The Escape Game Book Review
About the Book
A Board Game Holds Keys to Prisoners’ Escape
Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII.
After the Nazis started the bombing blitz of England, Beryl Clarke puts her college on hold to return to Leeds, care for her mother, and work as a secretary at the Waddington game company. While she endures the war at home, her brother James fights the enemy in the air. When he is shot down, injured, and captured, James meets American POW Kenneth Anderson, and they plan to escape the Nazi prison camp. Beryl knows there is a board game with escape plans being delivered to POWs by the Red Cross. But how will the men discover the game’s secret?
My Thoughts
If you’re looking for your latest WWII fiction story, then look no further than The Escape Game by Marilyn Turk. This novel was a quick and easy read that shares how POWs were always looking for ways to escape their captors and prison cells. Little did they know that their escape would eventually come in the form of the Monopoly game which had specifically been designed for them.
With this background in mind, I was eager to see how the story would unfold. The POWs were primarily Kenneth and James, two friends that had attended college together and ultimately found themselves in the same POW camp. Their story alternated with that of James’s sister, Beryl, who was doing what she could in the small town of Leeds to help the town citizens as an ARP. Her day job at Waddington’s put her in a special position to learn about these unique Monopoly games, but she must be careful to not reveal their secret.
There were sweet additions to the story in the form of a cute stray kitten and a sweet old lady who seems to be suffering from dementia. These characters as well as a few others help to soften the atrocities of war that surrounded them, and helped make this story an even more enjoyable read. I’m excited to see what new stories are to come in this Heroines of WWII series!
4 Stars
**Many thanks to the publisher through Netgalley for providing a copy for review. Expected release date is March 1st, 2023.
**I have some special jewelry in mind for this story – coming soon!
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