Damselfly

If you ever wondered what would happen if you put teenage girls in place of young boys in the classic “Lord of the Flies”, then “Damselfly” will definitely answer all of your questions. The narrator, Samantha wakes up on an empty island, covered in bruises and mosquito bites. She soon recalls the pl......more

This is a fascinating plot. A plane full of teenagers crash onto a deserted island and the pilot does not survive. They have no adult leadership and no idea is they will be rescued. The story is told from the perspective of Samantha Mishra -- a biracial girl whose father is from India and her mother......more

I really struggled, at first, with my opinion of Damselfly. As a former English teacher, I spent several years teaching Lord of the Flies. There were many aspects of Damselfly that were almost too close to Lord of the Flies for my comfort. However, by the end of the novel, I found that I really enjo......more

This one has a very interesting concept. At times it was super predictable at others it was gripping. I mostly finished it because I like closure but due to the lack of an epilogue I didn’t really get that. A lot of the plot points felt unnecessary and unlikely. It was trying too hard to be woke and......more

I gave this book a 5 star rating because right when I started reading this book, I was already carried in and just kept on wanting to read more. Personally, I enjoy when books start off with the main conflict and slowly progress background information as you read on, and this book definitly had done......more