Language: R (38 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: PG (kissing); Violence: PG-13 (bloody fight)
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
17yo Alaia struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder and she’s taking a trip to Thailand with her parents to give her terminally ill mother a last trip of peace. Before they reach land, there’s an explosion on the yacht and her family is separated. Alaia and her mother wake up stranded on an island with ten others from the yacht. Things just get weirder and more dangerous as they discover they are on an island where Thai folklore comes to life. They soon find out that they are the main characters in the legends and they’re going to have to fight for their lives.
I appreciate the folktales of Thailand resources the author shares at the end of the book. I enjoyed the premise of folktales coming to life. This book is a quick and easy read. Asian American is dominant. The yacht captain, Preston, and Elizabeth are white. Lola and Rae have warm brown skin. Sylvie is Filipina.
LynnDell Watson, Delta High School Librarian
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