A review by scahill
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

adventurous mysterious tense slow-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

 Somehow a beach-lit thriller, this genre-bender manages to combine "girl abandons her life to sail to a deserted island with her boyfriend and two rich girls" with "island with history of cannibalism slow boils into a nightmare." Some undercurrents of class commentary and feminism, this was a decent sunny paradise buildup with a steady buildup of storm clouds as the island's mysteries grew. 
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