Name: The Island
ISBN: 9780008240592

C. L. Taylor

Welcome to The Island. Where your worst fears are about to come true... It was supposed to be the perfect holiday: a week-long trip for six teenage friends on a remote tropical island. But when their guide dies of a stroke leaving them stranded, the trip of a lifetime turns into a nightmare. Because someone on the island knows each of the group's worst fears. And one by one, they're becoming a reality. Seven days in paradise. A deadly secret. Who will make it off the island alive?

The Island

Katie Roberts

kelsey

*3.5 

the ending was kinda anticlimactic for me,,,,

Beatriz Pereira

Felt like I was living through it. Amazing. The imagery, the twists in the story, the points of view... Loved every second of it.

Campbell Berry

This book was alright. It was kind of slow moving and didn’t pick up pace until the end. I loved the plot twist though.

It was supposed to be the perfect holiday: a week-long trip for six teenage friends on a remote tropical island. But when their guide dies of a stroke leaving them stranded, the trip of a lifetime turns into a nightmare. Because someone on the island knows each of the group's worst fears. And one by one, they're becoming a reality. Seven days in paradise. A deadly secret. Who will make it off the island alive?

Zoe anne

Favourite book of all time, was extremely fast paced but was very intriguing. The ending was a bit boring but had some fun twists.

Zoey 

Candyce Kirk

Kirsty

** spoiler alert **
           I received an e-copy of this one from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

I honestly really don’t know how to feel about this one. I had so many problems with it but there were also a couple of aspects I did like. First off, it was more contemporary than I would have liked. I wanted the more thrilling aspects to be more the focus of the book. 

In terms of the characters. I found them pretty one dimensional. They were all nothing but their struggles, no personality beyond what they’ve been through. 

The whole twist being blamed on a mental illness also didn’t sit well with me at all. I really felt for Danny but PTSD isn’t something to be used for entertainment in this way. 

The things I did like about this one though: I was intrigued as to what was going to happen throughout the story. I really appreciated the fact that there was a gay character but he wasn’t the stereotypical ‘gay character’. 

Overall, I didn’t hate this one at all but I couldn’t overlook the issues and rate it any higher unfortunately.

The Island

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