Ash's Reviews > Bad Graces

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄
📜 Shakespeare Retellings
👭 Sapphic Romance
🍄 Body Horror
🔪 Survivalist Stories

"We’re still just animals, adapting to our environment. We evolve."

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓
Liv is desperate to escape her current life and try to reinvent herself. When she discovers a writing contest for a film internship, she uses her sister’s identity to make her look more favorable. After winning the contest, she joins the director and actresses on a yacht as they head to the filming location in Alaska. During a storm, a rogue wave hits the ship, causing them to wreck on a deserted island. In the days and weeks that follow, they realize that they are not actually alone on the island and that a strange illness is forcing them to evolve.

𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒
I went into this book pretty blind and I am so glad that I did. The story reminded me a lot of Wilder Girls, but was definitely unique in its own way. My one complaint is that so much happened and parts of the story felt rushed. I flew through the book very quickly and would have loved another 100 pages just to go more in depth. Overall, this was a captivating story about how far people will go to survive. 4.25/5⭐