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The original cover of this book is unfortunate; the girl has an extra-long neck and appears to be wearing a pioneer-style dress (despite the book having a modern setting). Covers matter. The one with teenagers standing against a green glow is far more appropriate for a book that is a cross between Lord of the Flies and Stephen King's Under the Dome (which was published a few months after this was). Kids in a coastal California town find themselves suddenly cut off from the world by a barrier wit
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I saw this book at Barnes & Noble a while back and looked for it on Libby as I often do. The synopsis described it as Lord of the Flies, if Stephen King had written it. While I am not the biggest King fan, I did find the concept intriguing. I put a hold on both audio and kindle versions of the book and waited for my turn.
Initially I didn’t love the narration. That is not to say the narrator did a poor job, he did not. It was just a little slow, and speeding it up to my reading speed made his voi ...more
Initially I didn’t love the narration. That is not to say the narrator did a poor job, he did not. It was just a little slow, and speeding it up to my reading speed made his voi ...more

totally Under the Dome feel meets lord of the flies, but LOVED it anyways! Loved the mutated kids, animals and disturbed pycho's. Loved Little Pete. Just a fun little creepy read. On to book two!
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Jul 10, 2010
Angie
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Sep 05, 2011
Vicky
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Jul 28, 2013
Sarah Fleming
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