Whisper Island by Carissa Ann Lynch
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
**3.5-stars **
Riley doesn’t have any close friends until she meets Scarlett. The fellow art student is vibrant and sweeps Riley under her wing almost immediately upon meeting her.
Riley really isn’t sure why, but she’s not going to protest. Riley is now part of a group. The rest of Scarlett’s inner circle includes the most talented girl at school, Mia, and her long-time best friend, Sammy.
With the school year coming to a close, the girls discuss possibly traveling together. They want to get out of Tennessee and focus on their art; a real adventure.
When Sammy presents them with the opportunity to go stay on a private island off the coast of Alaska, how can they say no?
They would get to stay for three months and it won’t cost them a thing. The island belongs to the family of one of Sammy’s brother’s close friends. His family isn’t using it, so it is open for the taking.
Some of the girls require more convincing than others, but ultimately they decide to do it. To live in the moment and go on the ultimate adventure.
Upon arrival on Whisper Island, the girls are in for a surprise. Sammy’s unreliable brother, Rob, and his new girlfriend, Opal, are already there, when they weren’t suppose to arrive for another day.
Let the uncomfortable fun begin. Rob and Mia are ex’s and it did not end well. Mia was beyond miffed when she learned, at the airport, that Sammy had invited her brother along.
But none of them had any clue Opal would be there. Who even is she?
As they start to explore the island and settle in, they make a haunting discovery. After that a lot of disturbing events take place, leaving the group wondering if they are actually alone on the island.
Once the bodies start dropping, they know they need to get to the bottom of the mystery of Whisper Island, or risk never leaving again.
This was a fun little book. It reads just like a campy Slasher film; something I personally really enjoy.
It’s not perfect. Some of the interactions are cheesy and I definitely had some eye roll moments, but overall it’s a fun escape from the world.
It kept me entertained. I had some theories and one of them definitely panned out, but that didn’t deplete my enjoyment level at all.
I would recommend this to anyone who likes Teen Slashers, remote locations, locked-room mysteries and/or toxic friend groups.
Thank you so much to the publisher, One More Chapter, for providing me with a copy of this to read and review. I definitely had fun with it!