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Reckless Girls
by Rachel Hawkins
Reckless Girls, Rachel Hawkins (320 pages)
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Psychological Suspense
Rating: 4 stars
Reckless Girls is the latest standalone thriller from bestselling author, Rachel Hawkins. This is my first book by this author. I was drawn in my the bright eye-catching cover which seems far to cheery for this tense, foreboding twisty thriller.
The story follows Lux and her boyfriend Nico who are hired to sail two women to a remote island paradise. On the island though they are not alone as two other boats arrive bringing the small party to seven. At first things seem great, sun, sand, drinks but is everyone on the island who they seem and are some or all of them hiding their motivations for being there.
The story mainly follows Lux, however we see flashbacks of other characters including Lux throughout the book. This helps fuel the sense of mistrust and backstory to each of the characters. You get just enough backstory and context to get a sense of the characters but not enough to fully uncover their motivations or secrets until the end.
I enjoyed the island setting and the sense of foreboding and unease as what started out as a fun and relaxing trip turns into something else. I felt the pacing could have been a little stronger as the final few chapters felt a little rushed and I’d like to have seen this develop over a longer period to really hit home the explosive ending. There was enough crumbs along the way to keep you interested and guessing.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend to fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. It was an easy to read, fun and entertaining novel.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an early copy of this book.
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Psychological Suspense
Rating: 4 stars
Reckless Girls is the latest standalone thriller from bestselling author, Rachel Hawkins. This is my first book by this author. I was drawn in my the bright eye-catching cover which seems far to cheery for this tense, foreboding twisty thriller.
The story follows Lux and her boyfriend Nico who are hired to sail two women to a remote island paradise. On the island though they are not alone as two other boats arrive bringing the small party to seven. At first things seem great, sun, sand, drinks but is everyone on the island who they seem and are some or all of them hiding their motivations for being there.
The story mainly follows Lux, however we see flashbacks of other characters including Lux throughout the book. This helps fuel the sense of mistrust and backstory to each of the characters. You get just enough backstory and context to get a sense of the characters but not enough to fully uncover their motivations or secrets until the end.
I enjoyed the island setting and the sense of foreboding and unease as what started out as a fun and relaxing trip turns into something else. I felt the pacing could have been a little stronger as the final few chapters felt a little rushed and I’d like to have seen this develop over a longer period to really hit home the explosive ending. There was enough crumbs along the way to keep you interested and guessing.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend to fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware. It was an easy to read, fun and entertaining novel.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an early copy of this book.