but in 1890 those who practice polygamy would be excommunicated by the Mormon church. Dit keer een iets minder horrorachtig verhaal, maar een verhaal met actie waarin tieners hun eigen leven, maar ook dat van anderen, moeten zien te redden in een omgeving die bedreigender lijkt dan ze van tevoren hadden kunnen bedenken.