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lmmhoosier 's review for:
The Island
by Adrian McKinty
I wasn't really impressed with McKinty's "The Chain," so I don't know why I thought this book would be any different. I normally read book by book, not necessarily author by author; so when the synopsis piqued my interest, I thought I'd give McKinty another try. This book made "The Chain" look pretty good by comparison.
The whole time, I didn't really care what happened to the characters (except for Olivia and side character/girlboss Petra), which isn't really what you want when the premise of your book is survival on a semi-remote island. It got to the point that I'd rather they all not make it, at least that would have been more interesting than what we got. The book was supposed to read "dire situation," not "can we get on with it?"
And Heather, our main protagonist? She's only a 24 year-old massage therapist but can handle a rifle like she was in the military in the Middle East, not her dad. Everybody knows that those skills are hereditary! Her dad taking her hunting when she was younger is NOT the same thing! Heather is a trash protagonist; very flat with traces of ✨dIfFeReNt✨
The audiobook has sound effects (e.g. gunshots, water running, etc.), which was a nice touch.
The whole time, I didn't really care what happened to the characters (except for Olivia and side character/girlboss Petra), which isn't really what you want when the premise of your book is survival on a semi-remote island. It got to the point that I'd rather they all not make it, at least that would have been more interesting than what we got. The book was supposed to read "dire situation," not "can we get on with it?"
And Heather, our main protagonist? She's only a 24 year-old massage therapist but can handle a rifle like she was in the military in the Middle East, not her dad. Everybody knows that those skills are hereditary! Her dad taking her hunting when she was younger is NOT the same thing! Heather is a trash protagonist; very flat with traces of ✨dIfFeReNt✨
The audiobook has sound effects (e.g. gunshots, water running, etc.), which was a nice touch.