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Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

63 reviews

svangleboyer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

Reckless Girls is a great thriller with some interesting twists that I did not see coming, intriguing characters, and a fantastic plot that I couldn't put down until I finished.
 
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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

Minor: Car accident

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, and Drug use

cassmills's review

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Car accident

oflifeandstuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

2.5

Kind of disappointing.. there was a lot of repetition and stuff that didn’t really make sense. I also thought it was a shame that there wasn’t a single character I wanted to root for. Robby was unnecessary and the island didn’t feel creepy until the last couple of chapters because the flashbacks were kind of random

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Content Warnings

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

goodgollymissmollee's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

This book was really fun and I enjoyed it A LOT. However, the “thriller” aspect felt like an after thought tacked onto the end and I think I would have enjoyed it more without that portion. 

The book really didn’t even get rolling until there was only like 40 pages left and everything happened SO QUICKLY. Nothing was fleshed out and it felt so disjointed. Like it was an entirely different book I’d just stumbled into. 

First like 70% was 5 stars. The ending was like 1 star. So here we are at a 4.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Cancer, Gun violence, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

ravenpuff's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Death and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: Cancer, Cannibalism, Car accident, Drug use, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Blood, and Body horror

laurenkristine's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident, Cannibalism, and Cancer

feathers4bookmarks's review

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

2.75

I thought the characters were pretty  unlikable and cliche. The ideas were good but multiple storylines never resolve and the back story that was involved seemed irrelevant. There were some letters or postcards featured in the physical copy that I wish were tied in better but I’m glad they were added- apparently that was the editor’s idea so kudos to her! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Car accident

Murder mystery, thriller, fiction

boba_n_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

A mediocre book, in my opinion. Not great but not bad, either! I enjoyed parts of it but then felt like a lot of the book was filler and not necessary. There was a nice twist at the end, though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Death, and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Cannibalism

beckyremillard's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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? No

3.5

Lux is looking for adventure with her boyfriend, Nico. They meet two girls, Amma and Brittany, who want to charter Nico’s boat to explore an island a few days from Hawaii. Another couple with a larger boat arrive shortly after them and they all hang out. Drama ensues after a few days and things start to take a darker turn. 

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. 

I wasn’t expecting Eliza to be Chloe. But since Chloe was introduced so late it was obvious she was going to play a role on the island. 

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Minor: Cannibalism