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badseedgirl's review against another edition
4.0
So much blood in such a short book! I had to look up what a "drop bear" was. For all us Non-Australians, a drop bear is a made up animal that drops from trees and attacks people. It would be similar to a "snipe" or a "jackalope."
This was a fun and active read. It takes place over 24 hours on an island after a plane with contestants for a show called "Sole Survivor" crash there.
If character driven plots are your thing, look elsewhere, But if you would like a fast paced fun piece of gory fluff, Welcome Home!!!!
This was a fun and active read. It takes place over 24 hours on an island after a plane with contestants for a show called "Sole Survivor" crash there.
If character driven plots are your thing, look elsewhere, But if you would like a fast paced fun piece of gory fluff, Welcome Home!!!!
thebibliovile's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-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
Creature feature meets slasher? Sign me up!! This fast paced bloodbath reads just like an old B-Horror movie and was so much fun to read!
sofeeeee's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book it is super violent and weird and fun..... I mean, it's a book about dropbears, what's not to enjoy about that!! This book was great. I had to buy myself a physical copy of this one and the second book sent from Australia to the UK and it was sooooo worth it.
karadavis1990's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
chicks50's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
kkehoe's review against another edition
2.0
A fairly average creature feature plot with decent monsters and barely-sketched characters who are difficult to keep separate. The ending leaves something to be desired with it's abruptness.
neencohen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
What a rush.
A whole bunch of people on their way to a reality tv show only to have their plane crash. But of course things aren’t always what they seem … the cover really does tell you a lot!
I laughed throughout this book, in between the total eye shutting, turning my head away from the page gore fest.
This is definitely not a book for the sensitive souls.
The writing is fast paced with multiple point of views and some seriously twisted shit to get the heart pounding. Both with the expected drop bears (is it really a spoiler?! You did see the cover yeah? Lol) and with unexpected and realistic insights into the nastier sides of human nature.
Great work by the author. Can’t wait to read book 2 … yep, there’s a book 2!
melbsreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? No
2.0
Trigger warnings: blood, gore, body horror, gun violence, animal death, SO MUCH EYEBALL TRAUMA HOLY HELL.
Okay, look. I pretty much knew going in that this wasn't going to be good. But at the same time, it's giving drop bear vibes, so obviously it was my patriotic duty as an Australian to read it. The premise - the cast of a Survivor-esque TV show are stranded on a remote island when their plane crashes, and the island is full of killer beasties that promptly start eating their way through the cast - was a lot of fun, but if you're going to give me this many characters, you need to actually give me half a chance of giving a shit about them before you start killing them off. People were dying so fast and so frequently that I had no idea who half of them were, so the deaths had very little impact.
The ending was a little rushed, and I was mostly left with the feeling that if this had been more like 200-250 pages, it could have been a lot less frantic and a lot more fun.
Okay, look. I pretty much knew going in that this wasn't going to be good. But at the same time, it's giving drop bear vibes, so obviously it was my patriotic duty as an Australian to read it. The premise - the cast of a Survivor-esque TV show are stranded on a remote island when their plane crashes, and the island is full of killer beasties that promptly start eating their way through the cast - was a lot of fun, but if you're going to give me this many characters, you need to actually give me half a chance of giving a shit about them before you start killing them off. People were dying so fast and so frequently that I had no idea who half of them were, so the deaths had very little impact.
The ending was a little rushed, and I was mostly left with the feeling that if this had been more like 200-250 pages, it could have been a lot less frantic and a lot more fun.
n0rmann's review against another edition
3.0
Violent from start to finish. Not a lot there other than the violence, but it's still fun. I wish they had 1/2 stars, because this is definitely better than a 3 star book, but not a 4 star book for me.
inciminci's review against another edition
4.0
This is "Sole Survivor", only it is nothing like the reality shows you know! Participants don't get eliminated here, they are being killed!!!
A group of ten people are dropped off on a lonely pacific island and are expected to survive hunger, thirst, dangerous tides and each other. But they are not alone; an uninvited guest and the murderous drop-bears are lurking in the heart of the jungle, waiting to get them... Guess who will be the last one standing? Even if it wasn't my favorite who ultimately turned out to be the sole survivor, I still can't wait to read "Sole Survivor 2" and I'm expecting an origin story for those aggressive koalas... Where did they come from and what made them like that? Questions worth exploring...
A group of ten people are dropped off on a lonely pacific island and are expected to survive hunger, thirst, dangerous tides and each other. But they are not alone; an uninvited guest and the murderous drop-bears are lurking in the heart of the jungle, waiting to get them... Guess who will be the last one standing? Even if it wasn't my favorite who ultimately turned out to be the sole survivor, I still can't wait to read "Sole Survivor 2" and I'm expecting an origin story for those aggressive koalas... Where did they come from and what made them like that? Questions worth exploring...