bournea's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
always_need_more_books's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to Harper Collins for sending me an ARC of this.
This was one of those highly anticipated reads for me. As soon as I started seeing pictures of it on Twitter and read the description (A YA Horror Fantasy) I was sold. And it didn’t disappoint.
The story begins with Marion, her sister Charlotte and mum arriving on Sawkill – her father has recently died and the family are broken. Marion sees herself as the strong one in the family and is trying to keep it all together. Next we meet Zoe who lives on the island with her dad who is the local police chief. Her best friend Thora has recently disappeared and Zoe is heartbroken and lonely. Before she disappeared, Thora had started hanging out with Val, a popular and rich Sawkill girl, born and bred and Zoe hates her, convinced she had something to do with Thora’s disappearance. The book tells the story from all 3 girls points of view
This was a perfect YA book. Marion, Zoe and Val all have the typical problems teenage girls have (love, relationships, family and friendships) but with the added bonus of a monster who wants them all dead. The book handles LGBT themes with sensitivity and I loved the strong female leads. The plot moves along swiftly and there is plenty of gore to keep the horror fans entertained. I think fans of Stranger Things and X-Men would really enjoy this book.
This was one of those highly anticipated reads for me. As soon as I started seeing pictures of it on Twitter and read the description (A YA Horror Fantasy) I was sold. And it didn’t disappoint.
The story begins with Marion, her sister Charlotte and mum arriving on Sawkill – her father has recently died and the family are broken. Marion sees herself as the strong one in the family and is trying to keep it all together. Next we meet Zoe who lives on the island with her dad who is the local police chief. Her best friend Thora has recently disappeared and Zoe is heartbroken and lonely. Before she disappeared, Thora had started hanging out with Val, a popular and rich Sawkill girl, born and bred and Zoe hates her, convinced she had something to do with Thora’s disappearance. The book tells the story from all 3 girls points of view
This was a perfect YA book. Marion, Zoe and Val all have the typical problems teenage girls have (love, relationships, family and friendships) but with the added bonus of a monster who wants them all dead. The book handles LGBT themes with sensitivity and I loved the strong female leads. The plot moves along swiftly and there is plenty of gore to keep the horror fans entertained. I think fans of Stranger Things and X-Men would really enjoy this book.
tinypeapod's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
august_reader's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at 80%
Its just too boring and absurd to continue.
Its just too boring and absurd to continue.
fanfan_a_book_fan's review against another edition
3.0
同样含有gl，这一本体验感必然是比上一本horror wilder girls 好的，haha可能本身就不喜欢什么荒岛求生类型的吧，不过这一本很遗憾吃少女的怪物也不是俺的菜啊QAQ
还是horror看的比较少，目前还没有这一类genre喜欢的（天那你才看了两本还都是YA你在想什么
嗯！我不会放弃horror的，希望未来碰到喜欢的一本
啊扯远了，还是得谈一下这一本让我喜欢的地方hhh
回忆了一下为啥把它加进tbr，第一次好像是因为Hailey（booktuber）的推荐，她提到了asexual（吧，然后我很好奇，再加上封面挺别致的，就有点无脑入了，并不后悔！
后来是翻推参加了Ace readathon，很想深入了解一下Ace这个群体，然后看见这本是asexual protagonist，就把它从tbr pile中提出来正式加入readathon tbr（
还是horror看的比较少，目前还没有这一类genre喜欢的（天那你才看了两本还都是YA你在想什么
嗯！我不会放弃horror的，希望未来碰到喜欢的一本
啊扯远了，还是得谈一下这一本让我喜欢的地方hhh
回忆了一下为啥把它加进tbr，第一次好像是因为Hailey（booktuber）的推荐，她提到了asexual（吧，然后我很好奇，再加上封面挺别致的，就有点无脑入了，并不后悔！
后来是翻推参加了Ace readathon，很想深入了解一下Ace这个群体，然后看见这本是asexual protagonist，就把它从tbr pile中提出来正式加入readathon tbr（
bookishbelle13's review against another edition
4.0
Usually I only like one character from a book that isn’t the main protagonist. This book, however, has such rich character development that I couldn’t help but love all three. They each have their own story and display trauma, loss, regret, and more. It shows you can remember the past but now dwell on it. It shows the impact of female empowerment and what it means to have friends.
It also delivered on the creepiness and thrills but shows that fear can be overcome.
It also delivered on the creepiness and thrills but shows that fear can be overcome.