Narration: 5 Stars
Story: 4 Stars

If you're a fan of dystopian stories with a hint of sci-fi & some social horror, you've got to pick up Lamar Giles' The Getaway - this was the perfect book to close off spooky season with!

I've seen a few reviewers describe this as Disneyland meets Black Mirror & I couldn't agree more, I think that comparison is spot on - this wasn't what I was expecting it to be at all in the best way, there's a ton of twists & turns! Giles' pacing was perfection, I was immediately drawn in & really enjoyed the way the book was structured - we get these ads & updates for Karloff Country throughout the story & I thought those were a lot of fun. Jay was a great MC & I liked that we got peeks into Connie, Seychelle & Zeke's POVs, as well! I've seen some say this isn't quite horror, but I disagree - there are some truly horrific things that happen in Karloff Country, this is absolutely social horror & pretty reflective of a lot of the views that conservative, wealthy, & (mostly) white Americans hold today. & I don't get squeamish at much, but this definitely gave me the heebie-jeebies a few times so be sure to check TWs!

Spoiler

Cannibalism just grosses me out ya'll, you should've seen me watching that movie Fresh lmfao

I gave the audiobook a listen & I thought all three of our narrators - Karl T. Wright, Imani Parks, & P.J. Ochlan - did a fantastic job, this was such a great audiobook performance if you're an audiobook fan!

All in all, I had a great time listening to The Getaway & think it would make for such a cinematic & timely movie or limited series adaptation (you hear me Hollywood?) - highly recommend giving this a go!