A group of teenagers arrive on an isolated island for a party weekend. But one by one, they all start to die...

If I'd never read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, or as it used to be called, Ten Little Indians (view spoiler)[or even worse, Ten Little Niggers (hide spoiler)], this retelling of that classic mystery might've been a more agreeable surprise with its many twists and turns. Even though my recollection of the specific details of who did what in the original story are fairly fuzzy, it's clear that Ten relies More...

this isn't going to be one of my two-star reviews where i trash the book and scream and moan about how terrible it was. because it wasn't that it was terrible, it was just...trite. if you have read a million books, like i have, there is nothing here that is going to surprise you (except for the fact that the people in this book put TOMATOES in the FRIDGE!! - why would you ruin a perfectly good tomato???).

it is sortof kindof a retelling of and then there were none, but not really, not at the end More...

Vengeance is mine; I will repay.
For the time when their foot shall slide.
For the day of their disaster is near.
And their doom comes swiftly.

Ten is the story of ten (ha! Get it? Because the book is called Ten? Ah. I'll just stop now...) teenagers who are all invited to a secret house party on a secluded island over the course of a three-day weekend. Expecting to have a fun, drunken and hormonally stereotypical time at the party, best friends Meg and Minnie decide to go, despite Meg's reservatio More...

The words were centered on the title page, written in red ink. It should have been ominous. It should have kept Meg from turning the next page.

Not so much.

The word (review) was my own addition.

Who ever listens when told to stop doing something? The words "keep out" aren't much different from waving a red cape in front of an angry bull. It only dares us to charge right in.

You know, I can't even fault her for doing it. If people were dropping like flies all around me (this is not a spoiler...I w More...

The last time I remember seeing this setup - a seemingly random group of people is lured to a remote mansion where they’re killed one by one in ever more gruesome fashion in a half-crazed bid for revenge, it was an episode of Family Guy. Seth MacFarlane cribbed the plot from Agatha Christie, sure, but it was still a damn funny parody. In Ten, Gretchen McNeil takes that exact same well-worn story of horror and revenge, but adds nothing new to it really.

The only thing this book doesn’t lack for is More...

I think I need a cold shower, cup of hot choco and a teddy bear to snuggle up with.
This book destroyed my mental stability.
Suck on a thumb much?

Review originally posted at http://www.mycutebookshelf.com/2012/1...

This book is exactly what my Halloween night tradition with my boyfriend, siblings and friends is all about. Horrible and painfully predictable slasher/mystery/horror movies full of cliches and stereotyped characters, with no structure or brains to the plot. It's stupid and silly; you know it, I know it, we all know it, but there's a part of us that still enjoy them regardless of how predictable and silly they are. That alone is More...

I can't even begin to explain how much I love TEN! TEN is a fast-paced thriller, with jump-out-of-your-seat moments, secrets that will shock you, and an ending that will terrify you until the very last page.

I should start off by saying that i read TEN in one night: start to finish. I couldn't put it down! McNeil composed a mystery novel in which all of the events in this book actually made sense. She did a terrific job with this novel, and I would recommend it to anybody -- mystery lover or not More...

My full review won't be up until a little closer to publication date, but this has got to be one of my favorite reads of the year! It reminded me a lot of old school YA, the horror/thriller stories of my own youth. The style is more Christoper Pike (and ya'll know I love Pike) than R.L. Stine, with teens actually behaving in a teen manner.

I was a bit afraid that this book would end up watered down and that only one or two people would die off screen, but nope, McNeil brings the horror! I was th More...

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What a book! I'm so glad that I read this horror/thriller because it was awesome. Ten is a fast paced thriller that I read in a couple of hours. There is never a dull moment in Ten and you're eyes will be glued to the page. I know that when I was reading I ignored everything else around me because I was so immersed in Ten.

Ten is the story of ten teens who are invited to an island for a p More...

