Reckless Girls, Rachel Hawkins
Reckless Girls, Rachel Hawkins
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Reckless Girls
A Novel

Author: Rachel Hawkins

Narrator: Barrie Kreinik

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/04/2022


Synopsis

"Kreinik effortlessly switches among various accents and emotions, keeping listeners riveted as she reveals the novel’s twists and turns." -- Booklist

"Kreinik's range is highlighted as she seamlessly shifts among characters' various accents: a Brit's clipped consonants, a charming Australian's broad vowels, and an American's Southern drawl. As relaxation changes to fear, Kreinik deftly reflects the changing mood." -- AudioFile

From Rachel Hawkins, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs, comes Reckless Girls, a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set on an isolated Pacific island with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.

When Lux McAllister and her boyfriend, Nico, are hired to sail two women to a remote island in the South Pacific, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Stuck in a dead-end job in Hawaii, and longing to travel the world after a family tragedy, Lux is eager to climb on board The Susannah and set out on an adventure. She’s also quick to bond with their passengers, college best friends Brittany and Amma. The two women say they want to travel off the beaten path. But like Lux, they may have other reasons to be seeking an escape.

Shimmering on the horizon after days at sea, Meroe Island is every bit the paradise the foursome expects, despite a mysterious history of shipwrecks, cannibalism, and even rumors of murder. But what they don’t expect is to discover another boat already anchored off Meroe’s sandy beaches. The owners of the Azure Sky, Jake and Eliza, are a true golden couple: gorgeous, laidback, and if their sleek catamaran and well-stocked bar are any indication, rich. Now a party of six, the new friends settle in to experience life on an exotic island, and the serenity of being completely off the grid. Lux hasn’t felt like she truly belonged anywhere in years, yet here on Meroe, with these fellow free spirits, she finally has a sense of peace.

But with the arrival of a skeevy stranger sailing alone in pursuit of a darker kind of good time, the balance of the group is disrupted. Soon, cracks begin to emerge: it seems that Brittany and Amma haven’t been completely honest with Lux about their pasts––and perhaps not even with each other. And though Jake and Eliza seem like the perfect pair, the rocky history of their relationship begins to resurface, and their reasons for sailing to Meroe might not be as innocent as they first appeared.

When 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 on them. And when one person goes missing, and another turns up dead, Lux begins to wonder if any of them are going to make it off the island alive.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

About Rachel Hawkins

Rachel Hawkins is the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs, Reckless Girls, The Villa, and The Heiress, as well as multiple books for young readers. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. She studied gender and sexuality in Victorian literature at Auburn University and currently lives in Alabama.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Yun on June 14, 2024

I'm super confused. I thought Reckless Girls was a mystery/thriller. But in that case, what book did I just read? I thought I was promised a story about six people on an island, cut off from all civilization and help. At first, everything is perfect and they all think it's paradise. But slowly, stran......more

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on January 04, 2024

Stayed up until 4 am - Could not put this down! Lux McAllister is drifting. Working a waitress job in San Diego, she jumps at the chance when handsome Nico asks her to come with him on a worldwide adventure. She follows him to Hawaii and finds herself cleaning hotel rooms for crazy tourists as money......more

Goodreads review by Regina on January 05, 2022

Let’s get reckless and do a math review, shall we? +15 points = That cover! You’re going to pick this up with the expectation that it’ll be a page-turning beach read, right? Well good news! What you see is what you get. +15 points = The setting. Reckless Girls is a “locked island” thriller that plop......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on July 16, 2023

Okay, a little semi unpopular review is about to come up! Firstly, I want to talk about things I truly enjoyed about my reading. Then I will explain why I got disappointed and fell out of love with this book!!! It is delicious combination Di Caprio’s Beach meets Lost Tv series ( a.k.a worst ending se......more

Goodreads review by JanB on December 23, 2021

Did you ever want to escape it all by spending time on an idyllic South Pacific island, with the gentle breezes, the warm sun, and your toes in the sand? Yeah, well, don't read this book, then. It will ruin your dream. Lux’s boyfriend, Nico, is offered a load of cash to ferry Brittany and Amma to the......more