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The Compound by Aisling Rawle
4.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

"Another gaping sore on the face of our compound."

Messy, stressful, griping. This was unlike anything l've ever read (yay for bookclub helping me out of my comfort zone!) It really felt like watching a reality tv show.
Like Hunger Games X Love Island. The pacing and writing were solid, but it was the shocking things that happened, not the characters, that kept me reading late into the night. The end was completely unsatisfying for me but I'm sure the author wanted you to be left unsatisfied and unsettled.