dblue236 's review for:

The Compound by Aisling Rawle
4.0
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
This book doesn't so much end as just stop, and usually that's a thing that leaves me feeling frustrated and let down even if I had enjoyed the book up to that point. With this one, I didn't feel very much like it detracted from the overall story, because I think the point was that everything leading up to the ending was what was important. I was interested in the characters even if I didn't necessarily like most of them, and I found the whole premise to be unique and entertaining- it was a little bit reality TV, a little bit survival of the fittest, a little bit psychological horror. The ending, such as it was, left me feeling unsettled and unresolved in the best possible way, and I can't really explain what I liked so much about the book as a whole, but I'm still thinking about it the next day. 
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