Aoife's Reviews > Patricia Wants to Cuddle

I received this book from the publishers via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars

When four women travel to a remote island off the coast of Canada for the semi-finals in a reality dating show, they have no idea that a night under the stars is about to go terribly wrong. As the women, and the crew are hunted by a mysterious monster in the forest, one contestant finds herself drawn to the dark, hairy being and the soul within.

This is a fast-paced romp of the book that really scoops you up and takes you along for the ride. I very much enjoyed this and found it really entertaining - as well as just very funny in parts. As someone who is partial to Love Island, I thought the dating show concept in this book was great and I loved that the characters we were following were all so different in their own ways.

I would have loved more time with all of the characters just to flesh them out even more, and really get a deep dive into their brains, and improve their relationships with one another. While the book's pacing was fun in that I got really swept up in the story, I definitely think parts of it could have been slowed down so elements of the story could have been more fleshed out and given a bit more explanation. I didn't really like that there wasn't really an explanation given for Patricia being on the island - and I found it a bit unrealistic that so much death could be just swept under the rug?!