Lord of the Fly Fest

they had me in the first half, ngl

2.5 ⭐️ but I rounded up for goodreads.

I was drawn in for the survivalist aspects. It was obviously Satire, lots of exaggerated and stupidity. The influencers were so annoying, it drove me crazy. It went unhinged very fast.

It wasnt for me!

Despite not ever reading Lord of the Flies (and having absolutely no interest in reading it), I actually really enjoyed this! I found every single character insufferable but that was definitely the point so kudos to the author for that. This story was super fast paced and easy to read. As a retelling I thought it was pretty good too! I watched a few videos about the source material and it was fun seeing the connections between the two stories. I continue to enjoy the books this author writes, and I'll be keeping an eye out for anything she writes in the future.







Thank you to Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Henry Holt and Co., and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.