It’s been a while between novels from Adrian but each one is an immursive experience and total page turners.

This book is so weird. It starts of weird and just continues to get more weird.

Even though it was weird it was for sure a page turner and once i started i couldnt put it down and read it in one sitting.

This book was an experience and overall i just don't think its the kind of writing/storytelling for me.

Really good, edge of my seat kind of book. Twists, turns and moments where I held my breath. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers and the author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion

I really enjoyed this book such a good thriller that I would recommend. I really enjoyed The Chain and The Island did not disappoint

This is very dark and disturbing. I found the plot very choppy. It kept jumping around. The pacing was all over the place. The ending was so flat. The characters are well developed.

Action packed adventure with a nail-biting end.

Heather grew up in a small community and recently moved to Seattle where she trained to be a massage therapist, meeting and quickly marrying Tom, a widowed doctor with two children.

With Tom visiting Australia for a work conference, the family tag along to do some exploring. But one trip has serious repercussions when they decide to visit a nearby island. The island is run by one family, and they are not keen to let their visitors leave.

Used to being underestimated, Heather turns out to be the only one who can save the children, drawing on the the skills she learnt from her parents who had served in the armed forces.

A family of four go on a holiday to a remote island off the coast of Australia. But then they’re in an accident and it turns out the locals aren’t all that friendly. What follows is a survivalist story where the family have to survive being stalked and get off the island.

This is a good novel and it kept me gripped and turning the pages. But it’s been done better by others. Unfortunately for the author, I’d recently read The Hunted, by Gabriel Bergmoser, and while that has a slightly different premise (couple lost in the Australian Outback, rather than a family on an Australian island), it’s similar enough that this novel suffered by comparison.

Of course, that’s unfair and a reader should judge a book on its own merits and not compare it to something they so happen to have recently read. And judging the book on its own merits it is a good read; it’s a good, solid, survival horror. There’s no supernatural element, just evil locals stalking and slashing their victims. If that’s what you’re after, you can’t go wrong.

But even so, I just wasn’t blown away by this title. Indeed, some of the author’s previous titles have been better, not least his last novel, The Chain.

Really enjoyed this - will definitely be recommending and looking forward to the next one by this author!

Loved this book, really engaging page-turner and I was hooked from page 1. Definitely recommend both this book and this author.

This wasn’t as good as the author’s previous book in my opinion, but still a very solid thriller. I enjoyed the plot twists and unravelling of twists, but found it to be a tad generic in places.

When I started this book, I wasn’t sure if it was for me. However, I carried on and was glad I did.
While some of it was a little far fetched, it was a good read.

Really liked this one, haven’t read anything from the author before but was pleasantly surprised, it’s a good book that will keep you guessing and have you up all night with one more chapter 😂

3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

Whilst on holiday, Heather, her new husband Tom, and Tom’s children get the opportunity to go to exclusive remote island.
They’re excited for the adventure but soon after they arrive they’re involved in a terrible accident.
Heather and the children are separated from Tom and the islanders want revenge.
The three must escape the locals, who want them dead.

This is the definition of an edge of your seat read. There’s a couple of chapters before the family arrive on the island and then it’s go go go.

It’s quite gruesome in places which I struggled with to be honest and that’s usual for me. I can’t put my finger on why that aspect didn’t work for me.

I also found it a teeny bit repetitive. They’re on the run for the whole book and I found myself not all that interested in the surviving in the wild aspect of the story.

From about 80% the twists come and they don’t stop!
One of them I kind of saw coming but the others were a surprise which is the best part of a good thriller!

Well, this was indeed a thrilling thriller! Fast-paced the tension is high from the outset really, plenty of twists and definitely gripping. Why Heather was married to Tom is still baffling but the varied family dynamics really worked with the plot. It had cinematic elements and without spoilers can only say its not for the feint hearted!

Unfortunately I found this quite disappointing, I like good thriller and am willing to suspend my disbelief for the sake of a good tale, however in my opinion this was simply too farfetched and borderline silly in places. I didn’t really believe the family dynamics and couldn’t quite bring myself to care very much about any of the characters. However I know this book has reviewed some fantastic reviews so this may be my issue rather than the books. Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book

I only see now that this book is going to be made into a television series? Wow, I can't wait to see this thrilling read come alive on the small screen! Really an entertaining and gripping read, will read more in future

This was a very disturbing but good read.

Thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish and could not get enough of.

This is a must read for anyone who enjoys a good thriller!!

A tense gripping thriller which kept me awake at night. I definitely recommend this but it’s not for the faint hearted!

Totally unputdownable (is that a word?!)
This was a really well written book and had me totally on the edge of my seat a few times. It was very well written and the story flowed well and I didn't want it to end. Highly recommend.

Rounded up from roughly 3.5 stars ⭐️

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.