While reading this, I kept thinking how this book reminded me of another book but I couldn’t quite figure out which book it was. Then when I started already guessing the whole plot, I realised that I read this book back when it came out. I enjoyed it back then and now.

I really liked this book. I think what made it better this time around was that some parts of this book was way more enjoyable while reading and listening to its audiobook because the narrator did a great job! I mean some parts just hit way better while doing both too. The reactions of the survivors were very realistic.

With Simone we see her doing everything to forget the mall attack and that just worked well with who she was. Even before the tragedy, I got the impression that she wasn’t so sure of herself and what she wants to do with her life. Her character development was one of the best honestly. Although it sometimes felt like we didn’t see more or enough of her even though we did and I think that’s what made it better. It somehow felt the same with Reed too.

I liked how met again. It felt like they knew each other already but not in the way it should have been. So when he went to the island I was really looking forward to seeing how they’ll meet each other once again. I think the fact that he met CiCi first made the whole thing better. While reading the book you kind of realise that CiCi is such a big part of who Simone is, so this worked well. Overall this was a great book.

I just wish Patricia didn’t end up dying that way. It didn’t feel enough. I really needed to see her interrogated and then locked up! Eve Dallas style would have been perfect here honesty. Patricia was just such a cruel and twisted person honestly. The only person she killed and I didn’t feel bad for was Seleena. I mean she didn’t deserve to die but I just didn’t like her at all. She gave me British tabloid vibes. She was just written in such a way that when she was killed you couldn’t help but think ‘well good riddance!’