Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Reckless Girls: A Novel by Rachel Hawkins

52 reviews

katrinareadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I just loved this. The perfect mix of summer time island vibes & murder mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, and Abandonment

c100's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Lux and her boyfriend Nico are hired by two women, Brittany and Amma, to sail the to the deserted Meroe island in the South Pacific. There they meet Jake and Eliza. The arrival of a creepy stranger changes everything as secrets are revealed and lives are changed. 

Majority of the book follows the 6 people while they run amuck on a deserted island. All of the mystery/thriller elements are left to the very end. 

I did like the bits of flashbacks we got, it helped to shed light on everyone's motives. 

There are some gigantic plot holes...

 I had a feeling early on that Eliza could have been Chloe, but dismissed this idea because Amma has MET Chloe, she knows what she looks like. There is no way that Amma didn't know that Eliza was Chloe. This made no sense at all. 

Also, how did Lux get off the island by herself? She didn't have a radio and she doesn't know how to sail? Again, makes no sense.

I don't think that the epilogue added to the story. We are just meant to believe that Lux has continued what Brittany and Chloe schemed? It makes sense for her to make off with the cash and start new, but not this vigilante thing.  

The narrator for the audio is very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A quick-paced thriller with a couple of surprises.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

beetandbaguette's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

vanella's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

carissa230's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

 Lux is living with her boyfriend in Hawaii. When someone hires them to take them to a remote island they can't pass up the money. Turns out the island has a bad history. From death to disappearances it's got a bad reputation.

Brittany's whole family died in a tragic accident. She is mourning their loss with her friend Amma. Amma and Brittany met at grief counseling. Amma lost her boyfriend. They are traveling the world and grieving their losses.

When they get to the island Jake and Eliza are already there. Jake and Eliza have recently reconnected after a long separation. They're working on rekindling a romance that died many years ago.

There is not a single likeable character in the book. Every time that you start to cheer for someone a new dark secret comes out that makes them unlikeable again. Easily readable, but probably easily forgetable to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use

faythfarrar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Cancer and Cannibalism

robin_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

cpachet's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is my first Rachel Hawkins, had zero expectations going in. The plot moved quickly, I liked the multiple POVs looking back. Interesting twists and I wasn’t mad at the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Stalking