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A review by katlynann
Reckless Girls: A Novel by Rachel Hawkins
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
this book was so promising i’m so so sad 😭 i loved the atmosphere set up and i really cared about the characters throughout the whole thing
this suffered from the pretty little liars effect why are you introducing someone halfway through and telling me he’s bad and weird and scarythere was only once i was a little worried about him but it was so quickly resolved give me tension from the people i already cared so much about
like these people had such deep backstories which could lead them to do anything out of grief and terror
probably 90% of the way through something real happened that wasn’t them just like sitting down and drinking on the island
wtf was the shack in the woods???? wtf was this mysterious person who lived on the island??? i’ll never know
the island makes you crazy??? HOW !!! are you seeing things? are you having more violent thoughts throughout the day??? or are you just letting me know
it just didn’t follow through things would be revealed and i was like “ok”
jake and eliza have drugs!! okay?? these people brought enough bottles of wine for you all to drink 5 a day and you’re shocked they have MARIJUANA????
the ending did make me gasp a bit where was that throughout it all?? the story is built in the “before” segments of the book and nothing happens in the current day
i kept waiting but like all of the reveal at the end besides one part didn’t even matter because it was nothing they were just words they made me feel nothing!!
big spoiler:
LIKE WHAT WAS AMMA Trying TO TELL LUX WHEN THEY WERE DROWNING TOGETHER? WHY DID SHE LIE TO BRITTNEY??? WHAT DID BRITTNEY DO SO AMMA WOULD TELL EVERYONE THEY KNEW ELIZA
still 2.75 because the backstories were great, there was some hints of good foreshadowing, the setting was fun, and i loved Lux, Britt, Amma, and Eliza (Nico was an ass from page 5)
this suffered from the pretty little liars effect why are you introducing someone halfway through and telling me he’s bad and weird and scary
like these people had such deep backstories which could lead them to do anything out of grief and terror
probably 90% of the way through something real happened that wasn’t them just like sitting down and drinking on the island
the island makes you crazy??? HOW !!! are you seeing things? are you having more violent thoughts throughout the day??? or are you just letting me know
it just didn’t follow through things would be revealed and i was like “ok”
the ending did make me gasp a bit where was that throughout it all?? the story is built in the “before” segments of the book and nothing happens in the current day
i kept waiting but like all of the reveal at the end besides one part didn’t even matter because it was nothing they were just words they made me feel nothing!!
big spoiler:
still 2.75 because the backstories were great, there was some hints of good foreshadowing, the setting was fun, and i loved Lux, Britt, Amma, and Eliza (Nico was an ass from page 5)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Death of parent