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DARK ROOM ETIQUETTE

Robin Roe

We Were Liars meets Room in this masterfully-plotted psychological thriller. Early critics rave, Dark Room Etiquette is . . . 

 

"A masterpiece." ―Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be


"Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!" ―Andrew Smith, author of Grasshopper Jungle


"Intense and visceral." ―Kathleen Glasgow, New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces


"A stunning achievement in psychological terror." ―Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten 


 

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.

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Published 2023-08-29 by HarperCollins

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“With Dark Room Etiquette, Robin Roe has surely cemented herself as one of the most compelling and honest YA writers of our time. Through searing and haunting prose, this exploration of trauma, identity, and resiliency will take your breath away—but not your light.”—John Corey Whaley, Printz winning author of  Where Things Come Back 

  

“DARK ROOM ETIQUETTE is an utterly harrowing, enthralling, and ultimately hopeful exploration of survival and the journey of recovery from trauma. This book will make you think, but more importantly, it will make you feel.” — Jeff Zentner, Morris Award winning author of The Serpent King 

 

“Raw, dark, and equal parts funny and poignant, Dark Room Etiquette is about a broken boy fighting against a very broken world. It's a book that is a reminder that even though life may take and take and take, there can be hope on the other side! An impressive and soul-stirring read.”  Jay Coles, author of the critically-acclaimed Tyler Johnson Was Here and Things We Couldn't Say 

 

“I absolutely loved DARK ROOM ETIQUETTE. This is quite honestly the best YA fiction I have read in a very long time. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!” — Andrew Smith, author of Winger and Grasshopper Jungle  


 “Haunting, beautiful, and impossible to put down, DARK ROOM ETIQUETTE is nothing short of a masterpiece. Expertly paced with unforgettable characters and addictive, gorgeous writing, Robin Roe offers up a story that is as deeply thrilling as it is profound.” –Amber Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be 


“I burned through the pages of Dark Room Etiquette—riveted, transfixed, and deeply moved by Sayers’ journey and Roe’s stunning prose. This book is important and necessary and filled with love and hope. I ached when I finished. The best sort of ache. The kind that haunts you. Dear readers everywhere: read this now.” —Jennifer Niven, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places 

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