It's an odd few months for me of things with almost the exact same story. I watched M. Night Shamalyans The Village- read an adult book that was almost exactly the same basic plot- and now this was the YA version for like 3/4 of the book. It's the only one that had an actual supernatural element to it... But it was a lot of the same. All I have really learned is that small, secluded village choosing to be away from the world at large is not my jam. It was fine. Really it was. But with three almost identical premises, this one was really just fine in comparison. I have others on my list from this author and would still give them a try.