Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

350 reviews

jackietanori's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.75

This book was a random read to get into the fall feels, and it did not disappoint.
The main characters were the perfect mix of serious and unserious in all the best ways, and even the secondary characters that make up the friends and family of Pippa were perfect. Ravi and Pippa are a perfect pairing, and I can't wait to see what mystery they'll solve next. 
The story itself was a great crime/thriller while still holding onto that YA feeling. I spent the whole time trying to distinguish who to trust and who could have possibly done the crime we didn't even know was actually committed. I'm happy with the ending and found it to be realistic and not super outlandish and convoluted like a lot of murder/crime-centric media usually is. 
And in the midst of reading, I found out it's getting made into a series, so I'll be on the lookout for that. Off to the next Pippa and Ravi adventure.


Crying score: ugh yes

Spoiler

a dog dies

P.S. read the TWs there are a lot, so it is important to be informed. 

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Content Warnings

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

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Grief, Death, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Racism, and Infidelity

aely's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Violence, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Dementia, and Child death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Body shaming, Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racism, Misogyny, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug abuse

stevienotnicks's review against another edition

dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Rape, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Bullying

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Infidelity

seagullsaga's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

I probably liked this book less than I normally would because I picked it up expecting horror and not a mystery. It was a good book, and enjoyable, just not to my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Bullying, Drug use, Death, Alcohol, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

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

lunar_witch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Stalking, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

msteinhaus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I appreciated the difficulty level of this mystery--as an adult reader I was typically one step ahead of Pippa, which made the experience more enjoyable and less tense. It was hard to see a teenage girl take on such immense risk and would have been nicer, in my opinion, for Pippa to more openly learn/acknowledge that relying on others is critical and that she doesn't need to always be the strong, independent one. Major content warning for adult/teen predation and many other triggers, see tags below. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Drug use, Rape, Murder, Bullying, Death of parent, Animal death, and Sexual assault

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

varvara12's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Body shaming, Addiction, Drug use, Animal death, Blood, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Dementia, and Fatphobia