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The Island by Natasha Preston

42 reviews

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

This book was so good, but I hate how she ends on a cliffhanger, right in the middle of the final action. I guess it just leaves the reader to assume what happens next. Her newest book, “The Dare” does NOT do that, thankfully.
I thought the rest of this book was very good, though. I was thoroughly shocked by all of the twists, and my heart was pumping during the tense scenes! I would say this is a good YA thriller, if you don’t mind coming to your own conclusion about how it ends.

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princessavery's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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sweetxsage's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

the way I THREW this book across the room. must read for thriller fans who are chronically online.

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flutelover32's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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ashleysager's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Very interesting idea for a tory but poorly executed. It was fast paced so that kept me reading, but there were a lot of things that just didn’t make sense. Almost contradictory to the characters and story. Ending was really disappointing.

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anyatqlorjoy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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artsycharmer's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

The endings of Natasha Preston’s books is the only thing I don’t like.

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tspice24's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? No

2.0

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pluff_mud's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

A good middle-grade or YA horror/mystery. Reminded me a lot of being a teen and devouring Fear Street books. But plot holes big enough to drive a boat through, and the last page brought the whole thing down a hald star. It was fine but I don’t think I’ll read any other of her books.

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jhill11's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Get ready to gasp and gasp time after time… especially the end…

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