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eviemaddaloni's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
jimbowen0306's review against another edition
2.0
I won’t lie, I found this book irritating.
In this book, 2 sisters fly to one of those secluded island hotels (in Fiji) where there isn’t much to do but lie on the beach and sunbathe. Why you’d do that is beyond me, but people are different I guess.
Anyway, the island doesn’t accept big planes, so they land on the main island, and plan to catch a small hopper flight the next day. One catches the flight, the other doesn’t, so when it crashes, the one who missed the flight, wracked with guilt, devotes much of her life to finding her sister.
The book then alternates between sisters, one who missed the flight, and the other who survived, but is stranded.
The book irritating me. I guessed pretty quickly what had to have happened for the story to play out, so as I read the book I was very much in “Don’t care, already guessed, can we get on with it?” mode. If you’re not good at guessing, or can set feelings like that aside, you’ll enjoy the book more than I did.
Oh, and another thing. The ending wasn’t bad, but it tried to have its cake and eat it.
In this book, 2 sisters fly to one of those secluded island hotels (in Fiji) where there isn’t much to do but lie on the beach and sunbathe. Why you’d do that is beyond me, but people are different I guess.
Anyway, the island doesn’t accept big planes, so they land on the main island, and plan to catch a small hopper flight the next day. One catches the flight, the other doesn’t, so when it crashes, the one who missed the flight, wracked with guilt, devotes much of her life to finding her sister.
The book then alternates between sisters, one who missed the flight, and the other who survived, but is stranded.
The book irritating me. I guessed pretty quickly what had to have happened for the story to play out, so as I read the book I was very much in “Don’t care, already guessed, can we get on with it?” mode. If you’re not good at guessing, or can set feelings like that aside, you’ll enjoy the book more than I did.
Oh, and another thing. The ending wasn’t bad, but it tried to have its cake and eat it.
seadaz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
geesreadingcorner's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
_bethandherbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
recovering_my_sparkle's review against another edition
3.0
I found the ending quite disappointing - I thought it had more potential to be something quite different really. Overall the book was good though, I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened.
victoriajeanxo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3camels's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0