The Island

By: Sarah Goodwin

Narrated by: Alexandra Boulton

FYRE FESTIVAL meets ONE OF THE GIRLS in this psychological thriller with twists you'll never see coming. 'It's the hottest ticket in town. But once you're in, there's no getting out.'

Jody, Ari and Carla have won golden tickets to the summer’s hottest music festival, which promises to be full of glamour, mystique and lots of freebies.

But, arriving on the sun-drenched shores of a private Greek island among influencers and celebrities, the trio are dismayed to find the small festival site far from the beacon of music, art and ‘immersive experiences’ they were promised. Disappointed but not deterred, they vow to make the most of the trip.

But when a shocking discovery on day three turns the festival into a nightmare, the girls find themselves trapped on the island with no escape…

(P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

Readers LOVE Sarah Goodwin: ‘Wow! This just got under my skin from the start and I couldn't put it down… The creepy atmosphere and tension are built so gradually and so well that it literally has you looking over your shoulder the whole time!… I flew through it in a day and loved every second’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Suspense, twists, deceit… I had my heart in my mouth the whole time’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘IT WAS SO GOOD’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Utterly unputdownable… You’re going to love every single twisty page!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘INTENSE… My heart was pounding’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I started this book today and finished it in one sitting. I literally could not put it down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Definitely a five-star read. I couldn't put this one down. It never failed to keep me on the edge of my seat… Such a great ending too!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow! I read this way too quickly, I really didn't want it to end… Amazing… Loved it!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘You'll be on the edge of your seat, racing to finish this book… I read this book one afternoon. I simply could not put it down. I cannot wait until a friend reads this book because I want to discuss it… Get a copy now!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Powerful, lovely and suspenseful

Liked the main character, the setting and the story itself - having read most of Goodwin’s novels, one of her best, I’d say. Narrator was wonderful too.

why was the authors note with trigger warnings at the END 😂🤣

good story. I dont care for the British accent narrarators sometimes but I was able to up the speed and tolerate this one.

Best Goodwin novel yet!

So well written, this author always makes me empathize so hard with her main characters and their stories. Another excellent thriller from Sarah Goodwin!

Great thriller! Main character is pretty annoying though.

I love all of Sarah's books and some times her characters are a little bit too big of push overs for me but I still enjoy the book. This one, the main character almost ruined the book for me. Self absorbed, repetitive and whiney. Of course I understand trauma, depression and anxiety, but it was difficult to have patience for her never ending unhappiness and negativity, even if it is pretty realistic to how some people react to the themes in this story. However, the book is great. It keeps you guessing but drops enough hints as to what's going on that it's exciting trying to put all the clues together. I love Sarah's survival thriller books so much, I just hope we get some more characters with a backbone (like in the Yacht!) in the next masterpiece she gifts us with.

Boring

This was extremely slow and didn’t have a lot of plot I could grab onto