Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

6 reviews

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

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

taelights's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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

2.0

This book was such a slow burn and didn't even have that good of a payoff. Basically nothing happens other than relationship drama until the last 2 hours of the book. There were some slightly creepy moments I guess if you squint but honestly I felt this wasn't creepy at all and barely qualified as a thriller until the last hour of the audiobook but even then… 

The writing was good and it was interesting enough to listen to during work but if I had read the physical book I probably would have definitely dnf it. 

Also the whole twist of the story is built on a giant plot hole so…. yikes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Cannibalism and Car accident

bmyurs's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Really slow start but picked up at the end and tied all the ends up. I did predict the plot twist at the end- wasn’t too crazy or un fathomable. Enjoyed it as an audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Drug use

Moderate: Misogyny

ekmook's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Car accident

ohhthehorrors's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, and Cancer

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, and Vomit