Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, by Holly Jackson

59 reviews

huntress's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death of parent, Dementia, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Body shaming, and Bullying

adorotich's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Kept you on your toes the whole time. The relationships between all of the characters were fascinating. Big slay!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Car accident, Kidnapping, Vomit, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, and Drug abuse

at806's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, Rape, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Grief, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence

julka_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I like this type of books. It's thrilling and very fun to read.

Spoiler

I was completely shocked when Sal's killer was revealed. The way that the author revealed it was very original, creative and unexpected (in a good way). I just didn't understand how Becca was "technically" Andie's killer (like Pip's process of finding out). I personally think that Pip's and Ravi's romance was very rushed. MAYBE I missed out on something. I get that the plot of this book doesn't focus on romance, but I feel that the author added that romance plot only for all the romance "supporters" out there for the ultimate happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Kidnapping

ayla_smith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

its_elli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a fast-paced young-adult mystery/thriller.  Seeing how they changed it from a book set in England to one here in the states was amusing.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

captainoliimar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved this book, I read most of it in one sitting and I was sad when I got to the end. I thought that the premise of the book was super unique and interesting. The way the chapters were laid out with the 'production logs' was really fun and I liked that they weren't just for show and you actually learnt stuff that was relevant to the plot through them. I spent the entire book trying to figure out who the murderer was and I want to reread the book and see how many bits of foreshadowing I can spot now I know the ending. I will say though that

Spoiler

I'm not sure I can forgive the author for killing the dog

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I'm really glad that the writer has more books in this series and I can't wait to get my hands on them!

Characters - 9/10
Atmosphere/Setting - 6.5/10
Writing - 10/10
Plot - 8.5/10
Intrigue - 9/10
Logic - 7/10
Enjoyment - 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Stalking, Vomit, Racism, Rape, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Rape

reb_vo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

yasaman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Murder, Racism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit