Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Reckless Girls: A Novel by Rachel Hawkins

67 reviews

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

lauren_shilling's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a very solidly average thriller, but that's not necessarily said in a bad way! It was a lot of fun and I moved through it very quickly. Like I said, it was just a lot of fun, but nothing about it blew me away like some other thrillers. This was exactly what I was looking for it to be when I picked it up. It was just a fun time that didn't take me long to get through, and I really enjoyed it! Check trigger warnings, but overall it was just super fun and enjoyable, and I would definitely recommend it for anyone just looking to enjoy themselves reading a thriller!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Grief

j_squaredd's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The first 50-60% of the book was so not thrilling. Redeemed by the last third where all the bits that make this a thriller actually live.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Cannibalism

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

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

smahlcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Alcohol

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

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