Wilder Girls, was suspenseful and deliciously harrowing! On that note, trigger warnings for violence, gore and child abuse.

It is set in a boarding called for girls which is located on Raxter island, off the American East Coast. There we meet Hetty Chapin and her friends Byatt and Reese along with all their fellow peers and teachers, all of whom have become infected by 'the Tox' a horrifying virus that is conducive an array of gruesome symptoms.

Because of this everyone on the island is forced into quarantine while Navy-based scientists on the mainland search for a cure, but when Hetty's best friend, Byatt goes missing, Hetty will stop at nothing to find her and from there discovers a world of dark and hidden secrets.

I thought Wilder Girls was a hard-hitting and ominous page turner. I loved the sense of mystery, though not all of the puzzle pieces were adequately tied up in my opinion. I also loved the experimentation with the writing. It felt very purposeful and added an extra something to the story.