This was messed up good. I do not like gruesome explicit death descriptions. But this was so over the top it was actually pretty good in that you look past it to some of the purpose of the book- and it's not hidden anyway. So, the prison system has been outsourced by the former TV reality host turned President. And so the executions are televised, complete with tons of social media chatter about the each person who is up next. But there are some wonky people who end up on the island, meaning they are innocent but still unjustly accused. So the whole book is basically a group of young adults who have had to band together to try to stay alive. Interesting book. I think there will definitely be some kiddos out there who will eat this up. But with as good as the book it is, I am not going to go ahead with book two, although it did seem interesting. But I have too many other books that will take my attention.
4/5 stars
This was messed up good. I do not like gruesome explicit death descriptions. But this was so over the top it was actually pretty good in that you look past it to some of the purpose of the book- and it's not hidden anyway. So, the prison system has been outsourced by the former TV reality host turned President. And so the executions are televised, complete with tons of social media chatter about the each person who is up next. But there are some wonky people who end up on the island, meaning they are innocent but still unjustly accused. So the whole book is basically a group of young adults who have had to band together to try to stay alive. Interesting book. I think there will definitely be some kiddos out there who will eat this up. But with as good as the book it is, I am not going to go ahead with book two, although it did seem interesting. But I have too many other books that will take my attention.
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December 2023
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