Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

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

395 reviews

dobby_16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Murder, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, and Self harm

elviolet's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse and Rape

Minor: Death of parent and Self harm

messymafe's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Self harm, Rape, Blood, Grief, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Vomit, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

ermt520's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Self harm

cgauger5288's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

It definitely pulled me in during the second half, but I would love to see this re-edited by an American editor. There were several times when I found myself saying “no American teenager would ever say this…” It was pretty obvious to me that was written by someone from Britain based on the language used and it kept distracting me since it was supposed to be in Connecticut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Rape, Car accident, Drug use, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Self harm

urfavv_emmie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

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

noceur's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

this was an okay read but the the characters felt kind underdeveloped like i did not care about Pip or Ravi or anyone really

Spoiler

they start dating in the end good for them but i didn't felt any chemistry between them idk

it would have beeen nice to see more of their personalities other than that i guessed some thing regards to the mystery but it was still entertaining to read even though it took a while to get into it also i know some people find this book really unrealistic and how Pipa's actions are sometimes dumb but i didn't care, it's fiction you can expect some of that in a mystery book especially if the main character is 17 years old yk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Animal death, and Rape

Minor: Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying

missgray's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, Murder, and Racial slurs

alex1's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Suicide, Animal death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

Moderate: Self harm, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Racism, and Eating disorder

maelysk's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

If you like mystery, true crime, plot twists, or all of the above, this book is a must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Self harm, Sexual assault, and Rape