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justreads93's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use and Terminal illness
ewarde's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Murder and Gun violence
Minor: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity
svangleboyer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Rachel Hawkins does a great job building up the tension through the novel though it is a little bit slow in some places. I love the descriptions and felt like I was right there on Merone Island with the characters. I really enjoyed the theme of strong women who have overcome tragedy seen throughout the novel. I also loved the plot twists because there were a couple, I DID NOT suspect which is always nice to find.
I didn't like all the characters, but I did find them to be well-developed and enjoyed seeing all the various flaws each one had. I also really enjoyed learning all their different backstories throughout the novel.
I highly recommend Reckless Girls to thriller fans, to anyone who likes themes of strong women, and/or anyone looking for a good "locked room mystery" just set on an island instead of a building.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Classism
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Car accident
kshertz's review
- 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
Minor: Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Sexual content, Infidelity, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
twistykris's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol
oflifeandstuff's review against another edition
- 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
2.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Car accident and Terminal illness
vivboyd98's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship
booksnbones13's review
- 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
Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Death, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
beckyremillard's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
75-80% of the book was slow and uneventful. Nothing really happened until the last bit of the book. It was interesting enough but I was trying to power through more than I was enjoying the story.
Also, I didn’t love the ending where everyone just gets murdered. There are “reasons” that they decided to murder, but they were flimsy and just meh to me.
Graphic: Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity
Minor: Cannibalism
wrestleacademic's review
- 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
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Blood, Abandonment, Cancer, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Toxic friendship