Quick moving, closed circle thriller mystery that blends reality show with Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. A fast-paced read that kept the intrigue high and the tension cranked. I enjoyed the writing and the reimagining of such a well-known story and felt like that was actually fairly well executed.

The writing is good and the setting is atmospheric. Do not go in thinking this will be a mild mystery. This baby is gory and intense. Williams does not hold back on making this a horror-style thriller. And for a YA read, this reaches peak violence. The murders are presented in a way that makes them strongly on page even if they occur in the wings.

So things went well with the narrative, why is this not a 4-star? Well...where I struggled was with the characters. Not a likable one in the bunch. And honestly, that would have been fine, but they also felt like a pile of cookie cutters and stereotypes. I wasn't very interested in them or really rooting for any of them. It's difficult to have everyone be a standout in such a large cast, but I at least needed a small handful. And I didn't feel like I got it. I liked the action, but could care less about who was who. That was a problem.

Regardless of my character issues, this is still a fun read. It will be a good beach read slasher. (Is that a thing? I feel like it should be a thing.)