Too predictable. Which sucks cause this was one of my most anticipated books of the year for me. I loved her other book, Possess, so I was thrilled to hear she was writing a novel about teens being stranded on a island with a killer dropping them off like flies. My. Kind. Of. Book! Sadly, in the end, it just wasn't the book I had hoped it would be.

What I liked:
. The fast pace. I finished this within two days, it kept my interest and made me really think hard on who the killer might be. In my ca More...

I could write a long, ranting review, but here's the skinny:

If you loved Gretchen McNiel's debut and love angsty teen stories, no matter how they take shape, or even if they take shape, then keep this one on your TBR and enjoy every melodramatic minute.

If you're a Gretchen newbie intrigued by Ten's premise and haven't read Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None yet, push this one back on your must-have list and grab the original then decide.

If like me you're new to McNeil and wanted to try T More...

Once you open this book, you will be unable to set it done until you turn the last page! It was completely and totally, unputdownable!

Ten is a terrifying, bloody and suspense filled roller coaster ride, you'll get back in line for again and again!

YA definitely needs more Horror/Suspense novels, and Gretchen McNeil just set the standard by which all future books in the genre will be compared!

(Full review to come closer to release date! Watch www.MeMyShelfAndI.com for blog tour, interviews and gi More...

Have you read And Then There Were None? Congratulations, you've already read this book, except it was better the first time. The plots are identical, except all the vengeance is about high school stuff and this book is even more offensive about mental illness.

On the other hand, did you desperately want Christie's book to end with an entirely unearned happy ending and without the "here's how it all went down in clever detail" chapter? Even then, you don't want to read this book.

Also, and most o More...

I love all the creepiness in this book, although it was a little too similar to And Then There Were None for my taste. I wish it wouldn't have followed the book so closely!

Ten really reminded me of the Christopher Pike I obsessively read when I was 13. (For the record, my favorite was Die Softly--that was super creepy and now I kind of want to re-read it.) This is a retelling of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, which is a really messed up story (and very much worth reading if you like horror/scary books) and Ten isn't as disturbed as the source material (particularly the ending); Ten also isn't faithful to the nursery rhyme like the original, though it More...

Originally posted on A Book and a Latte:

Creepy. Suspenseful. Thrilling.

Wow. Gretchen McNeil knows how to set a creepy scene! The creepiness begins at the very start with the characters arriving on the island. From the description of the island itself, to the layout of White Rock House, Gretchen sets the scene and gears you up for this thriller!

TEN is told in the third person, focusing around Meg. At some point I wished it was told in the first person from Meg’s perspective, but looking back, ov More...

Originally posted at The Book Life; http://www.thebooklife.com/2012/08/te...


Oh my gosh! Ten is the first book that I've read by Gretchen McNeil and you better believe that I will be pulling Possess off of my shelf soon, to give it a read, too!


Reading Ten was kind of like reading a horror movie in book form, it actually kind of reminded me of that tv show from a few years ago, Harper's Island. Not that the story was the same thing, but the format was similar. A bunch of people, in this case teen More...

Mind. Blown.

This book was literally like watching a movie. Such a good page-turner. And every time I was convinced I knew who the killer was, the story spun me in a different direction and continually kept surprising me. I loved how the story unfolded. My only complaint is that some of the characters were seriously annoying and pissed me off--but hey, what scary movie doesn't have its share of annoying characters we'd love to see killed off, right? And I guess that means McNeil did a decent job More...

If you look at my favorites shelf, you'll find And Then There Were None front and center. So, naturally I was excited to get my hands on a copy of this teen retelling. Even though I didn't set the bar very high, I'm not sure McNeil managed to hit my low expectations.

Ten follows the plot of the original closely, but with shallower characters, gratuitous f-bombs, and trite cultural references. Ten teens are invited to a secluded island for a weekend party but slowly begin to realize something isn' More...

Every reader has a tell--that one inner thought that shows up at some point during an especially awful book and announces, in its shrillest voice, what we dare not acknowledge out loud: every page after this one is going to be a chore rather than a pleasure--something you now have to do rather than something you want to do or get to do. You won't quit the book, obviously, because that's not what good readers do; not every book can be a gem, after all, and perhaps there will be something redeemin More...

