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The Island by Natasha Preston

11 reviews

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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wylieje's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

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honestlyyours77's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

While fluffy, I overall enjoyed the book. Was it a murder mystery where you didn’t know who the murder was by the end, no, not at all. So for that I would have appreciated a bit more intrigue and it not being so obvious. It’s definitely based on tons of cliches but in the same way you like the movie Scream.

So while I would have liked to have a “twist” that wasn’t very apparent for half the book, it still was a good quick read that took only a few hours.

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whatifem's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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lauren_shilling'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
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book, to me, was a pretty average thriller. It wasn't bad by any means, but it also wasn't mind blowing either. I felt like parts of it were super slow, followed by parts that were super fast, and I also found it a bit difficult to keep track of all the characters. I found myself constantly being pulled out of the story in order to recap myself on which characters were where and why, but even so, I was never fully sure. That being said, it wasn't predictable to me, and both major plot twists definitely got me. The last one seemed to come out of nowhere (as in there was no lead up at all) and too close to the end for a plot twist like that to really matter at all, but it was shocking to read nonetheless. I liked Paisley, the main character, but I didn't love her the way I think I should have in order to really be invested in her story. Still, there were definitely positives, such as the first plot twist, which did surprise me a lot, and the overall unpredictability of it. This made me want to keep reading, even through some of the parts that weren't as interesting to me. However, I did not like the ending. I might have rated this book slightly higher (maybe a 3.5-3.75) if it hadn't been for that ending. It offered no closure, didn't really have a purpose besides shock value, but wasn't well executed enough for that shock value to make me feel anything except annoyed. It felt a bit like a lazy ending to me. Because of that, I would put this book at a very solid 3 stars. It wasn't bad at all, just very average to me.

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tyler_machotka's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

I'm really no sure how to rate this book. Because I really did enjoy it but I'm not sure if it's because I just finished it so my rating may change in the next couple of days. But overall I think this is my new favorite book of hers. If you are a fan of Scream I think you will really enjoy this. A slasher with a unknown killer! I did guess the killer right but it was a random guess because I had no idea who it was for most of the book, so I was still quite surprised!

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moodreadererin's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Island is Natasha Preston's latest book. It is a YA thriller following six influencers as they accept an exclusive invitation to spend a weekend on a luxurious island amusement park / hotel before it even opens to public .

This was a very engaging read . I enjoyed it all the way through . I was slightly sad I guessed the twist ( well , one of them anyway. ) I also read a lot of thrillers/ mysteries though. I found the characters while not likable in aspects to be well presented . I could've used more of a character background on some of them. All together though , I definitely recommend . Rated it 4 stars .

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jocelyn62013's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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marenm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

how i wish i could take back the time i spent reading this book. imagine the worst parts of one of us is lying and mix that with the most cliche teen horror movie with stupid characters, then turn that up to 10. the characters and motives are cliche, incredibly stupid decisions, and a hard to understand setting. i was willing to look past the influencer grab of the book because, with a horror/thriller you can usually get past it but the book reads so juvenile. it really really needs some more editing because, for a dark book with cussing and gore, characters acted like 8 year olds and talked like a millennial despite their influencer status. nothing the characters attempt to do actually gets done, and the characters are so unmemorable they all blur together. i barely knew the difference between the 4 main guys. not to mention the killer was so obvious to me from the beginning, and i’m usually never right. for those of you who appreciate closure, rest assured this book has none. it “wraps up” in literally the last 4 pages with a horrible reveal and ending with absolutely no way to tell what really happened. i would also argue that too many people died. we never felt authentically for any character, so not a biggie, but honestly like the fact that everyone was dying for what?

what was up with killing will first? there was no motive there. it should’ve been him killing the leaders then going after the crew once they find will or something. and WHY DID HE HIDE WILL BUT NOT ANYONE ELSE?!? the fact that his motive was “were gonna be so famous” BOI WHATT

i actually cannot with this book. i recommend this to no one, it’s not even worth reading to make fun of. it’s so incredibly juvenile and cringe. 1/5 stars

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