dianereads2025's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25


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lazybooklover's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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crimsonsparrow's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

3.5


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taylormoore's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75


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blissfulbrii's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was not the ending I expected for sure! Upon first reading the book, it did not seem like a typical thriller to be honest and I kept wondering when the “twist” was going to happen but I had to remind myself to be patient! Of course as I got deeper into it and engrossed with all the characters and storyline, stuff started to piece up with the events and make sense. 

The author does a great job of explaining the events well on the island and the character’s backgrounds and possible motives. It really seemed almost like a ‘survival of the fittest’ trope but really stunned me towards the end. I recommend reading this, especially if you’re familiar with reality TV, even though you’ll start questioning how much of it is really real…

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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Rather repetitive and predictable, but I also kind of expected that somehow.

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reenbeanreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I always find thrillers to be pretty digestible, and this was no different. I housed the whole book in one sitting. I was impressed that I only figured out the twist a couple of pages before it happened. I did find the narrator's lamentations about academia to hit a little too close to home to be enjoyable. 

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annaaa_1294720's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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anwms1172's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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manyag's review against another edition

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3.5


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