Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Reckless Girls: A Novel by Rachel Hawkins

5 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I liked the writing style a lot, but I felt like nothing much happened until the last 100 pages. I enjoyed reading about the adventures of the characters exploring this creepy, deserted island, but I was waiting for the other shoe to drop the entire time I was reading. I knew it was a murder mystery, but the build up to the murder was really drawn out. I did like the end and the reasoning behind all the murders. We love a feminist book, even if the strong women might actually end up being villians! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked this story and really any one where the girlies fight back. I liked how the story all came together, and I was really interested in the fictional island. Lux is a wild name for a character, though haha

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Classism

elzibub's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use and Infidelity

Minor: Murder and Abandonment

kaegan2's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

Predictable and slow, until the end when it all felt rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

kshertz's review against another edition

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: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol