The Island follows a blended family of 4 on their first holiday. When they get the opportunity to look for animals on a remote island the children jump at the chance. However, the events that unfold could never have been anticipated. Can they stay alive?

I absolutely loved the remote setting of this book. The island felt so incredibly vivid and although I don’t want to visit it anytime soon, I could not get enough of it! I loved the unusual premise, I can honestly say I’ve never read anything like this before! This novel is full of action and a desperation to stay alive. Some parts are relatively graphic, and for those that struggle with animal deaths this is mentioned in the book so please be cautious.

My main issue with the book was that I really struggled to connect to the characters, so I wasn’t really rooting for them. After a while I did start to gravitate towards Heather and the children. I loved the strength and determination that Heather started to show. But I just cannot get my head around why she was with Tom. I feel like Tom is one of the biggest villains in the whole book, and cannot understand why a strong woman like Heather would get sucked into a whirlwind romance with a man like that. Overall, this was still an action packed and enjoyable read! 

I recommend this book to fans of thrillers with a survivalist tone. I want to thank Netgalley, Orion Publishing Group and Adrian McKinty for sending me a copy of this book so I could give my personal thoughts.