Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

71 reviews

elzibub's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Grief, Death of parent, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Drug use

Minor: Murder and Abandonment

sarahl0726's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Murder, Violence, Car accident, and Cursing

c100's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

katymat18's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Cannibalism and Car accident

starsbyname's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Infidelity

Moderate: Cursing

simranpahwa's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

2.75

This book was ok. Still don’t understand why they kept blaming the island for all the weird shit that happened when in reality it was just the shitty people. Also wasn’t a fan of all the cheating… kind of unnecessary in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Lux and her boyfriend Nico are hired by two women, Brittany and Amma, to sail the to the deserted Meroe island in the South Pacific. There they meet Jake and Eliza. The arrival of a creepy stranger changes everything as secrets are revealed and lives are changed. 

Majority of the book follows the 6 people while they run amuck on a deserted island. All of the mystery/thriller elements are left to the very end. 

I did like the bits of flashbacks we got, it helped to shed light on everyone's motives. 

There are some gigantic plot holes...

 I had a feeling early on that Eliza could have been Chloe, but dismissed this idea because Amma has MET Chloe, she knows what she looks like. There is no way that Amma didn't know that Eliza was Chloe. This made no sense at all. 

Also, how did Lux get off the island by herself? She didn't have a radio and she doesn't know how to sail? Again, makes no sense.

I don't think that the epilogue added to the story. We are just meant to believe that Lux has continued what Brittany and Chloe schemed? It makes sense for her to make off with the cash and start new, but not this vigilante thing.  

The narrator for the audio is very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

mimo_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

wasn’t that thrilling im ngl and didnt really get into the mystery part until maybe 50-60% in

but its nice when a plan comes to fruition hehe

“i’m a motherfucking survivor!”

theres just smn about a guy named nico thats a red flag

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

kimveach's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A quick-paced thriller with a couple of surprises.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Sexism, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Blood, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

smahlcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Infidelity, and Drug use