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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-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
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
truly think this is going to become a dystopian classic
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I can't decide if I actually liked this book or not...
dark
reflective
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
tense
medium-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
Having never seen Love Island but watched a lot of Big Brother that's more in line with what this felt like to read. And then the Lord of the Flies bit comes in with the fact that these people are mostly left to their own devices in this big house.
The concept was intriguing enough, and the writing easy enough that I sped through this. But I gotta say it felt a little lacking substance wise - but ultimately I'm unsurprised considering they went with Love Island as basically a comp title.
Definitely had some interesting moments of what people will do to win a competition like this - and the end prize being somewhat lacklustre feels like commentary on what the point really all is.
I think in the end, I was let down by Lily as the main character - she is telling the story in first person and somehow it felt like she was the fly on the wall. She did a couple things... but at the same time the book repeatedly points out that shes young and stupid (she even admits that she thinks 6 plus 7 is 14?). So the scheming she manages feel like they came from the author rather than the character.
A fascinating debut for sure though, keen to see what Aisling Rawle writes next.
The concept was intriguing enough, and the writing easy enough that I sped through this. But I gotta say it felt a little lacking substance wise - but ultimately I'm unsurprised considering they went with Love Island as basically a comp title.
Definitely had some interesting moments of what people will do to win a competition like this - and the end prize being somewhat lacklustre feels like commentary on what the point really all is.
I think in the end, I was let down by Lily as the main character - she is telling the story in first person and somehow it felt like she was the fly on the wall. She did a couple things... but at the same time the book repeatedly points out that shes young and stupid (she even admits that she thinks 6 plus 7 is 14?). So the scheming she manages feel like they came from the author rather than the character.
A fascinating debut for sure though, keen to see what Aisling Rawle writes next.
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes