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What happens when you put 7 butthole characters on a deserted, cannibal island together and destroy all their radios? You get Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins. Get ready for white sandy beaches, glistening clear water, and absolutely nothing to do for 60% of the book. You'll cheer for no-one and hope some friendly cannibal will come by and put you out of your misery.
GOODREADS SUMMARY: 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.
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What happens when you put 7 butthole characters on a deserted, cannibal island together and destroy all their radios? You get Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins. Get ready for white sandy beaches, glistening clear water, and absolutely nothing to do for 60% of the book. You'll cheer for no-one and hope some friendly cannibal will come by and put you out of your misery.
GOODREADS SUMMARY: 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.
Hey readers and writers! Booktube and Authortube alike! It's me. Your girl. Your KC. How ya doing? Thanks for popping in and watching! Welcome to the channel dedicated to documenting my slow decent into madness reading terrible books and trying to finagle my way into publishing a book. I find good, nay, great books every now and then and you can bet I want to talk about them too! I do the usual bread-and-butter of Booktube: reading Wrap Ups; TBRs (to-be-read lists); I did the Booktube Newbie Tag and the Authortube Newbie tag! I do all those juicy challenges; book tags; and whatever nonsense I think of to film! I also post NaNoWriMo content; writing vlogs; and hopefully will do some live writing sprints! Whether you are a writer or reader, we all agree: books are awesome! I primarily read YA, Fantasy, and Thrillers, so if you have any book recommendations, let me know down below in the comments! Like and subscribe if, you know, you can stand seeing this mug of mine periodically.
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