I think KAM is going the way of Riley Sager for me--the first few books I read by them knocked my socks off and blew my expectations out of the water, but the more recent things I've read just....haven't really worked for me. I still love KAM's writing style, but it's the middles of the books that lose me. The pacing and character decisions/motivations don't feel that organic. I didn't hate this by any means, but I didn't love it as much as some of KAM's earlier books.

Kate Alice Marshall’s books have been hit or miss for me in the past so I was eager to check this one out. It sucked me in and kept me hooked, but I got lost somewhere in the middle. There were just slightly too many characters to keep track of and by the end I found myself confused on the motivations of the characters.

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This book was so fun, mysterious, and fast paced! I had a really good time reading it and I was extremely invested in the story and on the characters. While we’re still in the summer months I can’t wait for fall so I decided to pick up this book to start getting in the fall mood and it completely worked (even though they are in the desert throughout the whole book).

I love how strong all the characters are and how they worked together to get to the end. This book was extremely interesting and kept me on my toes throughout the entire thing! I am so glad that I finally read this book and I am excited to read more books by this author!!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read this digital ARC. Unfortunately, it was only available as a pdf in the Netgalley reader app which I could not get to work right.. I was so disappointed because I love all her books! I look forward to reading it when it comes out. I'm going to add stars because I know I would have liked it!

What a wild ride!!! There isn’t a Kate Alice Marshall book I didn’t enjoy.. It kept me second guessing myself and talk about my heart pounding at every flip of the page.. and of course, those unexpected twists had me at the edge of my seat! You definitely don’t want to miss this one..

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy!!!

A tense, atmospheric thriller with a strong concept and emotional balance. That said, the pacing drags in parts, and some twists and character decisions feel forced or predictable. The ending may not hit as hard as expected, but it’s still an engaging read for fans of dark YA thrillers.

Thank you NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group, Viking Books for Young Readers for an eARC of this book.

Actual Rating: 3.75 — Another really enjoyable book by Kate Alice Marshall! I wasn’t sure about the plot of this one but I actually really got into it and how it was all playing out (shouldn’t be surprised at this point). I loved our main character Mercy so much and her mentality after everything she had been through. I liked learning the stories of all the other characters and what trauma had occurred in their lives that put them on this show. The survival aspect is always so intriguing to me because there aren’t a lot of books out there that incorporate it in this way (just out of books I’m my scope of things) and we already know K.A.M. can do survivalist books so well. I liked putting pieces together of who I thought was suspicious and who I trusted more. I did have a strong inkling of who I thought could be behind certain aspects and who I didn’t fully trust and I was right. But I still had no idea how it made sense or the why behind any of it. I love that even with me guessing an end part of it, there were so many other twists leading up to it that I didn’t guess and kept me on my toes. The deaths really added to the story and made me feel more emotionally connected to everyone. It also pushed me to see other perspectives of how trauma and certain life and death events can change people and affect their mindset. I love that we get an end chapter (told in podcast writing style ;) with people I loved) getting some brief answers with how things ended up after everything and how it all come to be with the discovery of something being wrong.

I received a digital copy of this novel from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Kate Alice Marshall for this book!

Kate Alice Marshall? YA thriller? Sign me up!

With a cast of characters vast and all achingly suspicious and untrustworthy, Marshall gives us a book that is worthy of being gobbled up in one sitting without breathing between chapters. The characters really shined in this book which was a feat considering how many of them there were. On top of that the plot itself was amazing. The plot twists, the turns, the overarching plot - it was all so, so good.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers Group for the free copy of We Won’t All Survive by Kate Alice Marshall in exchange for my honest review.

This was a tense, fast-paced thriller with an intriguing setup: survivor turned reality show contestant Mercy Gray quickly learns the game is far deadlier than advertised. The isolated setting, rising body count, and mix of characters kept me engaged throughout, even if some twists felt a little predictable. Still, I enjoyed the suspense, the pacing, and the survival game meets murder mystery vibe.

Mercy is only doing this survival reality TV show for the money. After she heroically saved her sister, she certainly isn't doing it for the media attention. But when she arrives at a deserted mining town and the game begins, she and the other contestants will have to do everything they can to survive - for real.

At the beginning of this book, I kept wondering if this was a sequel to a book I hadn't read, because Mercy kept referring to the incident where she saved her sister. I do almost wish there had been a previous book, or even just a prologue, because by the end I still don't feel like I really knew the full story of what happened there. Yet the escape room-type mystery of how to escape this deserted town kept me on the edge of my seat. Unlike the two other books I've read by this author, this did not have a paranormal element and was fully real-life survival and plot twists. Mercy was an interesting character who had a good heart and was able to see that in some of the other survivors. There is the tiniest bit of a romantic subplot, but mostly this was a locked room mystery and heart-pounding thriller.

