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A review by corinneschapterchatter
Pretty Little Island by Rhea Ryan
medium-paced
5.0
4.75😝
Wow! I got a recommendation to read this book and I wasn’t disappointed!
I gobbled it up quickly in between reading ARC books and now I have to put them on hold further to read the sequels! It was definitely a brutal and spicy read so for those that aren’t into dark romance you probably should skip this one but for those that are into it.. get this into your library asap!
It’s available on Kindle unlimited which makes it easy to grab. I can be hit or miss with indie authors but this one was definitely a hit. The only issue I had was the “insta-relationship not built on anything but lust” trope. I wish there was more meat to the relationships which would have made the stakes higher for me.
In the end this is like a modern retelling of Lord of the Flies combined with Yellow Jackets and a sprinkling of Blue Lagoon.
I’m going to round up to 5⭐️ even though it’s not a complete home run for me as it still is well deserved.
My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.
⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again
Wow! I got a recommendation to read this book and I wasn’t disappointed!
I gobbled it up quickly in between reading ARC books and now I have to put them on hold further to read the sequels! It was definitely a brutal and spicy read so for those that aren’t into dark romance you probably should skip this one but for those that are into it.. get this into your library asap!
It’s available on Kindle unlimited which makes it easy to grab. I can be hit or miss with indie authors but this one was definitely a hit. The only issue I had was the “insta-relationship not built on anything but lust” trope. I wish there was more meat to the relationships which would have made the stakes higher for me.
In the end this is like a modern retelling of Lord of the Flies combined with Yellow Jackets and a sprinkling of Blue Lagoon.
I’m going to round up to 5⭐️ even though it’s not a complete home run for me as it still is well deserved.
My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.
⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again