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A good premise, but zero execution. It is underwhelming and poorly plotted. I was never invested enough to care about anyone. It was headed for a solid 2 stars and then came the stupidest ending. After all that, we get zero answers!

WOW, what a read! As normal Duncan rocks!!!
The plot was intense and kept me reading!!! If you are looking for a boom you can't put down this is it!!
Thanks NetGalley!!!

This was a fun book. I wrongly assumed it was a pretty straightforward plot, but definitely enjoyed the darker elements that present later in the book.
The author does a solid job of connecting the dots without jamming them into your eyeballs.
I still have zero plans to read Woom (extreme is just not my jam), but will happily read further horror novels from Duncan Ralston in the future.
I received an advance review copy for free from NetGalley and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

WOW, what a read! The plot was intense, powerful and thrilling and held me captive all the way through! The characters fairly leaped off the page, and the tension was palpable. If you are looking for a twisted read that you just CAN’T put down, then this is DEFINITELY the book for you!
*I received a complimentary ARC of this book in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.

Puzzle House was a fun, fast read. Readers hoping for more Woom-esque extreme content will doubtlessly be disappointed, as Ralston has instead delivered a wild adventure a la House on Haunted Hill and Saw. A few twists and turns that the reader won't likely see coming, too.

What a quick and twisty read! My first Duncan Ralston book, but definitely won't be my last. Didn't see the twist at the end coming at all. Hoping the story continues because I would love to read more about the new world that was developing.
Thank you Wicked House Publishing and NetGalley for the advanced copy.

Duncan Ralston never disappoints and Puzzle House is no exception. A combination of gruesome details and world building, extreme horror readers are sure to be delighted with this one. I could have a whole PH series and it still wouldn’t be enough. Part Squid Game, part Saw, and part Duncan’s brilliant twisted and creative mind, PH is a must read for any extreme horror fan!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the copy of this book. I immediately knew I was going to love this book when I saw the cover, title, and plot. This book was literally like playing the movie Saw in your head. If you’re a fan of that, you’ll love this. It was awesome.

This was the second book that I read by this author. I have to say both books were completely different.
This book was a wild ride. As I was reading, I was on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen. The ending took me by surprise and I wasn't ready for the book to be over.
I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. It definitely was better than the first book I read by him. It was also a quick read.

This book was a miss for me. I had high hopes as this seemed like an intriguing "locked-room" mystery that was going to be a cross between the Saw movie concept and maybe the Hunger Games. The book is about a group of seemingly random people (from a prison inmate to a Hollywood movie star) who are brought together at the "Puzzle House" - the home of a world-renowned "Puzzle Master" who has died and has set up challenges/puzzles for this group to do. The last one remaining once all of the puzzles are complete, will be receiving a massive inheritance. Sounds good in theory right? For the first 3/4 of the book all seemed ok, and the group plodded through the house completing puzzles that turned out to be very specifically designed for each of them and slowly revealed each person's secrets. We also learn of a connection between everyone there and the deceased Puzzle Master. But, there's a book that they assume has invisible ink that keep revealing clues that are more like prophecies and that's when things started to get a bit more unreal to me. I don't know what the author was going for exactly, but the rest of the book felt disjointed to me. And the last 1/3 of the book felt rushed and 1-dimensional. And the end was very dissatisfying to me. I wanted to like this book, I really did.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity of reding the ARC!
After hearing about this book from a lot of fellow readers, I just absolutely had to give it a go. Boy! I was not disappointed, this book keeps you turning pages in suspense of what will happen next.
Definitely a must read!
5 ⭐

Thank you for the opportunity to read this!
Unfortunately - this when fell apart for me.
Right away I was so excited - a puzzle house with saw vibes. YES please. But as we got farther into the house, I felt more and more confused. The mythical references were there but didn't fully come together or make sense and I didn't understand how anyone was getting them once the one person died.
Overall it felt incomplete and clunky. I had more and more questions as it went on and then it just ended with no resolution.
HOWEVER - I feel like its a great start for a fabulous movie.

I really wanted to get to this one, as it seemed interesting. The downfall was that I requested so many ARCs that I could not get to all of them before the book was archived. If I can find this somewhere for a reasonable price, I will try to get it!

Puzzle House is non-stop action as strangers fight to stay alive in a house made by a master puzzler. I felt like I was reading Saw and loved every second of it. Perfect for anyone who enjoys a slasher.

When the ‘puzzle master’ summons you to his puzzle house of hell for a chance to inherit 150 mil of his fortune it’s a no brainer you go right……yeah that’s until you are thrown in a world of evil chaos!!!!
If Jigsaw and Escape Room had a creepy baby it would be Puzzle House!!!
The Horror, thriller, mystery vibe was on point! The puzzles were creative and I was in a state of wtf is gonna happen next the whole time. It was a fun, quick read and I wish there was more of it. This was my first read by Duncan and it will not be my last!

While this book wasn’t quite what I was expecting, it was still rather enjoyable (and gruesome). I rated it 3/5 stars.

This book was fairly chaotic with no real consistency. There are a plethora of details given about each characters movements with little done to describe the puzzle rooms or puzzles to the reader. Oversaturated with various mythological references and fairly hard to follow. Character development was nonexistent and for some it went backwards. Hard to relate to characters, the author starts introducing us to each character but then gives up after three and jumps into the main even leaving the other three characters unknown to us. Overall, felt like a book that combines saw, cabin in the woods, and escape room in a very jumbled way.

I wanted to love this because I love puzzles and escape rooms. I just think I have very particular taste in horror and rarely does modern horror work for me. I think it’s just me.

In Puzzle House, we follow six strangers as they work together to figure out why they’ve all been summoned to the home of deceased puzzle master, Alexis Vasiliev. Having been named as beneficiaries in Vasiliev’s will, they must complete a series of six puzzles in order to collect his $150M fortune or else leave with nothing. It quickly becomes clear that these rooms are deadlier than they appear, and the feeling that they’re being watched as they work through these escape rooms only adds to the tension.
Puzzle House was such a fun read! This book was a great mix of “Escape Room” and “Saw.” Duncan Ralston writes a fast-paced story with a great mix of mystery, suspense, and horror with smart puzzles and well-developed characters. This was a pretty solid read, and if you are into locked room mysteries, I think you should add it to your TBR!
Thank you to NetGalley and Wicked House Publishing for the digital copy!

I enjoyed this book. It’s funny how it was able to stick with me. I started reading this book Back in Oct, got away from reading for quite some time yet I still had this book with me when I picked it back up to finish it.