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A review by linkolywood
The Island by Natasha Preston
dark
mysterious
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
3.0
I almost DNF’d this book. It automatically lost a star from the get go when there were SO MANY pop culture references. In a few years I’m not sure it would be readable by teens just because it’s the equivalent of if you read a book now where the main character was a teen talking about her MySpace.
The middle 150 pages were so repetitive and frustrating I almost quit. The characters make a plan, get split up, almost get attacked or captured by the killer, they get away, run into one of the other characters, they hide somewhere, then they all play the blame game of accusing each other and trying to figure out the motive of the killer, rinse and repeat like seven different times. I got so tired of them trying to figure it out that I started to wonder if the author even knew what was going on.
By the end of it I was pleasantly surprised so ultimately I’m glad I finished it. But ugh that middle bit was rough.
The middle 150 pages were so repetitive and frustrating I almost quit. The characters make a plan, get split up, almost get attacked or captured by the killer, they get away, run into one of the other characters, they hide somewhere, then they all play the blame game of accusing each other and trying to figure out the motive of the killer, rinse and repeat like seven different times. I got so tired of them trying to figure it out that I started to wonder if the author even knew what was going on.
By the end of it I was pleasantly surprised so ultimately I’m glad I finished it. But ugh that middle bit was rough.