This book was...something.

The premise is what intrigued me. It's about an island hidden from the rest of the world where people live their lives, and at the end, their bodies get renewed and they get to live a new life.

While this book is long and a bit too dense, I was enjoying the reading experience up until the last 25%. The twists and "shocking" reveals annoyed me and made me mad that I just sat through the previous 400+ pages.

While I won't spoil anything, I will say that the buildup to these characters, up to the 75% mark, ended up being completely wasted by the end. It felt like all the side characters were just there for the main characters' gain, and they did not have their own fulfilling arc.

Also, the end of this book was really confusing.

Rating: 2 stars

*Thank you to Netgalley and Ballantine Books for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.