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5.0 out of 5 stars
You cannot pass up the oppertunity to read this., Nov 26 2001
If you haven't read any of the other Watchers books yet, no problem. None of them are related to each other in terms of storyline or characters, but they're all truely exceptional books. Just stay away from this one until you've read the others, though, if you really want to save the best for last. Island is the most impressive and clever one ever written, and leaves you with a bittersweet feeling that no other author can pull off as well as Peter Lerangis. Rachel Childers is on a cruise ship in the middle of the sea when everything in her life starts to pile up and overwhelm her. She is miserable, but nobody really understands her...except for a mysterious man named Colin who has a lot in common with her and has just the thing to let her life take a better turn, if only she'd follow him out into the sea where he says an island lies that will get rid of all her cares. Rachel follows, but after a mysterious cloud of fog reaches them, she gets separated from Colin and is stuck on the isolated island alone. Everything is fun and carefree on the island as promised, but Rachel soon learnd that it's not just her cares that the islanders are going to get rid of...and Colin is the last person in the world that she'd expect to take her to such a place, but piece by piece she discovers that Colin is not who she thinks he is and the island has a dark past to it, giving plenty of reason for Rachel to never leave...the compromise of death. Truely the best Watchers book to date, but, then again, which one isn't? This one, however, has everything you expect from a great intriguing mystery, all set in the successful Watchers-style setting, that is, the dark, mysterious place with an eerie and shady past. For some reason, though, this is the Watchers book that delivers itself the best. From the poetic wording to just the very idea of the plot, this book shines in every aspect. Pick it up now, it is worth your time.
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