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Reckless Girls
Reckless Girls: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs comes 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. Shes 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 dont expect is to discover another boat already anchored off Meroes 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 hasnt 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 havent been completely honest with Lux about their pastsand 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
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ebook: The Reanimator's Soul by Kara Jorgensen
audiobook: Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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sebrittainclark
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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

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Amandakay
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Entertaining!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this cover 💛💚 (edited) 1mo
Sleepswithbooks I just put it on my TBR list 😃 Thank you! 1mo
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MMFinck
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Note to self: first book of 2024

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Kaylamburson
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Mehso-so

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

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Nicki_K
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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

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Geemom1118
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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

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AsYouWish
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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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lilpumpkin2.0
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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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

lilpumpkin2.0 I did not see the ending coming... 8mo
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Acoleman
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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.

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lilpumpkin2.0
Reckless Girls: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins

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

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lilpumpkin2.0
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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?

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lilpumpkin2.0
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July 10, 2023 NEW BOOK ALERT 🩷💖💕💞💓

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5feet.of.fury
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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

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 8mo
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5feet.of.fury
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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 😂

dabbe Now that's someone I'd love to drink with! 🤣🤩😍 9mo
5feet.of.fury @dabbe they are known for their giant Santa (year round, because he‘s not moveable, he‘s taller than my house) & I have been there many times and had never seen the tiki, they must have know I had something tropical in mind 🌺🌴 9mo
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Kris10H
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Book #37
4/5
I would describe this one overall as a clever, somewhat suspenseful, Summer read.

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Chelsea.Poole
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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 😍

BarbaraBB Beautiful pic! I have to check out this author 9mo
kspenmoll What a lovely beach! Flowers are beautiful! 9mo
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Chelsea.Poole
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Perfect beach reading!

Megabooks Enjoy! 9mo
janeycanuck As long as you didn‘t get to that beach on a boat!! 9mo
Chelsea.Poole @Megabooks thank you! ☀️ 9mo
Chelsea.Poole @janeycanuck oh my gosh I know! We‘ve seen so many catamarans and I‘m suspicious of them all 😆 9mo
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DebinHawaii
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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! 🌺📚

Cinfhen I agree….the cover art was probably better than the story but it was still a decent read. Excited to see what you‘ll choose for #GuiltyPleasure 10mo
BarbaraBB The cover is so tempting indeed! 10mo
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DebinHawaii
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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. 🏝️

BarbaraBB Perfect! And I love some Miley Cyrus! 11mo
Cinfhen Excellent choices! I‘ve missed our interactions xx 11mo
Bookzombie Love Miley! 11mo
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Rachiiebookdragon
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Mehso-so

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

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Kgaudiuso
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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.

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andioop
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Mehso-so

These girls need therapy

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Victoriahoperose
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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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dmanto00
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⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫

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

#RachelHawkins #RecklessGirls

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

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RenePenn
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Mehso-so

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.

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mollyrotondo
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⭐️ 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.

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Bec_lectic
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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.

chlolovesbooks Loved this book 2y
Bec_lectic @chlolovesbooks it definitely kept me reading! I always love an easy read 🙂 2y
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Katie.happens
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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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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MysticFaerie
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3.5⭐/5⭐

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ElleMNOpe
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Mehso-so

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.

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MelKelsey
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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

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Blueberry
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NataliePatalie I like this cover! 2y
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Jnnlb
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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

#LetterR #alphabetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing 📚 2y
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Amie
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Entertaining, quick read

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LiteraryinLawrence
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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.

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Breanne1
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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.

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wildwoodreads
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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/

KathyWheeler I really liked the Rothfuss book. It wasn‘t what I was expecting or wanting, but I liked it despite all that. 2y
wildwoodreads @KathyWheeler I‘m really excited to give it a try (edited) 2y
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canbku
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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!

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TamTracy
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Mehso-so

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.⭐️⭐️⭐️

canbku I've heard several say the same thing. I just finished it and expected it to be bad, and was pleasantly surprised it was only sorta bad! 2y
TamTracy @canbku lol I agree with the sorta bad. 2y
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Gissy
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Mehso-so

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⬇️

Gissy Many unrealistic situation for me including the end. 3.4⭐️

This book was chose for #HelloSummer/Winter Readathon hosted by Liv‘s Library YouTuber but I think I read it too early😳Readathon is supposed to start tomorrow🤣Well I read it for that purpose🤷🏽‍♀️Two prompts were covered: read a thriller and a book with yellow cover.

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
Megabooks The end was 💯 out there!! 2y
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canbku
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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)

ShelleyBooksie You are going into it with the right outlook:) 2y
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Gryffleclaw95
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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‘.

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

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ClairesReads
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Relatively compelling but also quite absurd? I wouldn‘t say Reckless Girls was a bad read, because I read it in a day and didn‘t really ever feel compelled to put it aside. But, reckless is a generous adjective for girls who were in the end, just quite silly. I was glad when the action picked up in the final third but also this is where the absurd vibes really came in. Am I mad I read this? Not really.

Megabooks That ending was unbelievable too. 2y
ClairesReads @Megabooks absolutely outrageous! 2y
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perfectsinner
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Stopped at my library yesterday & picked up Reckless Girls and The Magnolia Palace.
I'm starting with Reckless Girls

RenePenn I really like Magnolia Palace. 1y
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GidgetsTreasures75
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4-17-22: Happy Easter 🐣 My 36th finished book of 2022! When Lux and Nico decide to leave their lives in Maui to charter a boat ride to a deserted island for 2 girls named Amma and Brittany, they have no idea what the girls history together is and what it will mean for them. Upon arriving, they meet Eliza and Jake and all goes well for awhile, until it doesn‘t. I liked it but only gave it 3 stars because the ending felt rushed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣3️⃣6️⃣