Wilder Girls - Rory power

Wilder Girls is set on in an all girl’s school on an island in Maine.  Already cut off from the mainland, they are further isolated as the Navy and the CDC remove their ability to communicate with the outside world.
The unknown illness, or “the Tox” as they call it comes in waves, killing most of the teachers and several of the girls.  Those that survive are forever changed in strange and obvious way, some growing claws, extra spines, a 2nd heartbeat, blindness and more.

And then they noticed that it began to do the same to the wildlife.

The story is focused on the relationship of three best friends that have survived.  When one is taken to the infirmary during one of her spells, the girls discover that things are not what they appear to be.  The remaining duo decide to find out more and get their friend back, no matter the cost. 

The cover artwork was amazingly done and attracted my attention on several occasions before I read the synopsis.  

My only regret is that there was not enough back story.  The reader is thrown into the story during a changing of the guard with little information.  I feel that had the history of the Tox been explained, the book would have been a little more cohesive.  

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Again, that cover art would have had me reading the book regardless of what it was about.