Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

6 reviews

kshertz's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This was a good mysterious thriller! There’s some parts that are slightly eye rolling because people just need to talk for like 5 minutes and clear this up but otherwise, it’s a cool setting on the island. There’s a ton of twists and turns and I was interested in how it was going to end!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Sexual content, Infidelity, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

wrestleacademic's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Blood, Abandonment, Cancer, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship

iamnita's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book is supposed to be a modern-day 'And Then There Were None' and it is. This was a fairly straight-forward read, in that the story carried along steadily. I didn't find any of it too shocking, though I found (especially our protagonists) reactions a little over-the-top. What I didn't care for was how 'dumb' all these girls were, and how the main message I was left with was: girls are unmotivated to stand on their own feet so they cling to men.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Grief, Drug use, Alcoholism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death, Alcohol, Violence, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Blood

rachjellie's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death of parent, Cursing, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Alcoholism and Cannibalism

alexisgarcia'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

3.5

Overall, this was a fun change of pace from my usual genres. However, there were a few problems for me.

First, it’s definitely “R-rated”. There’s cursing, death (not a spoiler, mentioned on the inner cover), etc. that may bother some so keep that in mind.
Second, I wish there was more character development. Some of the characters seem a little one dimensional due to the lack of development and exploration. 
Third, I did also feel like there were some issues toward the end. Some of the end character plots left me a little disappointed and confused. A lot of it seemed rushed and almost forced. 

Aside from those issues, the book was a pretty fun and heart racing change. The descriptions of the island are beautiful and the tangled relationships and characters were so fun to “figure out”. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a thriller about a deserted island or someone who wants to pretend it’s not winter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Cannibalism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

cunong's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, and Blood

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, Car accident, and Cancer