Author: Rory Power
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre: Young Adult, Horror, LGBT
Pages: 357
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Year Published: 2019
Format: Audiobook
"It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her.
It started slow. First, the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don't dare wander outside the school's fence, where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure they were promised as the Tox seeps into everything.
But when Byatt goes missing, Hetty will do anything to find her even if it means breaking quarantine and braving the horrors that lie beyond the fence. And when she does, Hetty learns there's more to their story, to their life at Raxtar, than she could have ever thought true."
My Rating: 4.25/5
I recently listened to Rory Power's second book on audio and immediately knew I needed to listen to her debut. This book gets a lot of hate in the bookish community for the ending. And while I understand why some people aren't content with the ending (not everything is wrapped up in a neat bow), I think it made a lot of sense for the story itself. Rory Power does such a great job of writing a creepy, unnerving atmosphere, and the body horror in this was really astounding. I enjoyed that it really went there with the horror elements. I will say that if you're already on edge about the pandemic we are currently in this might not be a good read for you at the moment, but if you can handle the idea of quarantining in a horror novel I would strongly recommend it.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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