3 stars
The premise of this novel is fantastic. A group of individuals join a reality show which forces them into the woods and into situations created to demonstrate their survival skills. Meanwhile, a devastating occurrence changes the society they left. I'm trying to stay away from spoilers while stressing how interesting I found this plot which examines the absurdity of reality television while also providing a post-apocalyptic background. The writing was even really good but to be perfectly honest, I almost abandoned this novel many times during the first two-thirds, or at least considered skimming because the main character was so infuriatingly delusional that I felt like throwing my book across the room. Admittedly, this was explained pretty well at the end but for me it would have been a much better book without her ignorance of what was actually going on around her being such a strong focus. So while I still thought the premise itself was great, I have a hard time rating a book too high that made me so crazy. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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