Reckless Girls
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- Create Date：2022-01-07 11:20:57
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Rachel Hawkins
- ISBN：1250835577
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Reviews
Jill
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Lux has spent several years waiting。 She was waiting tables， and that’s how she met Nico。 He had a great smile， and Lux fell for him almost immediately。 She was living in San Diego， but there was nothing tying her there since her mother died。 So when Nico invited her to join him on his sailboat， she said yes。 But when they got to Hawaii， the boat got injured， and Nico didn’t want to ask his parents for money。 So Lux got a job cleaning rooms at a resort and Nico got a job fixing boats at the mari Lux has spent several years waiting。 She was waiting tables， and that’s how she met Nico。 He had a great smile， and Lux fell for him almost immediately。 She was living in San Diego， but there was nothing tying her there since her mother died。 So when Nico invited her to join him on his sailboat， she said yes。 But when they got to Hawaii， the boat got injured， and Nico didn’t want to ask his parents for money。 So Lux got a job cleaning rooms at a resort and Nico got a job fixing boats at the marina。 And they waited。 And then Nico met Amma and Brittany。 They wanted someone to take them to a small island （an atoll， actually） called Meroe Island。 They offered Nico $50，000 for a 2-week trip to Meroe。 At first Lux was concerned about the idea of his spending 2 weeks on the boat with these women he just met， but when she met them， she liked them a lot， and they liked her， and they said she should come along too。 When Lux realized that they could get the friends to pay for the repairs on Nico’s boat， she agreed to come。 Then when the trip was over， she and Nico could take the sailboat out on their own and go anywhere。 No more waiting。 They make their preparations， and set sail for Meroe。 Once they get to the island， they find out that they are not alone。 There is another boat， a larger boat， already there。 Jake and his girlfriend Eliza invite them all to a big dinner around a campfire。 There are lots of fish， and there is plenty of wine， so they all become fast friends。 Days slip by on Meroe， swimming and summing， eating and drinking， lots of drinking。 But the island has a way of getting to you， Lux finds。 The more she learns about it， the creepier it seems。 It had been used as an airfield during World War II。 There are jungles with dense vegetation and predators。 The brightly colored fish that swim around the island are toxic， and there are sharks in the waters as well。 As time goes on， Lux sees some cracks in the life she’d been waiting for。 There are moments that she’s reminded she doesn’t Nico very well， and she barely knows Brittany and Amma at all。 But what else can she do？ She’s stuck there on the island with them for the full two weeks， and beyond that， she doesn’t really have anything else。 She lost her mother and doesn’t get along with her father。 She has no job。 She left college to care for her mother when she got sick。 She lost touch with all her old friends。 All she has now is Nico and his boat and his dreams of sailing to amazing places。 She has new friends Amma and Brittany。 And new friends Jake and Eliza。 And her own wits and will to survive。 And then， when another boat shows up， and Robbie shows up on their beach， Lux has a bad feeling。 She has a bad feeling about him， she has a bad feeling about Meroe， and she’s starting to question everyone else on the island。 It seems like everyone has secrets， everyone has an agenda， and Lux will have to work to figure out who she can trust to get away from Meroe Island and on to her future。 Reckless Girls is a creepy boat thriller that makes for one amazing trip。 Author Rachel Hawkins brought us last year’s The Wife Upstairs， a contemporary Jane Eyre that made almost everyone’s best lists for the year， and she’s back with another insightful look at money and class disguised as an unputdownable novel。 I got sucked in to Reckless Girls almost from the first chapter。 As the tension went up a notch， I got pulled in deeper， over and over， until I had to race to the end of the book。 I thought the characters were strong individuals， and the setting of Meroe Island lent the perfect threat to the vacationers。 And as you get to the end and see how it all comes together， there is a true beauty to the underlying theme。 This is a novel that will stick with me for a long time， in part because of the fantastic story and in part because of that thoughtful theme。 Rachel Hawkins just keeps getting better！ Egalleys for The Reckless Girls were provided by St。 Martin’s Press through NetGalley， with many thanks。 。。。more
Isabel
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Very engaging and well written （especially the atmosphere of the island） buut what the synopsis describes doesn't start till 3/4 of the book。 I also wasn't thrilled with the ending， seemed like the author had a certain let's say bias with it （don't want to spoil anything） Very engaging and well written （especially the atmosphere of the island） buut what the synopsis describes doesn't start till 3/4 of the book。 I also wasn't thrilled with the ending， seemed like the author had a certain let's say bias with it （don't want to spoil anything） 。。。more
Maya Wylie