I had problems reading this book (I was only allowed to read it from the Netgalley app which was really laggy,and wouldn’t save my reading history.This is why I was not able to continue reading,I reached out for help though I didn’t really receive it.I know for a fact that I’m not the only one that had this problem because I saw someone mention it in the Goodreads review.
Thank you so much for this,though unfortunately I wasn’t able to read it.

thank you netgalley for this arc!

the concept of this book sounded so interesting, and went a different way than i was expecting. it reminded me a lot of the older reality show “kid nation” (look it up, you won’t be disappointed). i feel like if you are good at picking up on clues, the ending might be expected and guessable. i personally miss every clue and hint! this book is out now, so check it out.

I really enjoyed this story. It took a bit for me to get into it but once I did, it was really well written. I think my teenagers would enjoy this one as well. It was a little graphic at times, but not terrible. Thank you for allowing me to read/review!

This was such an amazing thriller. It says that it’s YA but it did not read like one. There are several characters which sometimes makes it difficult to keep track of everyone but it spaced them out and gave them all such different personalities that it was easy to keep them separated. I did not want to put this book down. I’m not usually into reality TV but this was simply amazing. It is my second Kate Alice Marshall book and I cannot wait to read more of what she writes.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was my first book by Kate Alice Marshall, so I wasn't sure what to expect. This is definitely a thriller for young adults (although some of the action seems a litrle graphic for YA). The characters were a bit immature and the writing seemed to really reflect that as well.

This book really is about trust and survival. I did enjoy the reality TV aspect of it. However, the constant reminder of what Damien Dare's philosophy is was a complete turn off. It almost felt political without being outright political.

I'll read some more of KAM's adult fiction, but as far as the YA thriller goes, it just didn't do it for me.

What a wild ride Kate Alice Marshall took me on in this young adult, mystery/thriller. It was definitely thrilling, fast paced, and kept me guessing the entire time. If you are looking for a heart racing mystery with a great cast of characters in an isolated location where they must use their wits to survive then this is the perfect summer read for you.

We are mainly following Mercy who is known for her role in saving a group of people in a mall shooting. As a survivor she carries a lot of guilt about not seeing the signs and saving more people. Her injury due to this event has drained her sisters college fund so when our quiet girl gets an offer to go on a reality show geared on survival she jumps at the opportunity. Our story is taking place in an abandoned town and is completely off grid. Once Mercy and the others arrive the alarm bells are already blaring when there is no-one to welcome them and they are locked in. Let the games begin...

On day one they are quickly thrust into the game of survival and faced with a challenge to retrieve water. Quickly each contestant must step up and through these first several stressful challenges we are getting to know each of them, learn about what brought them to the show and the baggage they each carry with them. Weird things start happening instantly putting everyone on guard and questioning who to trust.

The tension is high throughout this pulse pounding mystery of survival. This was a fast paced and fun read from start to finish. Each one of our characters were fully fleshed out and felt like real people that I grew to care about. I really enjoyed learning about each of their back stories in an organic way that flowed perfectly with the story. Some of our characters are lying about their past and one of them might just be a killer. Who is going to survive?

Overall I really enjoyed this and would definitely recommend! Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was such a good read. I was hooked from the beginning and each new revelation had me gripping for more.

Kate Alice Marshall has become an auto-read for me, but I have found I much prefer her adult novels compared to YA. For a YA novel it kept me engaged, characters were well developed and there was no shortage of twists and turns.
Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers Group for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Kate Alice Marshall has quickly become an auto-buy author for me. YA or Adult, I'm reading it if she's writing it. This story had a great mix of complex characters and I just really like how she writes them. No one is all evil or all good. Trauma is complicated. Survival is hard. This book was fantastic.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Young Reader Group for the eArc of this read.

I have read several of Kate Alice Marshall's adult books, but never have a had the opportunity to read a YA novel by this author. But I was pleasantly surprised by this ebook.

The premise of this book is interesting. A bunch of young adults between the ages of 18-20 show up to a deserted town to be a part of a survival reality TV show. We immediately find out that these young people all have one thing in common: trauma. Each has experienced their own life threatening/altering experience that will shape the way that they proceed throughout these "challenges". But we soon learn that the show must not go on and that these people are trapped in a deserted town with little to not supplies for survival.

All of our characters are well-developed. Throughout the read there are so many layers pulled back to show us just how much the human experience can affect every day life. This read was easy but a bit long in my opinion. But I was invested in what was going to happen to all of the characters and who was going to make it out alive.