Book Review: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

After her mother died, Lux McAllister didn’t really know what she was doing with her life. She was waitressing when she met a cute boy, Nico, decided to start dating him, and then went to Hawaii with him.  The plan was to fix up his boat and sail the seas.  Instead, the boat gets damaged and they end up stuck in Hawaii. Enter Amma and Brittney, two young, single ladies looking for adventure. They offer Nico $50k to take them to Meroe Island, a deserted island with a shady past. Lux and Nico see this as their chance to get their dreams back on track, so off they go, but when they get to the deserted island, it’s not so deserted. There’s a couple, Jake and Eliza, waiting there for them. The six become fast friends, partying ensues, until it all starts getting creepy. 

A fun, quick murder mystery, Reckless Girls is a great airport, waiting room, or sick day read. The characters are horrible people - don’t even get your hopes up. I couldn’t stand any of them. Fake, shallow, I’m glad they are fiction. However, Hawkins is a fun writer and really did a great job with this one.  The characters are horrid, but they are supposed to be, so it’s not meant as a criticism of the book.  I liked the writing style, the fast pace, overall a good read.

Thanks to the author, St. Martin’s Press (my favorite publisher, although it stings that I didn’t get the adorable little tumbler mug), and Netgalley for this ARC in return for my honest review.