Then people start dying. At first it seems innocent... but then how many coincidences can you have before it starts to look intentional? Meg knows it has something to do with a creepy diary that she's found, but doesn't know if revealing it will make her look guilty. As she struggles to figure out who the killer is and how to get the heck off the island, things get more and more deadly. Will she figure it out before it's too late?
I read this book last week in honor of Halloween. It seemed like the perfect book for this time of year due to the subject and just look at that cover!! Definitely creepy. I was looking for something fast-paced and easy to read... and I definitely got that.
This book was totally reminding me of my R.L. Stine/Christopher Pike reading days. You have 10 people stuck on an island and someone is killing them off one by one. Definitely a Fear Street-type book if I ever saw one. I really enjoyed reading something that reminded me of that time period because it seems pretty rare in YA anymore. Things in YA have gotten DEEP and developed... which is a good thing!! But sometimes I just want to read a classic mystery which doesn't have a ton of hidden meanings and back-stories and emotions and all that stuff. If you are looking for something to just entertain you, this is your book.
So now the book. The main character is Meg who is in a co-dependent relationship with her best friend Minnie. Minnie has mental issues and depends on Meg far too much. On top of that, their friendship is tense due to Minnie finding out that Meg has decided to leave her go to college in California. When they show up to the island they discover T.J. is there. Basically Minnie wants T.J., but he wants Meg... and Meg wants him back, but she doesn't want to hurt Minnie. So yeah, it's awkward and tense there. There are 7 other people at the house which leads to a lot of suspects once the killing starts. It also made it hard for me to keep track of everybody and what their roles were.
I will say that for a book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading, I didn't care for ANY of the characters. There wasn't a single likable one in the bunch. The ones that I wanted to like (Meg and T.J.) could never actually get it together for me to consistently root for them. Minnie was the worst of the group. Super annoying clingy airhead bitch. Needed slapped at least TEN times throughout the book.
It's definitely a book looking into if you are looking to read a pure mystery without much depth. Something you can read without hurting your head over. Something that just entertains and scares you a little.
Overall: A book that totally had me channeling my R.L. Stine reading days. It's a book about a bunch of teens stuck on an island with a killer. It's thrilling and addicting, but it's not deep. Definitely something to read to get in the Halloween mood... or just for entertainment.
This Book Contains:
- An Tiny Island
- A "The Ring" type video
- A creepy diary
- Forbidden love
- Bullying
- Mental Illness
- Many different manners of death
- A Mystery that will keep you guessing
My Rating:
2.5/4
How I got this book: I own it
Date Published: 10/18/2012
Aww, I'm sorry that you hated all the characters! Minnie sounds TERRIBLE. O.O I do like the thriller vibe that I'm getting from this book, though. Many suspects and motives always makes for a good read, right? ;) Awesome review, girly! I hope that your next read has better characters. :)
ReplyDeleteWhile I'm still planning on reading this, I'm very sad to hear that the characters aren't likable. Thank's for the great review, though! I'm glad to hear that the mystery was enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI am soooo glad you read this book, I loved it when I read it, I agree, none of the characters were really likable, they were just...there. Like a stupid horror movie, but I loved the mystery too.
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