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adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book was a quick read, but it was good, nothing too special though, which is why it isn’t rated higher. Creepy at some points, especially the dreams, and it kept me interested throughout.
It wrapped up quick, and I thought the ending, of I guess like the “main plot line”, was good. However, literally within the last two pages, a pretty big secret is revealed. This threw the whole thing off for me. The book was quick-paced, yes, but this was too far. I suppose it did explain a couple things though, but they didn’t warrant that big of a twist. I would’ve preferred if the knowledge she had was just attributed to living on the island, or maybe a relative dealing with something similar.
Overall, it was a fairly good book. Probably wouldn’t reread it, but would definitely recommend it, especially to those trying to get out of a reading slump.
It wrapped up quick, and I thought the ending, of I guess like the “main plot line”, was good. However, literally within the last two pages, a pretty big secret is revealed. This threw the whole thing off for me. The book was quick-paced, yes, but this was too far. I suppose it did explain a couple things though, but they didn’t warrant that big of a twist. I would’ve preferred if the knowledge she had was just attributed to living on the island, or maybe a relative dealing with something similar.
Overall, it was a fairly good book. Probably wouldn’t reread it, but would definitely recommend it, especially to those trying to get out of a reading slump.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gore
Moderate: Child death
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