Reckless Girls
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"A high-octane thriller." --New York Times Book Review (Staff Pick) ONE ISLAND Beautiful, wild, and strange--Meroe Island is a desolate spot in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a mysterious history of shipwrecks, cannibalism, and even rumors of murder. It's the perfect destination for the most adventurous traveler to escape everything... except the truth. SIX VISITORS Six stunning twentysomethings are about to embark on a blissful, free-spirited journey--one filled with sun-drenched days and intoxicating nights. But as it becomes clear that the group is even more cut off from civilization than they initially thought, it starts to feel like the island itself is closing in, sending them on a dangerous spiral of discovery. COUNTLESS SECRETS When one person goes missing and another turns up dead, the remaining friends wonder what dark currents lie beneath this impenetrable paradise--and who else will be swept under its secluded chaos. With its island gothic sensibility, sexy suspense, and spine-tingling reimagining of an Agatha Christie classic, Reckless Girls will wreck you.
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Solid 3.5...no rounding. I wanted to like this book a lot. I wanted it to shock me or intrigue me and leaving thinking about it later. But it didn't. I'm not a fan of deserted island stories, so this book was a little out of my usual pickings. However, in the over scheme of things it was a good story.
Based on the premise of this book, I was under the impression that we were going to find more Robinson Crusoe type of action in this book. You know maybe some cannibalism to go in line with the island's history. Maybe even encountering someone who has been able to live in this horrible islandβpardon, atoll. The overall story has a lot of potential for being even more dramatic and shocking, but as other reviewers have indicated, this novel does fall short of what was promised.
The characters were also very had to sympathize with let alone give two shits about. There was something very irritating about all of them; from their personalities to the dialogue. One thing that I did appreciate the author doing was tying all of the characters together. It was a pretty awesome [predictable] plot twist.
Besides all of the f-bombs thrown around the book. This is a pretty easy and fast read. The kind where you don't really need to invest much of brain to get what's going on and what's happening. So if you're looking for something short to read on a plane ride, train ride, or road trip...this is one will do.
Based on the premise of this book, I was under the impression that we were going to find more Robinson Crusoe type of action in this book. You know maybe some cannibalism to go in line with the island's history. Maybe even encountering someone who has been able to live in this horrible islandβpardon, atoll. The overall story has a lot of potential for being even more dramatic and shocking, but as other reviewers have indicated, this novel does fall short of what was promised.
The characters were also very had to sympathize with let alone give two shits about. There was something very irritating about all of them; from their personalities to the dialogue. One thing that I did appreciate the author doing was tying all of the characters together. It was a pretty awesome [predictable] plot twist.
Besides all of the f-bombs thrown around the book. This is a pretty easy and fast read. The kind where you don't really need to invest much of brain to get what's going on and what's happening. So if you're looking for something short to read on a plane ride, train ride, or road trip...this is one will do.
This was an intense read. It makes you feel crazy like you too are "vacationing" on a deserted, creepy island that messes with your way of thinking. I couldn't put it down!
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