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This is the second book of Rachel Hawkins’ that I’ve read （the first being The Wife Upstairs） and I found myself really enjoying her writing and her complex characters。 However before we get into the things I enjoyed about this book， I must get in to something very important: everywhere I have seen this book promoted it has been advertised as a thriller novel and after reading it I can confidently say that IT IS NOT A THRILLER。 It didn’t feel like a thriller and it definitely read more like a co This is the second book of Rachel Hawkins’ that I’ve read （the first being The Wife Upstairs） and I found myself really enjoying her writing and her complex characters。 However before we get into the things I enjoyed about this book， I must get in to something very important: everywhere I have seen this book promoted it has been advertised as a thriller novel and after reading it I can confidently say that IT IS NOT A THRILLER。 It didn’t feel like a thriller and it definitely read more like a contemporary drama both in style of writing and in plot。 The really “thrilling” stuff only happens in the last twenty or so pages and to me， if a book takes that long to get into the action then it can’t really be fitted into the thriller genre。 Otherwise， I really enjoyed the book， even though I was a bit disappointed with how the story proceeded。 My favorite part of the book was that the characters， especially our leading protagonist， Lux， were all exceptionally compelling。 They were unlikely the way most drama or thriller characters are， but unlike most drama and thriller books， these characters felt a bit more complex。 These characters could be ignorant or selfish but none of them felt entirely all bad or without redeeming qualities。 This is something that I often find frustrating when reading books with “unlikeable characters” that I’m glad that Hawkins subverts。 In other words， I think it’s perfectly okay to have unlikable characters in your book， but they need to have redeeming qualities because in real life people are more complicated than that。 Hawkins does a great job of creating these nuanced characters。 Overall， I really enjoyed this book despite my disappointment and will definitely be picking up more novels by Hawkins。 。。。more
Shalee
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HOLY SH*T！！！ This book was WILD。 I want to read it again already。 😂 In the beginning it felt like it was going to be a slow burn， and it sort of is for 50%。 But even in that slowness， you can tell something is juuuust around the corner。 And when everything hits the fan？ BOY DOES IT HIT THE FAN。 This book was so freaking fun！！ PS: Thank you to NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest review！
Taylor Schmidt
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This book was pretty slow for the first half and all of the characters are quite unlikeable。 Not my favorite read。
Erin Farmer
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Book 5 for 2022！ 3。5/5 stars for this Adult Thriller read！ Shew where to begin for reviewing this book？ Lux and her boyfriend Nico are living their day to day life in Hawaii， when two near strangers invite them to sail to cursed Meroe Island for $50，000。 What could possibly go wrong？ Welp， their trip to "paradise" isn't very magical。。。。 Loads of trigger warnings for this book。 Please check those before going in。 It's pretty heavy。 Book 5 for 2022！ 3。5/5 stars for this Adult Thriller read！ Shew where to begin for reviewing this book？ Lux and her boyfriend Nico are living their day to day life in Hawaii， when two near strangers invite them to sail to cursed Meroe Island for $50，000。 What could possibly go wrong？ Welp， their trip to "paradise" isn't very magical。。。。 Loads of trigger warnings for this book。 Please check those before going in。 It's pretty heavy。 。。。more
Michelle
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3。5 stars overall
Caroline
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3。5 stars
Truly Tammy
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3。75 stars
Laura
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Around a 4。5 stars until there were about 50 pages left。 And that ending。 Deserves more like a 3 3。5 in my opinion。
kel
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3。5this was。。。 fine， i really liked the beginning but sort of got a little bored with it after a while and the conclusion was just fine
Jennifer
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This was a fun book。 I stayed invested from page one。 I felt The Wife Upstairs was better but still this was enjoyable。 I did feel like the epilogue was a little pointless。
Susan
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I really loved the wife upstairs。But this？ Ugh。 It wasn't just slow。 It never really left the runway and took off。It was slow slow slow。 I loved the Wife Upstairs enough to stick it out。 But the creepy island never became the additional creepy character It should have been。The stranger was a charactertute of what it should have been and the "sex scene" at the end？ It was just。。。 gross。 I dont mean love trigger。 I mean just gross。 I will completely read the next Rachel Hawkins book but this wasn' I really loved the wife upstairs。But this？ Ugh。 It wasn't just slow。 It never really left the runway and took off。It was slow slow slow。 I loved the Wife Upstairs enough to stick it out。 But the creepy island never became the additional creepy character It should have been。The stranger was a charactertute of what it should have been and the "sex scene" at the end？ It was just。。。 gross。 I dont mean love trigger。 I mean just gross。 I will completely read the next Rachel Hawkins book but this wasn't it for me。 。。。more
Beth
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I was really excited to read this one because I loved The Wife Upstairs。 I’m sorry to say that I saw right where this book was going within the first few pages and had virtually no surprises in the end。 Not much happens until the last third of the book and it’s just not that suspenseful or thrilling。
Patricia Burker
