I adore stories about children's relationships with their grandparents, and this one was a complete and total delight. My thanks to Scholastic and Edelweiss for the eARC.more Speaking for myself, I finished it in a single sitting. It's brilliantly done, and the non-stop action of the truly frightening plot (a 'facility' on an abandoned island where 'quarantined' victims of a cholera outbreak were once sent to die, red-eyed rabbits, and the world's creepiest game of 'Red Light - Green Light') will keep young readers absolutely riveted. As a budding filmmaker, she narrates the story like a screenplay, complete with 'takes' instead of 'chapters' and directions for the soundtrack music that might suit a given scene. Bourne's main character, Serenity 'Ren' Noah, has a fantastic voice. From the opening nightmare sequence to the final pages, NIGHTMARE ISLAND is a terrifying delight. From the opening nightmare sequence to the final pages, NIGHTMARE ISLAND is 'Faceless children with backward feet' was really all I needed to hear to know that I would love this deliciously creepy MG horror story. 'Faceless children with backward feet' was really all I needed to hear to know that I would love this deliciously creepy MG horror story. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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