Room 706 is a mesmerizingly captivating, can’t put down, heart stopping story which takes place in a hotel room which has been taken over by unknown terrorists. It follows the journey of a couple trapped in the hotel who have been having an affair for years as they now try to not only navigate what is happening inside the hotel, but also how they differ in reflecting on how their presence will be seen by their loved ones if they survive or if they die. The story is told in the present as they deal with explaining or not why they are here, but also explores not only how their relationship began, but Kate’s past and all that has happened in her life to somehow justify where she is and how she got there and what one does when dealing with preparation for the unpreparable.
Kate is happily married with two young children. She works, takes care of her children, the house and her husband. She has very little time for herself. Except for one secret. For years once every few months she meets James, her lover at a hotel. Just for sex. No talk of families, work, etc. This is something she does just for herself. A secret which not only satisfies but empowers her. It never crossed her mind that anyone would ever find out.
Until the unimaginable happens and they are trapped in their hotel room as they watch television and discover the hotel has been taken hostage as have all the people in it. Now Kate must text her husband and explain somehow why she is in the hotel when he thought she was at a meeting.
But what ends up happening is that Kate begins to reevaluate and explore her life and how she has lived. She starts to make lists, just in case, knowing her husband will need assistance. We learn of Kate’s life and heartbreaks. We also discover that Kate and James know nothing about each other and see life very differently. She ponders why this day? And the what ifs…they had gone to a different hotel or had finished earlier and left.
This story is about love, fear, death and forgiveness. It’s about looking back, evaluating and trying to move forward not knowing what the future could possibly entail. Room 706 is an incredible life journey which will jolt you.
Thank you #NetGalley #SJPLit #SarahJessicaParker #EllieLevenson #Room706 for the advanced copy.
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