The back cover of this books says something about this being a modern day Lord of the Flies, and I think that's a really good description of what this book entails. Being stuck in a high school with no adults to tell you what to do seems like it wouldn't be too bad, but I for one would not want to be stuck in this one. There's gangs and fights and murders and it's actually kind of hard to believe that all the main characters are just teenagers. The premis was interesting, but there were many times where the plot was ragging and I skimmed to help get myself along until something interesting happened again. I haven't decided if I want to read the next book or not.