Name: Damselfly
ISBN: 9780545907927

Chandra Prasad

Indian-American teenager Samantha Mishra, her best friend Mel Sharpe, and the other members of the Drake Rosemont Academy fencing team are on their way to Tokyo when their plane crashes on a jungle-choked island, so while they hope for rescue, the teens will need to use all their ingenuity to survive the jungle, the old man who is stalking them--and each other.

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Damselfly

Jo H

Harrowing. As I've not read the original I'm not sure how it compares, but I certainly found it compelling reading. However, there were a few plotholes and aspects that didn't work for me hence the 'middle of the road' rating.

Milana Marie Waller

This was less of a survival story and more of a test of human sanity/influence. Throughout the story, the author shows how the teenagers influence each other's decisions, and what unthinkable things they're willing to do to each other when they cannot come to an agreement The protagonist is one of the most neutral forces, but still leans to her best friend, Mel's side, but also finds herself susceptible to the compliments of the ever popular and similarly Indian Rittika, who is confident and controlling, as well as, naturally hate-able from the perspectives of readers. The story flashes back to Samantha's life prior to the plane crash, and shows her broken home and the safety she found in Mel's family. The story in itself was not very dramatic or fast paced, but it had a very solemn mood to it, never humorous or light in writing style, and was somewhat thought-provoking. Unquestionably solid 4 stars.

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