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The Island
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CL Taylor is one of my all time favourite authors, and I have read all her thriller work, including her first YA novel The Treatment - which I loved.
When The Island came up for request on NetGalley I was straight on it, and so happy to be accepted for it.
The story follows a group of 6 teenagers who have been linked since birth, as their parents attended the same baby group. They have therefore all grown up around each other, doing things together and going on holidays together etc. This year they are all going to Thailand, and they are going to be facing a stranded/survivalist kind of trip.
Some of the group are thrilled, some not so much, but it all changes when things start to go wrong. And that is where the story really begins.
I enjoyed reading this one. However, I would say it is probably my least favourite of Taylor's books so far.... but don't take that the wrong way - it doesn't mean a lot because they are all fantastic, so they are hard to beat! :) I'm not a massive fan of YA but I enjoyed The Treatment so much that I was really anxious to read this one, and I'm glad I did.
So many things are explored in this book - teenage angst, relationship struggles, mental health, death etc - and they are explored well. I can tell Taylor has done her homework and the writing was as polished as ever. I got Lord of the Flies vibes, perhaps some Lost and Castaway vibes too - I mean they were stranded on an island! :)
Overall a good book, especially for teenagers - its market audience - but adults will enjoy this too.
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When The Island came up for request on NetGalley I was straight on it, and so happy to be accepted for it.
The story follows a group of 6 teenagers who have been linked since birth, as their parents attended the same baby group. They have therefore all grown up around each other, doing things together and going on holidays together etc. This year they are all going to Thailand, and they are going to be facing a stranded/survivalist kind of trip.
Some of the group are thrilled, some not so much, but it all changes when things start to go wrong. And that is where the story really begins.
I enjoyed reading this one. However, I would say it is probably my least favourite of Taylor's books so far.... but don't take that the wrong way - it doesn't mean a lot because they are all fantastic, so they are hard to beat! :) I'm not a massive fan of YA but I enjoyed The Treatment so much that I was really anxious to read this one, and I'm glad I did.
So many things are explored in this book - teenage angst, relationship struggles, mental health, death etc - and they are explored well. I can tell Taylor has done her homework and the writing was as polished as ever. I got Lord of the Flies vibes, perhaps some Lost and Castaway vibes too - I mean they were stranded on an island! :)
Overall a good book, especially for teenagers - its market audience - but adults will enjoy this too.
www.thebeautifulbookbreak.com
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January 9, 2021
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January 9, 2021
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