Reviews with content warning for Murder - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder follows Pippa, a student eager to uncover the mystery of missing school girl Andie Bell, who disappeared five years ago. She’s convinced that the person painted as Andie’s killer, Sal Singh, is innocent. She reopens the case and discovers things about her town and peers that she never would have expected. My favourite character was Ravi, and my least favourite character was Max. I recommend this book because I think it being written from the perspective of a teenage girl adds something to the murder mystery trope that other mystery novels can’t as easily convey. Holly Jackson also does a great job of portraying the struggles of both women and people of colour. ‘The people you love weren’t algebra: to be calculated, subtracted, or held at arm’s length across a decimal point.’

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kellyodell's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.25

Very Serial podcast-esque investigating a high school murder and a, potentially wrongfully accused, murderer. A who-done-it, with many people looking like they could be the murderer, multiple secrets revealed and unexpected twists.

It was great as an audiobook; I loved Pip as our narrator and investigator. I didn’t realize it was a series, I just put a hold on the next book.

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jules_110's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense 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

4.0

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theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

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mysterious tense 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

4.0

A fun and engaging YA mystery with similar vibes to the Truly Devious series. I liked the friendships and the central mystery was engrossing with enough hints to keep me invested but not so much that the reveals felt obvious. Will more than likely continue with the series!

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amodernhobbitslibrary's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

I would have loved this as a high schooler, but it still works as a quick read now.

Unlike most murder mysteries, this novel lays out all the evidence in a detailed easy to follow way. You’ll probably be able to piece together & create theories long before the MC does.

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imcalledzoe's review

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mysterious tense 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

5.0

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lasivaranasi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Interessante Geschichte - Hörbuch hat sich etwas gezogen - Übersetzung war manchmal sehr komisch und die Sprecherin fragwürdig - aber vor allem für ein YA Buch, war ich überrascht wie dark es teilweise war. Fand es spannend und es hat mich mitgenommen - viele plot twist fand ich krass, andere eher unnötig. Alles in allem, vor allem als Hörbuch und aufgrund des Aufbaus des Buches 4 ⭐️

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