When the plane crashes, Charlotte Bennett the deans daughter becomes the only girl stranded among the boys, raised on rules, and order. But rules don't survive long on an island ruled by BOYS. Jack Merridew was never meant to care about anyone but power. Lottie was never meant to bow to it. But as the line between civilization and savagery disappears, so does the line between friendship and something far more dangerous. Because on this island, you don't just fight to survive you fight to stay human.