A review by beckyremillard
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

adventurous 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? No

3.5

Lux is looking for adventure with her boyfriend, Nico. They meet two girls, Amma and Brittany, who want to charter Nico’s boat to explore an island a few days from Hawaii. Another couple with a larger boat arrive shortly after them and they all hang out. Drama ensues after a few days and things start to take a darker turn. 

75-80% of the book was slow and uneventful. Nothing really happened until the last bit of the book. It was interesting enough but I was trying to power through more than I was enjoying the story. 

I wasn’t expecting Eliza to be Chloe. But since Chloe was introduced so late it was obvious she was going to play a role on the island. 

Also, I didn’t love the ending where everyone just gets murdered. There are “reasons” that they decided to murder, but they were flimsy and just meh to me.
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