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chanlo1994's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Violence, Cannibalism, and Car accident
stevienotnicks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
On the one hand, I really liked the idea of the story. People stranded together on a remote island, cut off from civilization had all the makings of a good horror book. But this never quite lived up to that perception.
At times, it felt a bit directionless. There was no real story — just six people chilling on this island where nothing much is happening. We got their back story in flashbacks, but even that seemed disjointed. The “big reveal” was mostly clear quite early on and I can’t say I was very surprised in the end.
The characters were not likable in the slightest. I struggle to recall a single redeemable quality about a single one of them. Sometimes I can get behind an unlikeable cast, but there wasn’t anything plot wise to keep me interested.
Despite all that, I did still find myself turning the pages to find out, mostly, if I was correct in my suspicions. I don’t know if I’d recommend this one if you need a clear plot and well developed characters.
Moderate: Murder and Infidelity
jraffo's review
- 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? No
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Car accident, Violence, Death, and Murder
kellyb1989's review
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Drug use
carrieextraordinary's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Murder and Gun violence
danajoy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, and Car accident
Minor: Cannibalism
parkscai24's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Murder and Death
katlynann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
this suffered from the pretty little liars effect why are you introducing someone halfway through and telling me he’s bad and weird and scary
like these people had such deep backstories which could lead them to do anything out of grief and terror
probably 90% of the way through something real happened that wasn’t them just like sitting down and drinking on the island
the island makes you crazy??? HOW !!! are you seeing things? are you having more violent thoughts throughout the day??? or are you just letting me know
it just didn’t follow through things would be revealed and i was like “ok”
the ending did make me gasp a bit where was that throughout it all?? the story is built in the “before” segments of the book and nothing happens in the current day
i kept waiting but like all of the reveal at the end besides one part didn’t even matter because it was nothing they were just words they made me feel nothing!!
big spoiler:
still 2.75 because the backstories were great, there was some hints of good foreshadowing, the setting was fun, and i loved Lux, Britt, Amma, and Eliza (Nico was an ass from page 5)
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Death of parent
grace33'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? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Infidelity, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident and Drug use
anne_reader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Cursing, Cancer, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Drug use, Terminal illness, Sexism, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Death, and Classism