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It took a bit to get started with the interesting part of the plot, where they get stranded on the island, although there was tons of foreshadowing leading up to it. Once it was going though, I was in. The vibes were too good not to be. I was truthfully a bit frightened and creeped out. There was so much tension between the characters' actions, the lack of supplies, the storm. In some thrillers there is an obvious solution or action that the characters should take, like calling the police or something, which makes the plot a little more unbelievable, but not in this one. I found the behind the scenes of reality TV element really cool, especially since it was reality TV gone wrong. One element I didn't care for was the romance between Lyla and Nico (it can barely be called a romance). I just couldn't stand Nico, which I know is kind of the point, but I just hated reading about him in general.

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katiejohns's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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emilyjean917201999's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

4.75

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annalee41424's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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gwenswoons's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

God this was so unrelentingly terrible. Terrible characters, terrible plot, terrible everything. And just terrible writing, somehow both repetitive and inconsistent, ugly and banal on a sentence level. Predictable, badly written, boring, meaningless. I honestly cannot believe that people can read this and tolerate it and that it got past editors in this state.

I listened to it on 2x speed while driving and doing errands and chores and I STILL wish I could get those 7 hours and 4 and a half minutes back. You could not pay me to read another book by Ruth Ware.

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calliekryder's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

This book kept me on edge for the last third and I almost DNFed it before that so I’m glad I stuck with it!

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