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Friday Finds: The Island at the End of the World

The Island at the End of the World

The Island at the End of the World by Sam Taylor

Friday Finds

Friday Finds is hosted by Should Be Reading.

Here is the blurb from the publisher:

A chilling post-apocalyptic tale of how far a father will go to protect his children-from the author of The Amnesiac

In a world nearly destroyed by catastrophic floods, one family has been spared. Many years ago, as the waters rose, a father and his three children took to their ark and drifted to the safety of a small island. Life there is a quiet idyll of music and farming-and young Alice, Finn, and Daisy are grateful for their salvation-until the day a stranger swims ashore. A terrifyingly plausible adventure story, The Island at the End of the World is a mesmerizing novel from an exciting new writer.

I’m not sure what to think about this one. Many have given it a so-so review yet I am intrigued. There are so many books out right now about the end of the world but for whatever reason I am so taken with them. Must be my dark side coming out again. Have you read this one? If so, what did you think of it? Is it book club worthy?