One Perfect Couple

Barbara's pick. A novel of surviving a tropical storm (and other elements). A combo of And There Were None... and Lord Of The Flies.

I could totally see this as a movie, I enjoyed the almost Naked and alone mixed with real life survivor and crazy monsoon weather. Great idea and easy read

A group of young adults sign up to go to a beautiful island in Southeast Asia to participate in a reality TV show. The idea of the show is to set up challenges and each week, one person is eliminated. However, when they get to the island, they find most of the infrastructure is rudimentary at best, and there is minimal staff. Lyla's boyfriend, Nico, is the first one voted off the show, and is sent by ship back to the mainland. However, a brutal storm appears, and two people are killed. They don't know what happened to Nico, Baz, the director, and the other staff who were aboard "Over Easy" who apparently were caught in the storm. There is one radio and all attempts at communication fail. This book then becomes "The Lord of the Flies" where everyone is scrambling to survive on limited supplies. Conor, a powerfully built, bur arrogant man, takes control and not everyone is pleased. Dissension and arguments ensue and soon more people are dying.

I didn't love the reality TV aspect of the book, but after the storm I found I could not put down the book. It became compelling and I needed to see how it all would play out. If you like a thriller, with a bit of horror, you'll like this book. It is not great literature, but a fast-paced thriller by a popular author.

Dnf

This was ok. I liked the premise of reality show on an island. But the ending left me meh