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This book was definitely an interesting read. This book follows a girl, Cora, as she grows up and finds out that she is immune to all diseases when she makes a miraculous recovery after watching her sister pass away . She watches as those around her grow old and die of age and disease around her because the island, North Brother Island, that she lives on is used to house the sick. But after WWII, she is all alone on the island because she can't leave due to how contagious she is and only visited by a family of Nazi's that expirement on her because they want to find the cure to disease.

This book was good. The story was captivating and my heart bled for Cora as she went through one traumatizing experience after the next. The imagery really brought this story to life and the internal struggle of Finn, the youngest member for the family studying Cora, really drives this story forward. This is a great read and I cant wait to see what Shelley Nolden does next.