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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

505 reviews

frenchfry_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

well-written YA mystery! while the mystery grew complicated, it was still an easy read for me. main character was likable and all their motivations made sense. not too far from reality, other than perhaps the fact that a high school student can have so much access to confidential crime info so easily, with enough time and resources to be fully invested in this while still in school. but it was realistic as it could be. twist was also reasonable and believable. let’s see if i get to read the next ones in this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicide

queennia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Best thing i have read this year. Plot twists were amazing. Ravi and Pop were soo adorable. This book might inspire me to read more crime thrillers 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Racism, Drug use, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

sydbent21's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Drug use, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent and Kidnapping

Minor: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

kiki_15's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved the plot, the characters, the author's style of writing - everything.
It was fun trying to solve the murder before the main characters could but the twists almost always threw me off (though, I'm not complaining, that's what makes a thriller good.) 

This book sent me on an emotional rollercoaster. I was gobsmacked with all the twists. I was holding my breath, clutching my shirt collar when the suspense was building. I couldn't help but smile at the sweet moments, especially between Pip and Ravi. And this is one of the very few books that legitimately made me cry

Spoiler

getting a detailed description of how Sal was murdered. He was the sweetest, kindest person to walk this Earth and he didn't deserve that

Personally, I'd say this book is quite fast paced, it pulls you right in. It is a real page turner. I finished this book in 1 month, 10 days. I know people finish books quicker than that but for a procrastinator like me, that's quite the achievement. 

The few minor issues I had was how the main character was so willing to confront a potential killer, sometimes alone. I also wanted her to just tell someone about the threats she was receiving, though, I can understand the various reasons she'd want to keep that to herself. Furthermore, towards the very end

Spoiler

it's blatantly obvious what Becca is doing with the tea and the tissue, how did the very intelligent Pip, who just solved 2 murders, not suspect her tea would be drugged?!

So that just felt a bit odd and slightly out of character to me, in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Rape, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide, Animal death, Bullying, Self harm, and Body shaming

schang's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson was exciting and suspenseful throughout. I really loved the characters, and the way the plot unfolded. For me, I think I had a dash too much chaos, but it was understandable given the inexperience of our resident sleuth. A lot of the information felt like it was obtained in a very sneaky way, but ultimately I really liked it and enjoyed the way the investigation took twists and turns to reveal information. I liked the mix of writing styles between interviews, texts, transcripts, and regular prose. I think the variety added a lot to the enjoyment of the story and@made the investigation feel as real as if it had actually happened. I’m excited to see where the next book in this series leads, and that this series is getting made into a TV show soon! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Animal death, Rape, Violence, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual assault, Child death, Dementia, and Emotional abuse

hiraethtales's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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

Definitely a five star read. I loved every second of the book. The plot had me so invested and the characters were just ahhh. You won’t regret reading this.
Also Cara is just the best character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Bullying, Body shaming, Animal death, Racism, Gaslighting, Drug use, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Suicide, Stalking, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cancer, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Self harm, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

bek67's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

This book is about a high school senior who decides for her senior project to solve a murder that happened to a student at her high school several years prior. The victim, Andie, was beautiful and beloved. Her alleged murderer was her boyfriend, Sal. Sal died by suicide a few days after Andie's disappearance. Pip never believed that Sal did it and she sets out to prove it. This book has a Veronica Mars vibe to it. It was an easy audiobook to listen to and I was genuinely interested in the mystery. It was a nice break from all the heavy books that I tend to read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Blood

katerinamckenna's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Addiction, Racism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Child death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Drug use, and Rape

juliaaaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED THIS BOOK. i wanted to read it as soon i found out they were going to make it a series, im just mad i read it this late.
anyway, the suspense is so good that you cant put the book down and i cried when her dog died

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Rape, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Stalking

Moderate: Dementia