Colony of the Lost

This would have been a solid 3.5 if not for all the unnecessary rape and sexualization of teenage girls. At best, it's dated and stale (it was weird when King did it in the 70s-80s, and it's weird when people still insist on it), and at worst, it's misogynistic. And given that it happened multiple times in this book, it's far closer to the latter category.

Colony of the Lost is another freebie from Bookbub. While I can't resist a free book, I'm often sceptical about them as they are usually dire. This one was a pleading surprise. A well written, old school horror with likeable characters that you really want to survive. Love it.