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Apr 24, 2018darladoodles rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a fascinating plot. A plane full of teenagers crash onto a deserted island and the pilot does not survive. They have no adult leadership and no idea is they will be rescued. The story is told from the perspective of Samantha Mishra -- a biracial girl whose father is from India and her mother is from Detroit. The group is from an elitist private school, so there are challenges with learning to survive and power struggles to deal with. The power struggles are the most interesting as the kids who are not white take the upper hand labelling themselves as "Golds." Much like "Lord of the Flies" a mob mentality emerges as do the primitive urges in each of them. Will those who survived the crash live long enough to be rescued? Who is the hidden enemy leaving messages, stealing from them and watching them from the shadows? Can they find a way off the island?