The Castaways - review

Synopsis:

You wake on a beautiful, remote island.

Sparkling blue seas, golden sunsets, barely a footprint in the sand.

Yet this is no ordinary escape.

Next to the wreck of a plane, a stranger paces. Another sharpens a knife, scoring a list of the dead onto a palm tree. Others watch from the shadows of a campfire – all with untold stories, and closely-guarded secrets...

This is no ordinary holiday.

This is no ordinary island.

This is no ordinary beach read.

My Review:

The Castaways is split into two narratives, two sisters, one in the present day and another in the past, separated by a devastating plane crash. I had high hopes for this book as the premise was so exciting, and while it was a good read, it ultimately failed to live up to my expectations.

The first 100 pages or so of the book are very exciting, as are the last 150 ish pages. However, the middle section for me was just a bit drawn out and dull, like it was only there to fill space. The last section of the book was great as we finally learn what happened to Lori, but I thought the final twist and conclusion was boring and disappointing, after all the pages spent guessing what could have happened it just seemed…meh.

In terms of the characters, I liked Lori and Erin, thought I felt that their characters were not the most relatable or developed. I disliked all of the male characters and they all seemed pretty 2 dimensional tbh.

However, I did really like the setting of the deserted island and wondering how the characters were going to survive there

Overall it was a good read, just not as good as I expected it to be

My Rating - 6/10

Overall, it was a good book, just not as good as I expected

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