Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

57 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

mimo_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

wasn’t that thrilling im ngl and didnt really get into the mystery part until maybe 50-60% in

but its nice when a plan comes to fruition hehe

“i’m a motherfucking survivor!”

theres just smn about a guy named nico thats a red flag

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

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

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

vanella's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Alcohol, Cursing, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, Infidelity, Stalking, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Blood, and Drug use

Minor: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Vomit

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

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: Murder and Gun violence

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

cpachet'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

4.0

This is my first Rachel Hawkins, had zero expectations going in. The plot moved quickly, I liked the multiple POVs looking back. Interesting twists and I wasn’t mad at the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Cancer, Drug use, Violence, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Stalking

bre88's review

adventurous mysterious medium-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

3.5

It's a solid beach read or one for a lazy Sunday. Do not expect to be wowed by a twist in this one.  The story is about what you would expect - the characters are just interesting enough, the setting is beautiful and the pacing is at a clip that makes you feel like you should finish it. With that being said, it's a bit slow in the middle when the author attempts to build tension and mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Drug use, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Gun violence, and Infidelity

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

twistykris's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol