We Are Hunted

Tomi Oyemakinde

YA Sci Fi Horror

The White Lotus meets Jurassic Park in We Are Hunted by Tomi Oyemakinde, a compulsive speculative thriller about the lengths we go to for power – and to survive. When seventeen-year-old Femi and his brother accompany their father on a top-secret business trip to a remote and mysterious island, they are looking forward to a summer they’ll never forget. Filled with spectacular species of animal and out-of-this-world technology, the island resort welcomes them with open arms, as does its impressive curator Richard Jenkins. But beneath the sparkle and the wonder, the island is hiding a terrible secret – and it’s biding its time. When the unthinkable happens and the island is put on lockdown, Femi realizes he is somehow at the center of an operation that seeks to expose Jenkins’ resort for what it really is. But the truth comes with a price. And when the bodies start to fall, Femi must decide who on the island he can trust with his life – and how far he will go to survive.

-Excerpt taken from Goodreads.

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My Opinion

(3.5 / 5) Femi and his brother are headed to a mysterious island with their father on a business trip. They have signed non-disclosure agreements and have no idea what to expect. What ends up happening is more than any of them could have imagined.

The island was intriguing and exciting. Femi explores quite a bit and finds himself in a questionable situation. While feeling he could be doing more good than harm, he agrees to some blackmail. Soon afterward, the island is absolute chaos with the animals running free and many attacking. What ensues is the fight of his life and for the lives of many others. It’s full of excitement and fast-paced adventure but also quite a bit of gore and death. It definitely had a Jurassic Park feel which I loved, but I also felt the characters were not as developed as I would’ve liked. If you love a sci fi adventure full of life-threatening situations then this one is for you!

General content summary: 

Little to no language, one F word 

Creatures (dangerous, intense moments, multiple)

Previous car accident and injury (details)

Deaths (multiple, blood, creature attack, quite a few details of blood and body parts and many corpses, some gore, details of a detached human head)

Many deaths of family members (previous and current, some details)

Talk of God 

**Any quotes have been taken from the advance readers copy and may or may not be in the final, published copy.

Thank you to Fierce Reads for the copy!

The book releases September 17, 2024.

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