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This one just seemed to drag on for me， and the bad language was just a bit much。 Not a fan。
Marcie Cagle
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I wish I would have waited and saved this one for the summer or vacation because it’s the PERFECT SUMMER READ！ 🏝 😍Think Gilligan’s Island but with a sinister mystery。 😈It would also be awesome on the big screen as well。 Just saying。 😉 All you need to know is it’s about 6 strangers on a remote island with secrets that lead to death。 😬⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jessica Rooks
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My first one day binge book of the year was pretty good on this snow day！ The setting was definitely the opposite of my current one， but the author did a great job of pulling me into it。 My favorite part of the book was definitely all the characters who you couldn’t quite figure out their backstories。 I love that mystery that pulls my hand to turn the next page。 However， I guessed the big twist pretty early on so the ending left me a little disappointed。
Brittany
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Disappointing。 I was hoping for a bit more of a "lord of the flies" vibe with this one。 The story is exhausting， with barely more plot than drinking on the beach all day until page 200ish。 I felt like the ending was awkward （for lack of a better word） because it was all rushed into about 20-25 pages。 Did I read the whole thing？ Absolutely， sunk cost fallacy and all; but I would not recommend this to anyone。 Disappointing。 I was hoping for a bit more of a "lord of the flies" vibe with this one。 The story is exhausting， with barely more plot than drinking on the beach all day until page 200ish。 I felt like the ending was awkward （for lack of a better word） because it was all rushed into about 20-25 pages。 Did I read the whole thing？ Absolutely， sunk cost fallacy and all; but I would not recommend this to anyone。 。。。more
Kristin
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This was fine。 I loved the setting and the first 2/3 was better than the ending。 It was just so far from reality that I couldn't lean into it as much as I needed to really enjoy this。 This was fine。 I loved the setting and the first 2/3 was better than the ending。 It was just so far from reality that I couldn't lean into it as much as I needed to really enjoy this。 。。。more
Laura Inlow
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An easy read that kept me engaged from start to finish。 A little light， a little dark。 Good little revenge novel。
Lauren Matthias
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This was a fun， fast-paced thriller that I devoured in 24 hours！ Lux， the main character， is adrift after her mother dies from cancer。 She meets her boyfriend Nico in California and follows him to Maui。 The plan is to eventually sail around the world， but Nico’s boat needs repairs。 Enter Brittany and Amma， who fund the repairs， and pay Nico and Lux to take them to an uninhabited island in the Pacific that has a creepy history， but once they arrive， they discover that they’re not the only ones se This was a fun， fast-paced thriller that I devoured in 24 hours！ Lux， the main character， is adrift after her mother dies from cancer。 She meets her boyfriend Nico in California and follows him to Maui。 The plan is to eventually sail around the world， but Nico’s boat needs repairs。 Enter Brittany and Amma， who fund the repairs， and pay Nico and Lux to take them to an uninhabited island in the Pacific that has a creepy history， but once they arrive， they discover that they’re not the only ones seeking an escape。 Not everyone makes it off the island…I loved the author’s use of individual storylines in the past to tie everything together。 4 stars because I figured it out and was hoping for one more twist。 。。。more
Claire
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A group of twenty somethings on a deserted - what could possibly go wrong？I was intrigued by this book。 It’s quite a rollercoaster that I binge read in just over a day as I found it impossible to put down。 Brittany and Amma hire Nico and his girlfriend Lux to sailthem to Meroe an unpopulated atoll off the coast of Hawaii。 They want to head there for a couple of weeks rest and relaxation。 On arrival they find another boat there， a sleek catamaran piloted by Jake and Eliza。 Now a party of six， the A group of twenty somethings on a deserted - what could possibly go wrong？I was intrigued by this book。 It’s quite a rollercoaster that I binge read in just over a day as I found it impossible to put down。 Brittany and Amma hire Nico and his girlfriend Lux to sailthem to Meroe an unpopulated atoll off the coast of Hawaii。 They want to head there for a couple of weeks rest and relaxation。 On arrival they find another boat there， a sleek catamaran piloted by Jake and Eliza。 Now a party of six， they soon settle into island life， swimming， good food and plenty of wine。 Meroe has a dark past， but here， Lux especially feels free and as if she belongs。 Until they become a party of seven。 This book is deliciously dark and intriguing。 It’s suspenseful and I loved the way the ending came together。 I would rate this four stars。 Thank you to NetGalley， Harper Fiction and the author for the chance to review。 。。。more
Arrington （agirlandher_books） Moore
