Dark Room Etiquette

By: Robin Roe

Narrated by: Andrew J. Andersen

We Were Liars meets Room in this masterfully plotted psychological thriller from the critically acclaimed author of A List of Cages,Robin Roe.

SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD SAYERS WAYTE HAS EVERYTHING.

Popularity, good looks, perfect grades—there's nothing Sayers' family money can't buy.

Until he's kidnapped by a man who tells him the privileged life he's been living is based on a lie.

Trapped in a windowless room, without knowing why he's been taken or how long the man plans to keep him shut away, Sayers faces a terrifying new reality. To survive, he must forget the world he once knew, and play the part his abductor has created for him.

But as time passes, the line between fact and fiction starts to blur, and Sayers begins to wonder if he can escape . . . before he loses himself.

Forced religion

While this story was very interesting, and had SO much potential, the author ruined it for me by constantly pushing God and praying. I prefer reading about people actually DOING something to help themselves. If you are a believer then you will probably enjoy this. If not, it will just get on your nerves how helpless they act. I wish the author well but won't be reading any more of his books

Great book!

It's amazing how one single moment can forever change our lives, be it big or small. For Sayers, that one moment changed his life in a major way and redefined his entire being. This book really calls one to do some self reflection and reevaluate who you are vs. who you want to be. It also speaks to forgiveness and the genuineness or not of the relationships we have with others.

Excellent book

I’m not the biggest fan of YA and I keep saying I’m not going to read so much of it anymore. But here I am, and Dark Room Etiquette is my favorite book of 1922. I felt Sayers journey, from his arrogant and privileged beginnings to his humbling and tragic middle and his later struggles to overcome his trauma and be a better person.
Robin Roe understands people and masterfully brings their stories to life. She’s great at character building and storytelling. This was a rare book that I wanted more after the story ended.

Well written

I really enjoyed the ups and downs of this story. It took me a little bit to get into it, but after all the groundwork was laid, I couldn’t stop listening to find out what was going to happen next.

Couldn’t stop listening once I got to the second half 

Sayers’s character arc was so satisfying. The middle of the book while he was in captivity dragged a bit, but it was absolutely necessary for the story and his transformations. The repetitiveness was so effective. And I absolutely loved his unexpected friendship in the third act. I have a few quibbles: I really wanted to see more with Luke, and too many characters were just awful to him. The lack of support given to him strained my disbelief. But it really was a compelling book, and I stayed up way too late to finish it!