tess443 's review for:

Lord of the Fly Fest by Goldy Moldavsky

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I have never read a book that was simultaneously hilarious and terrifying, and somehow this book did both. I think the reason the humor was so good was because Moldavsky took advantage of the weirdness of the situation (and the psyches of influencers) and just riffed on it. Even with my limited Lord of the Flies knowledge (I have never read the book or seen the movie if there is one), I still picked up on some references. The general descent into madness was fascinating and scary to read. All in all, this book was absolutely amazing and I hope the audiobook is just as good!