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3.81 AVERAGE

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I loved the first half but was so disappointed by the second half. Lily’s character was so confusing by the end. I didn’t understand many of her motivations or choices.
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
dark reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
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

Engaging book but the ending left something to be desired. 
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

***These are my random thoughts after finishing the book. Some of the thoughts are an overall review of the book, or any questions/feelings that nagged at me throughout. There will almost definitely be spoilers. Read at your own risk.***   ‐----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



3.75 stars up 

Definitely compulsively readable, more lit-fic than thriller
Felt right to read this after watching my first ever season of Love Island (this writer *really* gets reality shows)
Gave me lost generation/hopeless vibes - what was the point of it all?
They are all going to be so majorly messed up 
Sometimes gave slight YA
Tom is a piece of work 
Sam 🥺
challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"It didn't mention a punishment. I think it was just a warning."  
"There are some people who are so compulsively watchable that you feel yourself surrender some small bit of your personality to them." 

Okay this definitely scratched my Love Island itch for sure! The beginning and parts of the middle of this story was solid and captivated my attention due to the uncertainty of what else was going to happen, and the potential tasks the characters were exposed to. There was lots of twists and turns I was not expecting and certain characters definitely added to the uncertainty / eerie vibes in the compound, which made things unpredictable which I liked.  I like the important themes surrounding consumerism, and greed that was intertwined into the story. Overall this was an enjoyable read and kept my attention, however I wish the ending provided more a well rounded ending.