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A review by trusselltales
The Island by M.A. Bennett
3.0
I flew through The Island, but I think overall it was a bumpy ride and a bit of a crash landing. To continue the air travel comparison, there was a very long take-off, where we find out about our central protagonist, Lincoln, his relationship with the other young adults on the island, and his history.
I can safely say I didn't like one single character in this book - but Bennett did do an admirable job in creating characters who met the confines of their roles as jock, emo etc. The pace of the book does pick up a lot as we cruise through the scenes where Link and fellow schoolmates adjust to life on the island where they have crash landed.
I liked the Desert Island Discs theme that ran through the story, but the ending, oh my, the ending...
I had worked out fairly easily what was going on, there were certainly plenty of clues to help with that, but when I finished the book I was more unsettled than anything else...I was talking to myself in bed with indignation!
I can safely say I didn't like one single character in this book - but Bennett did do an admirable job in creating characters who met the confines of their roles as jock, emo etc. The pace of the book does pick up a lot as we cruise through the scenes where Link and fellow schoolmates adjust to life on the island where they have crash landed.
I liked the Desert Island Discs theme that ran through the story, but the ending, oh my, the ending...
I had worked out fairly easily what was going on, there were certainly plenty of clues to help with that, but when I finished the book I was more unsettled than anything else...I was talking to myself in bed with indignation!