Welcome to The Island.  Where your worst fears are about to come true…

It was supposed to be the perfect holiday: a week-long trip for six teenage friends on a remote tropical island.  But when their guide dies of a stroke leaving them stranded, the trip of a lifetime turns into a nightmare.

Because someone on the island knows each of the group’s worst fears. And one by one, they’re becoming a reality.

Seven days in paradise. A deadly secret.    Who will make it off the island alive?

I am 28, very soon to be 29 and thought that YA (Young adult) books wouldn’t appeal to me the same way anymore as I am no longer classed as a young adult. So when I was offered the opportunity to read and review The Island I very nearly gave it a pass. And boy, am I so glad that I didn’t.

Could I relate to the characters in the same way as the books intended audience?  Would find it predictable?

Not only could I relate to the group of teenagers, one a survivalist nut, one gloomy and shut off, two who are very much in love with each other and  twins. I was also completely hooked, I know I say this a lot but I genuinely was.

Up until the last moment I could not guess what was going on or why. I had my theories, of course. But…

So if you’re looking for a YA book that is suitable for all ages, that will keeping you guessing until the very end, a read that will make you gasp out loud then I urge you to pick up a copy of The Island.

If you enjoyed, Shutter Island, Lost or The Hunger Games then you will enjoy The Island as much as I did.

C L Taylor i applaud you and your genius, innovative writing

The Island by C.L. Taylor in pb, eBook and audio.