**SPOILER AT THE END** This book was amazing!!!! :) It was like 13 Reasons Why mixed with the TV show Harpers Island! The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat! I couldn't put it down! I was completely shocked who the killer was!
Totally wasn't expecting that! I liked how every1 was there 4 a reason and it really clicked once the killer was revealed! The only thing that kinda bothered me was that TJ said never let Minnie get between us again 2 Meg but I think that was a little inconsiderate More...

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Meg and her best friend Minnie have been invited to the party of the year at the isolated vacation home of the uber-popular Jessica Lawrence. Jessica’s family owns a mansion on Henry Island off the coast of Washington, and only a select group received the invitation to stay at the parentless house for the weekend. Meg is used to being in Minnie’s shadow, especially when it comes to handsome footba More...

I have mixed feelings about this book. I was looking forward to reading Ten as it has a phenomenal cover and intriguing premise. I love mysteries and thrillers, but I’m sad to say that this was a disappointing read for me. Apparently it’s based on one of Agatha Christie’s novels, but I haven’t read any of her books yet, so I can’t compare the two.

There were a lot of things that bothered me about the plot, but my biggest complaint is the silly and unnecessary romance in this story. It would’ve f More...

An invitation to a weekend party on an exclusive island, best friends Meg and Minnie thought they were going to relax and enjoy the company of friends, crushes, and meet new people. Both wanted to be at the party for their own reasons. Meg has a secret crush on T.J., while Minnie flaunts her love to everyone. Meg is a writer and an observer. She is anxious to see how this weekend will turn out. A raging storm brings new troubles for everyone. The party started out fun, until after dinner, what b More...

First of all : there are a few minor spoilers below, so read at your own risk!

Here's how the story starts:

A girl and her best friend go to a secret party on a remote island hosted by the ex-best friend of the POV's best friend, who is no longer her best friend because she is now best friend with the POV. On the island, they discover that the guy the POV's best friend has a crush on is also there, and it turns out that the POV is also in love with him but hasn't told her best friend because... we More...

This is one of those books that you read, and as you're reading, you think, "Ugghhh, I totally know what's going to happen next and how does the main character not see it?" because everyone's pretty much dumb as a post until the penultimate moment, when someone (usually protagonist, but not always) Figures It Out but everyone's gone to their doom anyway (sort of like this sentence, which began as a sentence and is now a rambling blob of words). But then, you also are intrigued. It's rather fun i More...

Meg and Minnie have been invited to an incredible party by the most popular girl in school. The party takes place on a remote island off the coast of Washington. The hostess of the party's arrival is delayed, so Meg and Minnie are staying in the island house with eight other teens, one of whom is T.J., the boy both girls are in love with.

What starts off as the beginnings of an awesome party weekend go sour when the weather gets rough and the only DVD in the house is a creepy, threatening one. Th More...

Ten people – three days – one killer.

“Shhh! Don’t Spread the Word!
WHAT: Epic house party
WHEN: Presidents’ Day weekend
WHERE: White Rock House on Henry Island
WHY: Because if you miss this party you’ll regret it forever
Fully stocked house all to ourselves for three days. Like spring break in February! We’ve got special ferries set up and everything!!!!
But keep it quiet. We don’t want just anybody showing up. Can’t wait to see you there!
– Jess”

And when Jessica Lawrence invites you to a party, well More...

As reviewed by Meg

I’m not much for murder/mystery novels. They’re truly not my cup of tea because I just feel that after reading hundreds of them in my youth, there’s not much out there that could surprise me when it comes to murder. Sadly, this book wasn’t any exception. I will state that I enjoyed it, I did. I had a fun time reading Ten, primarily because it was a really quick read (about 2 1/2 hours) so I didn’t feel like I was wasting a lot of time with it. Plus, it is a fun concept.

What let More...