The Island

I enjoyed this novel a lot. I think this may be the first book by Preston that I’ve actually read and I was very happy with it. It’s a classic mystery in a similar style to And Then There Were None, but it added the fun twist of a theme park setting. A gothic theme park at that. This book was jam packed with references to media and definitely was YA. The killings weren’t overly graphic and the over all vibe of the characters involved was very trendy. The concept itself was amazing. I’ve always liked the whole creepy theme park angle in books and movies.In comparison to other novels it obviously has the natural baseline of every single mystery. But if you want to get into themes I think it could be compared to Hide by Kiersten White. The main difference between this and Hide is that this is a serial killer and in Hide the killer is a creature. But both involve younger victims and an amusement park setting

My sister and I read books at the same time so we can discuss all the drama but there was no time to discuss this one while reading because we couldn’t put it down to take a break! Natasha Preston is our favorite author and we’ve read all of her works. This one is very gruesome compared to other books of hers. The murder mystery theme is still there, it’s just extra descriptive. Absolutely worth the read.

I love this author and her amazing books. The only thing I have to say is that when I pre-order a book I expect it to look brand new. But my looks like it was thrown around and the been read out of with them spin cracked. That is the only reason I am giving it a 4. I can’t wait to see what she has in store for us and what cliff hanger she will leave us off this time. Thank you Natasha for a wonderful “series” and a beautiful set of books.

The media could not be loaded.  I gave it four stars because the quality was overall okay and it’s the first book I’ve received that was defective. I’m a big book nerd so I noticed these things. Two pages were undercut, so the pages weren’t cut fully. I can either leave it or try to cut it and mess it up. And the back was scrapped a little bit. Other than that it was fine.

Great book easy read and thought provoking too.

bought this for summer honors reading and its in really good condition and got that nice brand new book smell❤️ also shipping was insanely fast

I have read all of this authors books and loved them all. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat. It was hard to put down. She is infamous for ending books in ways that make me mad so that's the only reason I didn't give it a full star rating. But nonetheless it is worth the read.

Love this book!