The Mall

Evenstad Media Presents #2

by Voss Foster

12 Contestants
20,000,000 Dollars
1 Survivor

Last year, Evenstad Media's hit reality show, The Park, rocked the world. Death, subterfuge, sex: it had it all, and the public begged for more. Evenstad came back with a second season: The Mall. Twelve more strangers, eleven more murders, and one more opportunity to rake in money.

But as the show airs, there's something more going on. Evenstad Media's Chief Operating Officer is getting harder and harder to reach, and nobody knows why. The company's computer systems are being hacked, and nobody knows how. There's an uprising against the violence Evenstad is putting into the world, but nobody knows who.

What will happen to The Mall, and to Evenstad Media? Who will make it out alive? And what happens when the destruction falls on both sides of the arena walls?

170 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2015

Reviews

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

In one of the last pages of The Mall, there's a review of two television series: "[The Mall] was generally just not as well put together as The Park." That's exactly how I feel about the two books. We knew the "second season" wouldn't be as interesting, now that we know the premise of the game. And it isn't. Same game rules, same game roles, same epistolary format. But I expected so much more backstory, intrigue, conspiracy, surprises regarding the Evenstad family and companies. There were a few revelations (who hired the hacker, why Neils was often absent, what was up with the guards) that were expected. So I anticipated that there were more layers behind those; there must be backstabbings and betrayals to merit the eeriness of the first book, right? Alas, no - not unless those twists are being saved for book three.

Tl;dr: entertaining but expected, like slipping into reruns of your favorite tv show.

[Shelby · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Mall reads a lot slower than the first book in the series, The Park. But it's still an interesting read that I didn't want to put down once I started. I love the layout of these books written in journal entries and emails. It makes it easy, fast, and fun to read. There wasn't as much action going on in this book that got me all riled up and hating Evenstad Media like there was in The Park so that was a little disappointing to me. There are a few surprises though and I love the final email, I hope we see more from it in book three! So far a good series, I would definitely read the third :)

[Constance Burris · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Park is one of my favorite finds of 2015, so I was super excited to read The Mall.

It's a bit slower than The Park, because the story centers around the creators of the game instead of the players. But it was still a great read and I can't wait to see what happens next.