This one sounded good when I first heard about it, so even though I don’t read a ton of this type of book anymore, I signed up for an advanced copy. And I ended up really enjoying it! While it is a little long, I know that is the way adult novels like this tend to be. And I do wish there had been a little bit more with the horror events actually shown on the pages of the book.

But, I liked how we got all the different viewpoints and aspects of the story told in methods such as regular fiction, interviews, letters, etc. It was easy to tell which character we were following along with at each chapter, not just because of the chapter headings, but also because the things in their lives or what they were doing was different enough to remind you who it was.

The idea of the island was definitely creepy. And I can’t imagine not blowing the whole thing wide open. But I get the reason that the people didn’t want to, even if it did sound crazy, it made sense. There was one point where I thought maybe the people on the island could have been behind Willow losing her son, but I think maybe that was just as it happened, and not quite as conspiracy seeming as certain details might have made it seem possible. 

Definitely one I’m recommending to my family and friends who are Stephen King or Dean Koontz fans, although as I mentioned before, the horror could have used a bit more page time for my personal tastes.