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Since I didn‘t get any recommendations from my last post, my sister came through and chose this book. It is definitely a thriller and reads like one (I was speed reading and done in a day and a half), but tbh maybe it is not cup of tea, maybe it was the ⚠️☠️🩸 but I was put off by some of it, despite the meaningful message in the end. What do others think? #recentlyread #troubleinparadise #thriller

An entertaining and atmospheric summer thriller. The perfect addition to your beach bag! ☀️🏝️👙 3/5

5 🌟
This was a super fun read! Very atmospheric, eerie, and dramatic.

ebook: The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen
audiobook: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Salt water and blood taste the same. She'd never thought of that until now, until she was drowning in both, blood gushing from the wound in her temple, the sea rushing into her mouth. Both are warm, tangy. Both threaten to consume her.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Entertaining!

Note to self: first book of 2024

Entertaining audiobook, but it didn‘t really feel like a thriller. More gossipy and not suspenseful until near the end.

This was an entertaining thriller, I just didn't connect with or care about any of the characters, but that is more on me not on the actual book itself (which is why I still rated it 3 stars) I just found all of the characters to be unlikeable and I wasn't invested in what happened. I preferred The Wife Upstairs from this author. ⭐⭐⭐#tea_sipping_bookworm #goodreads #thestorygraph #getlitsy #bookqueen

This book was given to me by a family member because it was so good she thought I had to read it. #29 of 2023

I have mixed feelings about this book. I really enjoyed it and found it to be a quick read. However, it felt a bit slow at times and I wanted/needed more action. I though the plot/storyline had great promise and while the ending delivered, I am not sure the lead up to those events matched the energy of the last couple chapters. Overall I would recommend because it was entertaining.

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July 15, 2023 This book was very violent towards the end because well, hmmm, should I even say what happens at the end? Nah!!! I WANT you to read it yourself. Hint: Some ppl do die at the end. Maybe I should say five (however I am not saying WHO). Please let me know your thoughts. My rating for the book is a 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Really enjoyed this. I think summer or on vacation is a great time to read it. Nothing like tropical seas, deserted islands paired with lies, murder and deceit.

July 13, 2023 On page 223 out of 309 and I have reached the climax of the book. This book definitely has some "reckless girls" in it. Brittany and Amma are good friends, Jake and Eliza are a couple, and Nico and Lux are a couple. However, things get weird when Amma hooks up and sleeps with Nico because her bf died in a car accident and Nico reminds her of her ex. Sadly, Lux does not have anyone to go to now. She also knows about J & E: secrets

July 11, 2023 Happy Prime Day. Tomorrow is also Prime Day but i am not into it. I am on page 120 and have finally gotten to some suspenseful parts. I cannot wait to read on and see what happens next. I am on the section where Lux, Nico, Brittany, Amma, Jake, and Eliza are all on an island in Hawaii and Lux stumbles upon a skull. Whose skull could it be? How long was it there for?

July 10, 2023 NEW BOOK ALERT 🩷💖💕💞💓

This was good, got a bit convoluted at times with the flashbacks, & I did predict some of the twists, but it was suspenseful & I loved the deserted island adventure vibe 🏝️

#20in4

So my plans got a bit rained out today, but I still wanted to go to my local winery/Christmas tree farm to get a few bottles togo, I listen to the tagged book on the way as they are sailing through a storm to an atoll off of Hawaii. I decided to have a glass as the rain had let up for maybe the first 90 seconds I was there, then started down pouring & seeking shelter I found this friend 😂

Book #37
4/5
I would describe this one overall as a clever, somewhat suspenseful, Summer read.

What a great beach read!! I‘ve never read anything of Hawkins‘ before and this one definitely makes me want to try her other thrillers. In this, a group of 20 somethings sail to a remote tropical island where things are as beautiful as they are deadly! A page-turning, quick read. Look at these sweet flowers on the dune along our path to the beach 😍

Perfect beach reading!

I liked this one for a quick, easy read with #IslandVibes for #TitlesandTunes It‘s by no means perfect & I thought the twists were pretty easy to guess, but the tension was built up nicely & it kept me turning the pages. I liked the atmospheric remote island setting, beautiful but creepy & menacing. Overall a decent summer thriller & I am happy to have it off my #BOTM TBR stack at last! 🌺📚

My picks for May‘s #TitlesAndTunes

I chose Reckless Girls to finally get it off my #BOTM #TBR & because it looks quick & entertaining & the cover screams #IslandVibe 🌺

My song pick is Island from Miley Cyrus because the lyrics ask “Am I stranded on an island? Or have I landed in paradise?” which seems fitting for a thriller on an isolated island. 🏝️

I didn't love this one greatly, I didn't enjoy or relate to any of the characters.
It was an ok book, I listened to the audiobook via BorrowBox.

