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![Upright women wanted]( "Upright women wanted")
![Holdout : a novel]( "Holdout : a novel")
![The ice orphan]( "The ice orphan")
![The Devil you know]( "The Devil you know")
![After world : a novel]( "After world : a novel")
![Notes from the burning age]( "Notes from the burning age")
![Hush Harbor : a novel]( "Hush Harbor : a novel")
![Out there : stories]( "Out there : stories")
![The book of M]( "The book of M")
![The enhancers]( "The enhancers")
![Chosen ones]( "Chosen ones")
![Termination shock : a novel]( "Termination shock : a novel")
![Wanderers : a novel]( "Wanderers : a novel")
![Street freaks]( "Street freaks")
![Afterland]( "Afterland")
![Denial]( "Denial")
![Dance with the devil]( "Dance with the devil")
![The memory police : a novel]( "The memory police : a novel")
![The wolves of winter : a novel]( "The wolves of winter : a novel")
![The warehouse : a novel]( "The warehouse : a novel")
![The nobody people]( "The nobody people")
![All roads end here]( "All roads end here")
![The blood of angels]( "The blood of angels")
![My name is Iris]( "My name is Iris")
![The seed of Cain]( "The seed of Cain")
![Alexandria : a novel]( "Alexandria : a novel")
![The resisters : a novel]( "The resisters : a novel")
![Wayward : a novel]( "Wayward : a novel")
![Desert creatures]( "Desert creatures")
![The handmaid's tale]( "The handmaid's tale")
![When the trees say nothing : writings on nature]( "When the trees say nothing : writings on nature")
![Atmosphere of hope : searching for solutions to the climate crisis]( "Atmosphere of hope : searching for solutions to the climate crisis")
![The story of my heart]( "The story of my heart")
![The politics of climate]( "The politics of climate")
![Essential Muir]( "Essential Muir")
![The future of conservation in America : a chart for rough water]( "The future of conservation in America : a chart for rough water")
![Archives of joy : reflections on animals and the nature of being]( "Archives of joy : reflections on animals and the nature of being")
![Inconvenient facts : the science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know]( "Inconvenient facts : the science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know")
![On trails]( "On trails")
![Islands of abandonment : nature rebounding in the post-human landscape]( "Islands of abandonment : nature rebounding in the post-human landscape")
![American Earth : environmental writing since Thoreau]( "American Earth : environmental writing since Thoreau")
![The Green New Deal : why the fossil fuel civilization will collapse by 2028, and the bold economic plan to save life on earth]( "The Green New Deal : why the fossil fuel civilization will collapse by 2028, and the bold economic plan to save life on earth")
![The future is now : solving the climate crisis with today's technologies]( "The future is now : solving the climate crisis with today's technologies")
![Global warming 101]( "Global warming 101")
![Miseducation : how climate change is taught in America]( "Miseducation : how climate change is taught in America")
![Our fragile moment : how lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis]( "Our fragile moment : how lessons from Earth's past can help us survive the climate crisis")
![Energy : a human history]( "Energy : a human history")
![Toward a natural forest : the Forest Service in transition : a memoir]( "Toward a natural forest : the Forest Service in transition : a memoir")
![Soul external : rediscovering the great blue heron]( "Soul external : rediscovering the great blue heron")
![False alarm : how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet]( "False alarm : how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet")
![A climate of crisis : America in the age of environmentalism]( "A climate of crisis : America in the age of environmentalism")
![Wildwood : a journey through trees]( "Wildwood : a journey through trees")
![Nature anatomy : the curious parts & pieces of the natural world]( "Nature anatomy : the curious parts & pieces of the natural world")
![The ghost forest : racists, radicals, and real estate in the California redwoods]( "The ghost forest : racists, radicals, and real estate in the California redwoods")
![Energy : a beginner's guide]( "Energy : a beginner's guide")
![Our only world : ten essays]( "Our only world : ten essays")
![The water will come : rising seas, sinking cities, and the remaking of the civilized world]( "The water will come : rising seas, sinking cities, and the remaking of the civilized world")
![Energy's digital future : harnessing innovation for American resilience and national security]( "Energy's digital future : harnessing innovation for American resilience and national security")
![Toms River : a story of science and salvation]( "Toms River : a story of science and salvation")
![Between urban and wild : reflections from Colorado]( "Between urban and wild : reflections from Colorado")
![Flowers]( "Flowers")
![Bienen : Kleine Wunder der Natur]( "Bienen : Kleine Wunder der Natur")
![La lluvia torrencial]( "La lluvia torrencial")
![Wake, sleepy one : California poppies and the super bloom]( "Wake, sleepy one : California poppies and the super bloom")
![Samakat qaws qazah = The rainbow fish]( "Samakat qaws qazah = The rainbow fish")
![Orca rescue! : the true story of an orphaned orca named Springer]( "Orca rescue! : the true story of an orphaned orca named Springer")
![Groundhog weather school]( "Groundhog weather school")
![Rain]( "Rain")
![The good, the bad, and the spooky]( "The good, the bad, and the spooky")
![Dora the explorer. Singing sensation!]( "Dora the explorer. Singing sensation!")
![14 zhi lao shu qu chun you]( "14 zhi lao shu qu chun you")
![Down comes the rain]( "Down comes the rain")
![Drizzle]( "Drizzle")
![Exploring magnets and springs]( "Exploring magnets and springs")
![Louise the Lily Fairy]( "Louise the Lily Fairy")
![Lluvia = Rain]( "Lluvia = Rain")
![Droughts]( "Droughts")
![Flower power]( "Flower power")
![The magic key]( "The magic key")
![Sixteen years in sixteen seconds : the Sammy Lee story]( "Sixteen years in sixteen seconds : the Sammy Lee story")
![What is a rainbow?]( "What is a rainbow?")
![Okko's Inn]( "Okko's Inn")
![Wildflowers]( "Wildflowers")
![A flower is a friend]( "A flower is a friend")
![Flowers are pretty weird!]( "Flowers are pretty weird!")
![Hello, puddle!]( "Hello, puddle!")
![Wake up, it's Easter!]( "Wake up, it's Easter!")
![It's raining bats & frogs]( "It's raining bats & frogs")
![Rainbow Brite]( "Rainbow Brite")
![Des fleurs pour Angélina]( "Des fleurs pour Angélina")
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I really enjoyed Hawkins' novel The Villa, so I picked this up to take on vacation...it turned out to be a perfectly good beach-read! A group of twenty- to thirty-somethings find themselves on a small, uninhabited island for a spot of remote relaxation, but of course, things go awry when an uninvited guest gets their guard up and their imaginations going. That's not all, though--there are some weird dynamics going on in the background for each of our islanders, personal traumas and fears, that make for unique interactions and hidden motives. There's nothing ground-breaking going on here, but if you want a solid thriller with a great location, and some better-than-average thinking about what it means to live in the aftermath of major change and life interruptions, this book will do nicely! -Candice