Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

143 reviews

carissa230's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

2.75

 Lux is living with her boyfriend in Hawaii. When someone hires them to take them to a remote island they can't pass up the money. Turns out the island has a bad history. From death to disappearances it's got a bad reputation.

Brittany's whole family died in a tragic accident. She is mourning their loss with her friend Amma. Amma and Brittany met at grief counseling. Amma lost her boyfriend. They are traveling the world and grieving their losses.

When they get to the island Jake and Eliza are already there. Jake and Eliza have recently reconnected after a long separation. They're working on rekindling a romance that died many years ago.

There is not a single likeable character in the book. Every time that you start to cheer for someone a new dark secret comes out that makes them unlikeable again. Easily readable, but probably easily forgetable to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use

kaegan2's review

slow-paced

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

2.0

Predictable and slow, until the end when it all felt rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

allisonplus's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use and Cannibalism

justreads93's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

Couldn’t put it down! Every twist and turn has me eager to know more and figure out how it was going to end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use and Terminal illness

ewarde's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• 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

This was a thrilling ride start to finish. She incorporates flashbacks of how these people came together, so you truly feel like a part of their group as the mystery slowly unravels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

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

smagzisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Murder, and Alcohol

marypetrushko's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

robin_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

erinhanso's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

srocheteau's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder