Last month, I got this book from the Book Sirens ARC for an honest unbiased review. Being a fan of Goth works, I found the book's name and cover very interesting. Don't get me wrong, but first impressions are a thing for me while trying new books.
Rue ends up on a mysterious island. She has no idea who she is, her name, and how she ended up on that island. She wanders in the beach without much idea and the days just keep getting gloomier and the nights even worse. The nightmares start getting bizarre. It is as if the whole place is cursed. After two days in the place, she decides to move inwards towards the woods and find out the means to escape the place. On her way, she encounters more people in the same situation as hers. What transpires? Can she and others unravel the mystery of the island? Can they get off the island? forms the remaining novella.
To start with, this was not a novel but a novella; so it was a very quick read. The settings of the whole story are truly goth to the core. The story was the main highlight for me. It was very dark and interesting but at the same time very engaging. The characters were written very well and had a certain depth to the story. Each one had their own back stories and it was impressive how all those were told with a certain impact even though the book was small. The language was also good. There were quite a few new words that I had to turn to the dictionary quite often. There were quite a few life lessons told slickly in the story. To top all this, I loved the way the story ended.
In short, a dark goth read which I did enjoy at a breezy pace except for the time taken to refer to the dictionaries. Goth lovers will love this quick read.
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