CW: Girl's mental health deteriorates on the island and she jumps off a cliff thinking that she can fly ( )

This is the 4th "stranded teenagers must survive inhospitable locale" story Ive read this year...a weird pattern to have... anyway this book is sorta medium as far as actual enjoyment goes, but it did draw me in and i appreciated the diverse characters and the authors vivid descriptions.

However there were several gross tropes that I wish had been avoided, and I found what happened to the mentally ill character who is trapped without her medication to be very upsetting. It wasn't badly written so much as personally disturbing. ( )

Recommended by Jennifer L in Pam's book group

Samantha Mishra is stranded on an unknown island with her fencing team. The plane crash killed the pilot and two other classmates. As rescue seems less and less likely, social niceties have fallen by the wayside. People show their true character when under threat.

I was ready to read this one when I realized it was a retelling of [b:Lord of the Flies|7624|Lord of the Flies|William Golding|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327869409s/7624.jpg|2766512]. It doesn't quite follow every detail of the original, which I was glad about when I was trying to figure out who might be who character wise. (Worrying, actually.) The open ending certainly sets this up for a possible sequel. ( )