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The Compound: A Novel by Aisling Rawle
3.5

The Compound is pegged as Love Island meets Hunger Games. That combination got my attention, but I should have paid more attention to the Love Island part. If you enjoy romance/couple-dom based reality tv, I think this is a great rec for you. There are slight dystopian vibes, but we never learn much about life off of the eponymous compound. 

Lily is battling to stay on the compound for as long as she can, in fact it is her goal to win and set a record for staying the longest of anyone in past seasons of the show. The catch is, every "boy" and "girl" must be paired up in a bed at night or be eliminated. Someone doesn't want to share a bed with you? You're out. An odd number of girls or guys? Someone's out. 

This book kept me reading but ultimately fell short of turning it's plot into something worth remembering or into meaningfully well shaped commentary on our materialistic society.