🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 stars
This is my 1st Kate Castle book and OMG – loved it so much, that I read it in a day! Loved the characters and all their flaws! The premise of Mean Girls + Lord of the Flies + lost & found teenage f/f love = thrills, adventure & human spirit. The author sucks you in with some great character development that I think most girls/women can relate to, no matter which crowd you fit into. Ellery is the odd one out when she earns a scholarship to attend a prestigious school, thanks to her sporting abilities. Before she even gets to school, she has to attend a special training/bonding session with other athletes from this new school. All hell breaks loose when their overweight pilot has a heart attack and dies mid-flight. This is when the s%*t gets real, and the kids take control of the float plane and somewhat land it near a deserted island. Dawkes and Ellery create a bond before take-off and Ellery & Skye have a history you just can’t put your finger on why it all fell apart! Then there are the 2 boys, their teacher and the ‘it/mean girls’. Survival is key and things all start off rosy until it isn’t – when they realise that help isn’t coming as soon as they hoped; lines are drawn between the remaining 6 girls. This was a thrilling quick read that pulls you in, my only grievance is that the ending happened, and I was left not wanting the story to end just yet.
ARC received from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. Highly recommend – totally enjoyed reading Girl Island and will be checking out more by Kate Castle.
Review by guest reviewer Amanda: More of her reviews can be found at: http://www.goodreads.com/adnama139
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