Lost meets Lord of the Flies meets Shutter Island in this hauntingly captivating psychological YA thriller.
The setting of an isolated island alone is always enough to lure me into a novel. Be it Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Geraldine McCaughrean’s Where the World Ends or William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the notion of stranded and survival is always a winning recipe for creating tension and suspense. Taylor’s slant on bringing your worst phobias to life was a gripping premise but what played out felt a little safe. For me, the story lacked the dark savagery I was kinda craving but instead delved deeper into the deteriorating state of the mind and coping with loss. Nevertheless, it’s a fast-paced, immersive read with enough twists to keep you hooked until the end.
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