Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

121 reviews

dkamada's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Raced through this, so many suspects, so many twists!
Additional trigger warning:

TW: animal kidnapping + murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Dementia, and Death of parent

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

izzyreads13's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.5

I personally thoroughly enjoyed this book. Based off of my rating scale it does not reach a 5 just because I feel as though 5’s for me are usually things I can reread and this being a mystery book doesn’t hit that mark for me. However, that does not take away from how good this book actually was.

It keeps you guessing and questioning things at every chapter  and even though I felt myself getting a little bored at the 50% mark due to no real discoveries being made I can proudly say the push to continue this book was truly worth it. The characters are lovable, the plot twists keep you on edge, there’s a bunch of “mouth wide open” moments and honestly, I really really enjoyed it. This was my first mystery book and it was more “light hearted” in the sense that the murder itself isn’t that grand, it’s not gore filled in any sense and it’s really good (imo) to ease into if you’re coming from a different genre (for me that being fantasy & romance). It opened up a new side of the book world and I’ll definitely look into the rest of the books in this trilogy.

I liked the way everything rounded out to make sense in the end, I felt as though nothing was missing, nothing left unanswered and it was a really satisfying end to a “keeping you on edge” book.

Like I previously mentioned there was a point where I wasn’t sure how I was feeling because the mystery itself didn’t seem to be going anywhere but trust when things start moving and being pieced together they really do start moving! I’d strongly recommend this book to anyone looking into wanting to stray mystery and any fans of criminal minds looking to solve a mystery because it really is one that you can follow and possibly find out on your own if you’re REALLY attentive. Either way the reveals of everything really do come together in a satisfying and fulfilling way. Overall, I couldn’t recommend this book enough, happy reading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kingspite618's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, and Alcohol

olliereads04's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Gaslighting

crieraylas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Confinement, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Alcohol

staceyinthesticks's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

mick_rt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

I adore this book with all my heart. This novel is categorically my favourite book of all time due to its captivating storyline and writing style. Definately recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Rape, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

swimmerreaderforlife's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

booksplsandthanku's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Ok……. I LOVEDDDD this!

It really pulled off the fast-pacedness well….. but I felt like the author could’ve left some room for character development (like SHOWING it instead of telling….. felt like the emotions of the moment could’ve been more described in some places; the romance kind of snuck up on me….. but I FELT it coming - so as long as it’s more described in the next books, I’ll be fine)

5.25🌟 (second on all-time fave bookshelf, after TCP)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racism

Minor: Eating disorder and Rape

Not THAT noticeable for some things…. (Some characters are racist - but not the main ones) Note: it has a lot of talk of death and murder (talking of HOW people were murdered)