This is a great read if you go in expecting the dark themes of it. Towards the beginning you partially expect it to happen, but reading it unfold through the eyes of someone who doesn’t realize (or won’t allow themselves to) what is happening causes a new level of stress and anxiety throughout. The timeline is both past and present and I did find myself struggling to finish, especially when I felt the MC was being intentionally naive. I did not feel an attachment to anyone or anything, I really feel like if we fell more in love with the island and saw it as magical as Rachel did it may have helped. I also don’t understand the Caroline situation - they were friends for 17 years and never spoke again?

Regardless, I do think it is an eye opening read. Thank you NetGalley and St Martins Press for the copy.