A review by thisisstephenbetts
Sandcastle by Pierre Oscar Lévy, Frederik Peeters

4.0

An assortment of people visit a secluded beach, only to find they cannot leave, as well as some other weirdnesses. An engrossing little tale - the mystery elements really take a back seat to the protrayal of how a disparate group of people cope in a crisis - as such it is of a similar genre to entertainments such as Lost and I'm sure many others. To be honest, I would rather the mystery had been emphasised a little more, shifting it more toward Picnic At Hanging Rock territory. As it is, I found it a touch mundane and ultimately a bit unsatisfying. Worth a reread though, and I like Peeters' art, so I'll push it up to a 4.