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Stranded

By: Sarah Goodwin
Narrated by: Esme Sears
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‘IT WAS SO GOOD’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Absolutely breathtaking’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Talk about a page-turner!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘You. DO. NOT want to miss!!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

You’ll want to stay. Until you can’t leave…

A group of strangers arrive on a beautiful but remote island, ready for the challenge of a lifetime: to live there for one year, without contact with the outside world.

But twelve months later, on the day when the boat is due to return for them, no one arrives.

Eight people set foot on the island. How many will make it off alive?

A totally addictive psychological thriller with twists and turns you just won’t see coming. Fans of The Hunting Party, The Castaways and The Sanatorium will be totally gripped from the very first page until the final, breath-taking conclusion.

Readers are gripped by Stranded:

A five-star rating is just not enoughIncredible’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Suspense, twists, deceit I had my heart in my mouth the whole time’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Utterly unputdownable… You’re going to love every single twisty page!!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

INTENSEMy heart was pounding’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I started this book today and finished it in one sitting. I literally could not put it down’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Definitely a five-star read. I couldn't put this one down. It kept me on the edge of my seat… Such a great ending too!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Wow! I read this way too quickly, I really didn't want it to end… Amazing… Loved it!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘You'll be on the edge of your seat, racing to finish this book… I read this book one afternoon. I simply could not put it down. I cannot wait until a friend reads this book because I want to discuss it… Get a copy now!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Adventure Women's Fiction Fiction Exciting Emotionally Gripping
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Far too long and lots of unpleasant characters I didn’t really enjoy it. Wished they had got rescued so the story could end.

Annoying

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A great premise, but a bit slow, both the pace of story and the narration.

Intriguing

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The narrator was perfect, and the story was awfully believable. This is basically a social experiment- like the series ‘alone’ but focused on community challenges, and the pecking order. I loved it! The lead character is great. I would hope I was as resilient as her in that situation. Great read.

Would you follow the crowd or stand alone?

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Stranded had great potential and in places, almost delivered. This is not to say I didn't enjoy the book - I did find it compelling. However the narrator's delivery felt quite stilted. At first I thought this was just her style but later on I think it was her way of trying to portray the first person protagonist's personality. I'm not sure her approach was successful.
My other critique of the book relates to whether it was realistic enough. I can't say more without disclosing essential plot lines. But suffice it to say I didn't find it a very likely story. I will read another of Sarah Goodwin's books as overall I was entertained by this one.

Interesting but flawed

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I kept waiting for something to happen other than descriptions of people gathering mushrooms but it just went on, and on, and on, and on. By three quarters of the way through the story, I had lost all interest in the characters and the plot and I just couldn't go through to the end. The story concept was awesome but the thrill was missing.

Good narrator though.

It Never Really Got Going

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