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azulmuller's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity and Fire/Fire injury
archaicrobin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Heather is 24, a massage therapist, and suddenly a mom of two teenagers after marrying a man much older and more successful than her. The family travels to Australia for dad, Tom, to be a keynote speaker for some medical convention, and they decide to double the trip as a family vacation.
The kids are terrible and want to see koalas so they agree to follow some backwoods yokels to their “island” to see some koalas, but unsurprisingly this is a poor decisions and soon Heather is responsible for keeping the family alive as they’re hunted by said yokels.
This novel was boring and the characters were not only unlikeable but poorly crafted. They all make stupid decisions, the growth that occurs makes no sense and characters seem to change viewpoints at the flip of a coin. The twist was stupid and honestly didn’t make any sense, and the whole book was just jump scares and shock value. A couple gets eaten by ants? The main female character is threatened with rape and trivialized, the kids all have mental health issues that magically disappear after their experience, it’s all just poor writing and honestly, no man has the right to write about rape and threats of rape so trivially. Whenever rape is used for shock value I am 100% out.
If you’re looking for a good thriller, don’t bother with this one. There are way too many great thrillers out there that are actually worth spending your time on. If you want a good survival horror with a strong female lead, read Getaway by Zoje Stage and pass on this one. The fact The Island is getting a Hulu adaptation while good thrillers by female authors like Getaway, are being ignored is beyond infuriating.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
sasoif's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
luvey_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Moderate: Genocide, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
lindsaybarrows's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide and Rape
batcaves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
maggiem22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Sexual content
marykendrick666_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Misogyny
wulfhorstmom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail