Cyndi J. (cyndij) reviewed on 2/24/2011 + 1032 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I'm not sure where I saw the recommendations for this book, but the premise appealed to me: urban explorers, guys who break into boarded up buildings to explore, not to steal things. So a group of these urban explorers plus a reporter gather to get into the Paragon Hotel, at one time a five-star hotel but now long past glory, scheduled to be torn down in a few days. At least a couple of these folks are not what they advertise themselves to be. At risk of putting in a spoiler, I'll say that the initial tone of the book was more in line of what I was expecting to read than what transpired later. After it shifted gears, so to speak, I put it down for a couple days but went back to it later. I had to make an effort to put forth my willing suspension of disbelief, but it moves pretty fast, has some scary moments and interesting twists. I won't keep it, but it was satisfying once I figured out what to expect.

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