I thought this was a unique, yet terrifying take on a survival story. My heart was pumping, my thoughts were moving a mile a minute, and my anxiety was out of this world, lol. I loved how Heather and the kids had to do whatever they could to not only live off the land, but also study/learn it in such a short amount of time in order to survive! It was admirable and I was deeply invested in Heather character as well as her well-being. 

Moving onto the characters, I will say though, I thought Heather was a bit jarring? In the beginning she comes off as timid, naive, and impulsive yet she turned into Katniss Everdeen in the blink of an eye!? I’m glad she was able to put up a fair fight, but it did seem like it came out of nowhere. However, she was the ultimate badass and did whatever she could to try to outsmart Ma and co. at their own wicked and sick ass game. Also, I have to say that I loved Petra! 🥹

The main things that stopped this from being a 5-star was the fact that the writing was cringe at times, the gore at certain points was a bit much for me (the fire ants scene is burned into my psyche and I hate that for me 🙃), and the insistence of a few characters threatening specific violence against the women/young girls on the island made my stomach turn and blood white hot, lol.

Final Thoughts: Overall, I thought this was a fantastic, action-packed survival Thriller/Horror story! I will say that you’ll need to suspend all disbelief as it does get a bit outlandish - but buckle up and enjoy it for what it is. BTW, I can’t wait for the Hulu adaptation of this!