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The Island

Adrian McKinty

3.67 AVERAGE

stefanie28's review

3.75
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

charfoush's review

3.75
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

radolan's review

4.0

INTENSE!
adventurous challenging dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I was on edge the entire time! What a thrill ride this book is! I was going to knock this down to 4.5 stars because I do think that some of it was a little out there, but I just had so much fun! Love me a good popcorn thriller!!!

P.S. definitely read the book with the audiobook at the same time. Fantastic narration and sounds.
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suprems12's review

4.0
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
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annabellas's review


Another spooky scary fall read. Very suspenseful and somewhat stressful but an engrossing read

What a ride! Heather recently married Tom, a widower with two kids, Owen and Olivia. Tom has a conference in Australia, and the family begs to tag along. Before the conference, the family drives around Australia to see the sights. The kids whine that they haven’t seen any koalas or kangaroos. The family stops to rest and eat, but meet two men who show the kids a koala in the back of their vehicle. After an agreement is made, the family takes a ferry to a private island, where they can drive around for a short time to see the wildlife. However, there is an accident, and the O’Neil family who owns the island won’t let them leave the island. The O’Neil family is well-armed and kidnap the family. The family has to figure out how to get off the island together, before time runs out. This was a fast-paced, action thriller that kept my interest the whole time. I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next. I was able to also listen to the audiobook that I got from the library. The book is great, but the audiobook made it even better with the sound effects.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for providing the ebook for review.

beccagard13's review

3.25
mysterious tense medium-paced
adventurous 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: No