Rating: 3/5 
 ***Minor spoilers*** 
 It's been a very long time since I've read a book by Libba Bray. It's been maybe 4 of 5 years since I read A Great and Terrible Beauty and the rest of that trilogy. While I don't remember them whatsoever, I know I enjoyed them. So when I saw a post on Tumblr praising this book, I recognized the author and put it on my to read list. This ended up being a good read, but a very different style. 
 This book follows a group of girls whose plane crashed on an island in the middle of nowhere. The plane was on its way to the Miss Teen Dream pageant, and it was full of 50 girls (one from each state) and the film crew. After the plane crashed, only 13 of the girls survived. The girls have to band together to survive and find a way off the island. Throughout the book we learn that there's some weird stuff going on as well. 
 I've read some reviews, and a lot of people have compared this book to other books or accused Bray of copying someone else, especially Lord of the Flies. I've never read Lord of the Flies, and I've never read anything else that had a plot like this one. The closest thing that I've read/seen that I can think of is the show "Lost" and I've only seen like 3 episodes of it. So, unfortunately, I can't speak to any similarities between other books. 
 I thought this was interesting at first. I started disliking it a bit because I found some of the characters irritating, especially Taylor and Tiara. I also found some things a bit confusing, like the first few "Classified" bits in the book. Thankfully though, things get cleared up later. Throughout the book, the girls get more likeable as well. I liked how there was a mix of humour and realistic issues like sexism, racism, and objectification. 
 I did have a few problems with the book. Some parts were pretty confusing and it took too long to clear it up. By the end of the book I still had questions about things that happened. (view spoiler)[ Was the plane crash a setup? Why did the berries affect Taylor that way? What happened to her anyway? (hide spoiler)] Also, the writing style was pretty unique but I'm not sure if I enjoyed it or not. It's pretty different from what I usually read. 
 Overall, this was an enjoyable enough read. It has a nice mix of humour and realistic issues. It's a lot more light-hearted than other books, even though it has its fair share of problems. I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to read a book that's written in a more different and unique way than other books. If you enjoy a unique writing style, I think you'll definitely enjoy this.