Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

344 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

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

meganla's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

Going into this I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve moved a little away from YA reads this year but had such a great time jumping back in. The mystery is exciting and intriguing; it isn’t so simple that you can guess the ending right away nor annoying in that the protagonist misses the most obvious clues. I loved the little romance and near the end was grinning with excitement and yelling at parts of the reveal. Would definitely recommend for a quick, easy, yet fun read.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Murder, and Drug use

mikeymara's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug use, Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Racism, and Murder

daepyonimst's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Car accident, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

thatenbyisisreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.75

Spoiler

Personally, I loved how Holly Jackson was able to mislead the reader into thinking they knew who the killer was, while leaving sneaky clues leading to the real killer the whole time. The perfect example of this was when David and Stanley were seen by Pip and Ravi outside the town meeting while they were arguing. I was so sure they had something to do with the case. However, I did find it extremely inappropriate for Pip and Ravi to have a relationship in the end since Pip is a 17-year-old teenage girl who's in high school and Ravi is a 20-year-old man. Overall, Holly really outdid herself with this murder mystery book and I'm excited to see what will come next of this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Suicide, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Rape, and Self harm

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Bullying, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Drug abuse, Car accident, Death, Animal death, Violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Body shaming

armstrongangela83's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit

ym67's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

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