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The Impossible Room
How do you solve a murder, when the room it took place in no longer exists? High School Counselor Angie Kaye is mortified when one of her students, Ella, vanishes right in front of her in highly suspicious circumstances. Upon alerting the teaching staff, they return to the place where Ella vanished, only to discover the room itself is gone. With the police treating Angie as their only suspect, Angie must figure out on her own what happened to Ella, and what happened in that impossible room...
63 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 7, 2020
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August 7, 2023
The Impossible Room by Cyrus Winters strives to be an original mystery. Originality is usually a good thing, but here in this story, it is not. This was just a confusing mess. There was little attempt by the author to give us characterization. There are numerous characters, and when things happen to them, there is infinitesimal empathy by the reader, if that. Some save the cat characterization was necessary.
I felt nothing for these characters, and it did not have to be this way. The story was short enough that some effort at vesting an interest in the characters could have occurred. Ultimately, the ending, which is supposed to be impactful, falls flat. And yes, I read the entire thing, but you should not. It is a mess, but it is fixable. Rewrite with at least a modicum of some minimal characterization and it will go a long way to caring and the impact of the ending will reverberate.
I felt nothing for these characters, and it did not have to be this way. The story was short enough that some effort at vesting an interest in the characters could have occurred. Ultimately, the ending, which is supposed to be impactful, falls flat. And yes, I read the entire thing, but you should not. It is a mess, but it is fixable. Rewrite with at least a modicum of some minimal characterization and it will go a long way to caring and the impact of the ending will reverberate.
October 22, 2020
"Confusion reigns"
It's different. I'll say that, and I stuck with it to the very end. Was I any closer to working out what happened? Not really. I'm not sure whether this is a fiendishly clever mystery or not. Maybe that's what makes it so readable.
It's different. I'll say that, and I stuck with it to the very end. Was I any closer to working out what happened? Not really. I'm not sure whether this is a fiendishly clever mystery or not. Maybe that's what makes it so readable.
November 12, 2020
Excellent fast read.
A school counselor, has a young lady in her office. The lady, had acted out in class. Ella, the student, told Angie about the threatening phone calls to make her disappear. Angie goes to investigate, at a hotel. She hopes to find Ella, and the other girl who was missing. Things take a strange turn.
A school counselor, has a young lady in her office. The lady, had acted out in class. Ella, the student, told Angie about the threatening phone calls to make her disappear. Angie goes to investigate, at a hotel. She hopes to find Ella, and the other girl who was missing. Things take a strange turn.
March 6, 2025
Unlike many of the other reviewers I think I understood the ending. Like many of the others the middle of the story bothered me.
Katie, a high-school counselor has a meeting with a girl who acted up in class that morning. The girl tells Katie about a missing friend and some weird phone calls that might explain what happened but also threaten to make the girl "disappear". Okay, maybe I understand why the girl then acts the way she does but Katie's actions from that point on make no sense to me at all.
The whole book is like reading my way through a bad dream that slowly becomes a nightmare. It jumps from scene to scene with no explanation and nobody seems to act like normal people (Maybe not "normal", maybe "typical". Either way their choices seem without sense of consequences.)
Katie, a high-school counselor has a meeting with a girl who acted up in class that morning. The girl tells Katie about a missing friend and some weird phone calls that might explain what happened but also threaten to make the girl "disappear". Okay, maybe I understand why the girl then acts the way she does but Katie's actions from that point on make no sense to me at all.
The whole book is like reading my way through a bad dream that slowly becomes a nightmare. It jumps from scene to scene with no explanation and nobody seems to act like normal people (Maybe not "normal", maybe "typical". Either way their choices seem without sense of consequences.)
October 14, 2021
This book was a waste. I kept reading thinking it would get better, it never did. There was no ending, it made no sense. I have no idea what happened because there was no plot. It almost seemed like the author had an idea, but didn’t know what to do with it.
November 12, 2020
Good book
I gave this 5 stars because it kept me reading. I was confused at the end of the book and not sure what happened.
I gave this 5 stars because it kept me reading. I was confused at the end of the book and not sure what happened.
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December 22, 2020Great Anticipation but end in ...
January 1, 2021
No
There was no ending! What happened to them! Didn't like this book at all! How do I find out the ending of this book or am I missing something!!!!!!
There was no ending! What happened to them! Didn't like this book at all! How do I find out the ending of this book or am I missing something!!!!!!
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