Fantasticland by Mike Bockhoven (2.75/5).....
.....This was an entertaining book but never really picked up in the suspense/thriller aspect.
A premise of a Lord of the Flies type of book or Battle Royale, it's major error for me was not capitalizing on the true terror of the kids' situation and the fact that I simply couldn't understand, and the other tried at the end, why only after 24-48hrs of the hurricane hitting, murder would be almost instantaneous.
The book WAS entertaining and i really enjoyed how it was written, through transcripts of interviews done by the survivors and other figures associated with the park. The backstory was straight and to the point and the interview towards the end of the book was really intriguing and smart.
However, for me, I just couldn't get past the instant killing. Maybe if the author had done a slow burn of days, I could somewhat fathom it more. And some other loose ends never got finished.