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TOUR: Never Coming Home by Kate Williams


 

Never Coming Home by Kate Williams

Genre: Young Adult Thriller

Publishing Date: June 21, 2022

 

Synopsis:

The beach read you have been dying for! When ten of America’s hottest teenage influencers are invited to an exclusive island resort, things are sure to get wild. But murder isn’t what anyone expected. Will anyone survive?

Everyone knows Unknown Island—it’s the world’s most exclusive destination. Think white sand beaches, turquoise seas, and luxury accommodations. Plus, it’s invite only, no one over twenty-one allowed, and it’s absolutely free. Who wouldn’t want to go?

After launching with a showstopping viral marketing campaign, the whole world is watching as the mysterious resort opens its doors to the First Ten, the ten elite influencers specifically chosen to be the first to experience everything Unknown Island has to offer. You know them. There’s the gamer, the beauty blogger, the rich girl, the superstar, the junior politician, the environmentalist, the DJ, the CEO, the chef, and the athlete.

What they don’t know is that they weren’t invited to Unknown Island for their following—they were invited for their secrets. Everyone is hiding a deadly one, and it looks like someone’s decided it’s payback time. Unknown Island isn’t a vacation, it’s a trap. And it’s beginning to look like the First Ten—no matter how influential—are never coming home.


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PLAYLIST 

idontwannabeyouanymore - Billie Eilish 

Carolina - Taylor Swift 

Afraid - The Neighborhood 

everything i wanted- Billie Eilish 

spiderhead - Cage the Elephant

dead girl in the pool - girl in red 

The Man - Taylor Swift 

Young & Beautiful - Lana Del Ray 

Cold Cold Cold - Cage the Elephant 

In the Woods Somewhere - Hozier 

Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks 

Pictures of Girls - Wallows 

REVIEW 

Never Coming Home is a fast-paced, twisting, dark tale about influence, murder, and secrets. Ten random influencers are chosen to be the first group to visit Unknown Island, the new exclusive way to travel. The premise of UI is that the team selects the group, invite only, and completely free, as a way to network and socialize with people you would never normally meet. So our group includes every type of influencer from tik tok stars, a famous chef, and a top twitch streamer, who all arrive expecting white sand and luxury but instead find murder. They discover the real reason they were invited had nothing to do with their popularity: they all have a secret, and now they have to face the consequences. But who could know all of their deadliest secrets? And who will they survive the island when bodies keep being found? 
I was very surprised by how dark this book was from the very beginning. The third person narration POV from each character was extremely raw and unfiltered showing the true nature of people clinging to their followings. A lot of the characters had unlikeable qualities and dark secrets and I loved that aspect: internet perfection uncovered. I have also always been a sucker for a stranded story, especially an island setting. If you like the show The Wilds, this book has similar vibes for sure. Think The Wilds meets And Then There Were None! I loved seeing the mystery unfold and the motive behind everything. “The beach read you have been dying for” definitely captures this story! I really enjoyed it. It was a little hard to remember the large cast at first, but the author did a good job of keeping them distinct and reminding the reader who each character was— The DJ, The CEO, The Politician…. Overall, it’s a very gripping story that touches on the very real darkness in current internet culture. I couldn’t stop reading. 

Thank you to the author and TBRBeyondTours for including me on the tour, be sure to check the website for more! 



Kate Williams has written for Seventeen, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, Bustle, Vans, Calvin Klein, Urban Outfitters, and many other brands and magazines. She is the author of The Babysitters Coven trilogy: The Babysitters Coven, For Better or Cursed, and Spells Like Teen Spirit. Kate lives in Kansas. To learn more about her and her books, go to heykatewilliams.com or follow @heykatewilliams on Instagram.

 

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