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Wow， let me start by saying that I think Reckless Girls was 100x better than The Wife Upstairs！ A tropical island， a boat adventure， and deaths on a deserted island。 This is the perfect recipe for a winter thriller。 Once I started on this adventure with Nico and Lux， I could not stop reading。 I loved the quick changing point of views and all the connected story lines that were woven in throughout the characters。 This one will have you wishing you were sitting by a pool drinking a cold cocktail w Wow， let me start by saying that I think Reckless Girls was 100x better than The Wife Upstairs！ A tropical island， a boat adventure， and deaths on a deserted island。 This is the perfect recipe for a winter thriller。 Once I started on this adventure with Nico and Lux， I could not stop reading。 I loved the quick changing point of views and all the connected story lines that were woven in throughout the characters。 This one will have you wishing you were sitting by a pool drinking a cold cocktail while reading about the adventures on Meroe Island。 I would recommend this to anyone looking a good winter time thriller that will hold your attention！ 。。。more
Ella
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book review-ish: https://youtu。be/Bx2YiFsWo18 book review-ish: https://youtu。be/Bx2YiFsWo18 。。。more
Connie
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Lux， 25， shares a house with Nico in Hawaii。 He has a boat called “Susannah” named after a previous girlfriend。 The hull of the boat has been damaged and he is trying to make enough money working at the marine to have it repaired。Lux lost her mother awhile ago and Nico is from very wealthy parents but he chooses to live his life his way。Nico introduces Lux to Brittany and Amma who have asked him to sail them to a remote and rugged island in the Pacific called Meroe Island。 While there are some u Lux， 25， shares a house with Nico in Hawaii。 He has a boat called “Susannah” named after a previous girlfriend。 The hull of the boat has been damaged and he is trying to make enough money working at the marine to have it repaired。Lux lost her mother awhile ago and Nico is from very wealthy parents but he chooses to live his life his way。Nico introduces Lux to Brittany and Amma who have asked him to sail them to a remote and rugged island in the Pacific called Meroe Island。 While there are some unsavory tales about the place， Nico agrees when they offer him $50，000 to take them。 That will be enough to repair his boat first。 Lux is a bit hesitant but agrees。After encountering a vicious storm on the way， they finally arrive at the island。 There they discover another couple who appear to be very wealthy and friendly。 They share good food and lots of alcohol。 The days are filled with sunshine， swimming， and just relaxing。 What a life。The plan is to spend two weeks on the island and things appear to go well until a boat with a single guy on it shows up。 Trying to be nice， the group welcomes him but he soon becomes a mooch and proves himself to be unsavory。 In addition， Brittany and Amma haven’t been completely honest about their backgrounds。 Are others keeping secrets as well？The tension begins to build and as the heat of the sun on the island intensifies， so does the heat of the animosity of the group toward one another。 Whom can they trust？ But as dead bodies begin to mount， they wonder if anyone will survive。 The story switches back and forth in time giving the reader a bit of background on the characters。 The author’s descriptions are well-written to make the tension grow more and more。 I think readers will love this book and think twice before going on a sailing trip。 Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Stephanie Laurenza
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Absolutely delightful read！ Listen， one of my pet peeves is that mysteries， thrillers， scary shit tends to take place in dreary， rainy， overcast weather。 BAD SHIT HAPPENS IN SUNLIGHT， TOO - and that's even scarier！ So this abandoned island near Hawaii and these boats and the romanticism of dropping everything to beebop around is perfection。 I rooted for more than one of these characters， and could。not。stand。 the others （Nico is the worst kind of dude）。 Absolutely delightful read！ Listen， one of my pet peeves is that mysteries， thrillers， scary shit tends to take place in dreary， rainy， overcast weather。 BAD SHIT HAPPENS IN SUNLIGHT， TOO - and that's even scarier！ So this abandoned island near Hawaii and these boats and the romanticism of dropping everything to beebop around is perfection。 I rooted for more than one of these characters， and could。not。stand。 the others （Nico is the worst kind of dude）。 。。。more
Julianne Kanter
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3。5 because I predicted the twists， but rounded up because it kept me hooked enough to read in 24 hours。
char
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SO FUN
Bethany Blake
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Solid 4 star read。 I love watching lux discover her self， and try to figure out those around her。 I did figure out the twist before it came， but that happens constantly， and if I gave a book about rating for that reason， then I would hate every book 😂。 Definitely recommend this for the younger generation of thriller readers （like me… the “internet” generation？ Is that what people call us？ 😂） Rachel Hawkins has officially made me a fan。 I was worried with her second mystery thriller she would fal Solid 4 star read。 I love watching lux discover her self， and try to figure out those around her。 I did figure out the twist before it came， but that happens constantly， and if I gave a book about rating for that reason， then I would hate every book 😂。 Definitely recommend this for the younger generation of thriller readers （like me… the “internet” generation？ Is that what people call us？ 😂） Rachel Hawkins has officially made me a fan。 I was worried with her second mystery thriller she would fall off some， but I loved this one just as much！ 。。。more
Danielle Murphy
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