Reckless Girls by Rachel HawkinsMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another winner from Rachel Hawkins!
Wow. What a terrific ending to 2021, start of 2022! I was busy so I had limited time while reading the beginning of this book. The first several chapters are setting the stage of Nico and Lux’s relationship and lives. Lux was working at a bar in California after she had to drop out of school when her mother became ill with cancer. She was dreaming of studying English Literature and was set to do this when everything fell apart. She left to go home and care for her dying mother, with no help from her absentee father. Once her mother passed away and she was waitressing, she was introduced to Nico, a young man who was interested in sailing to Hawaii and then sailing the world. He is a rich boy who has walked away from the expected role he was meant to play in the family law firm, instead seeking his dream of sailing. They start a relationship and meet in Hawaii to start a life together. While there, Nico is in need of finances to repair his boat and stock it, when he meets a pair of college-aged girls who ask if he would be willing to consider taking them to a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. At first, Nico and Lux are somewhat hesitant and then the money offered decides for them.
Soon, the four of them are headed out to a deserted island. Then, the story really gets going. Things happen. Then more things happen…all on this remote and deserted island with a spooky history since it was named for a ship that wrecked in its waters.
This story is terrific and keeps you reading, turning the pages as quickly as possible to find out what happens next. A mixture of thriller, suspense, revenge story, closed “room” mystery - there is something for many readers here and it will not disappoint! Great atmosphere as well.
Highly recommend this one!
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