How Bad Things Can Get, Darcy Coates
How Bad Things Can Get, Darcy Coates
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How Bad Things Can Get

Author: Darcy Coates

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 11 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/26/2025


Synopsis

It was supposed to be the party of the century: miles of idyllic white sand beaches, lush jungle foliage...and a dark legend nobody dreamed might be all too true.When an online influencer and several hundred of his most loyal fans land on Prosperity Island, the plan is simple: five days of elaborate games, drinking, and suntanned fun.A week in paradise should have been a welcome respite. The only survivor of an infamous cult, Ruth wants nothing more than to keep her head down and not draw attention. She's spent decades outrunning her blood-soaked childhood, and her identity is a closely held secret.But then the true history of the island is revealed…along with its sinister connection to Ruth's past. As guests go missing and games turn deadly, Ruth and the rest of the attendees are forced to question whether they've really been invited to paradise...or whether something much darker―and far bloodier―is waiting for them just beyond the bonfire's light.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shelley's Book Nook on August 16, 2025

My Reviews Can Also Be Found On: The Book Review Crew Blog I love Darcy Coates's books; Gallows Hill and Dead of Winter are two of my favourites of hers. Like most of her books, this one is a slow burn, but in the best way possible. In this one, we are taken away to the mysterious Prosperity......more

Goodreads review by Hades on October 12, 2025

Have you ever seen a fat person do a cartwheel??..Well, you missed your opportunity to, after I read the email that Netgallery approved me for this book!  I usually try to read my ARC books in the respectable order of when I receive them. But for Darcy?! I threw everything else out the window at abou......more

Goodreads review by Josh on October 14, 2025

2.5/5 ★ This book is a Mr. Beast video gone COMPLETELY wrong combined with The Blair Witch Project and The Sacrament. In How Bad Things Can Get, Ruth joins hundreds of devoted fans of a popular online influencer on a remote island for a weeklong party they’re hosting, complete with wild challenges and......more

Goodreads review by Susan Carolynn on August 21, 2025

Picking this up on a whim at the bookstore yesterday was truly one of the best decisions I've made because How Bad Things Can Get is easily one of my new favorite thriller/horror books EVER. And I am incredibly picky with this genre lol. I flew through this book in one sitting. The pacing was incredi......more

Goodreads review by Dutchie on August 26, 2025

How bad things can get? Apparently pretty darn bad on Prosperity Island. Eton, a millionaire/billionaire, has just bought the island and has invited VIP guests along with a couple hundred more lucky people who won a ticket via a form of a lottery. It is to be a fun five days filled with entertainmen......more