Read for reading challenges.

3.5/5

I liked this book! It was a fun and easy read and I would recommend it for someone going on vacation or looking for something not too deep.

These girls need therapy

I liked this one a lot! It definitely kept my interest and some of the twists were unexpected. I thought a few were predictable but there was a lot that took me by surprise. I liked the setting and the different perspectives. The ending was perfect, in my opinion and I thought this was a quick read with a plot that kept me hooked.

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Pretty interesting story. I really liked the characters and the intro to the story.

#RachelHawkins #RecklessGirls

I did not enjoy a single thing about this book. 🤷🏽‍♀️🎧

I love the vibrant cover! The narrator was great and the story kept me interested but the writing isn‘t great and the f-bomb was grossly overused with most every character. I don‘t care for edge of your seat suspense so I was okay with it only being mildly suspenseful, but I felt the story fell short of it‘s potential.

⭐️ I listened to this one and was not thrilled. I get this was trying to say that privileged boys can‘t keep getting away with bad behavior but it was executed so weakly. It was not shocking and the whole point fell apart at the end. This one was not for me.

Vacation on a deserted island with strangers they just met and more strangers arriving spells a recipe for disaster for Lux McAllister and her boyfriend Nico. Paradise isn‘t always what it seems. I didn‘t love the ending of this book but in all it was a fast read with a few good twists.

Wow, Hawkins does it again. I love her modern takes on classics. The Wife Upstairs was a 4 and a half star read for me and Reckless Girls was too. I will check out anything she puts out ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3.5⭐/5⭐

Mostly fun, with good atmosphere & dark undercurrent. The characters are interesting, but some wind up being cardboard cutouts. A lot of suspense & plenty of twists & turns, but the pacing occasionally drags. I figured most of the “reveal“ very early on, so the ending didn't pack a lot of punch. There are high stakes & tense action, but at no point was I on the edge of my seat. Still, the journey was mostly entertaining & I don't regret my read.

Book 111

I listened to Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins. A suspense thriller about 20-somethings long-term traveling via boat who end up at a creepy, uninhabited island. The twists seem obvious but go farther than anticipated. A decent listen but not memorable. 3.5 stars

From my tbr list.

#FloralCover #ArtfulAugust

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @eggsy

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This was a really fun, quick, summer thriller. Good beach read as it's set in Hawaii! ⛱️

#LetterR #alphabetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Entertaining, quick read

This was a fun read to breeze through while trying to wait out the heat. My AC is working really hard on this 100 degree day, but it‘s still over 80 in the house so I‘m feeling a little low energy. I read this all today, and it was enjoyable. I might read other books by this author.

I read this in one day and therefore I clearly didn‘t hate the reading experience but what made this a so-so for me was the ending (I feel like I missed something, but in reading other reviews maybe I didn‘t). I also could have done with less man hating.

It kinda feels like I‘m doing tbr posts twice a week now. This summer is flying by. But anyhow the calendar said it‘s time for my July tbr, so here are a few books I‘m reading. I‘m probably going to take a step back from fantasy so I don‘t burn myself out. Plus, I‘m craving something spooky. What are you reading this month?

https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/07/01/july-2022-tbr/

Maybe because I was primed to have low expectations for the ending or maybe because other endings of thrillers are worse... Either way, I thought this was solid all the way though including the ending! I really enjoyed this crazy weird story!

I actually liked the book up until the super wild and rushed ending. I knew it was a thriller but didn‘t read as such until everything took a left turn at the end. So much happened all at once that it took away from an otherwise good story. I actually had to go back and read a couple parts because it all happened so fast.⭐️⭐️⭐️

Brittany and Anna contract Nico to go to Menroe a small and isolated island located in the Pacific Ocean to celebrate their last semester in college. Nico‘s girlfriend, Luz was also invited. When they arrived there were two more persons in the island. The are rumors that the island is cursed and you can become mad. Unlikely characters. Nothing about them is true and the worst of them will be revealed in the island. Will they survive? It was ok⬇️

Alright, according to reviewers, I will not get my hopes up about an ending, bit I'm looking forward to a summer page turner (audiobook)

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The premise of this book seemed very interesting, but the part of the plot that is described in the book‘s synopsis doesn‘t even happen until after halfway through the story. The story was okay in general but I honestly thought that the ending was pretty ‘meh‘.

Reading poolside today. I have nine school days left, but today feels like summer. #teachersoflitsy