Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

1526 reviews

mothbae's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

2.75

I debated between 2 and 3 stars because the plot was interesting, but I really disliked the writing. However it's a YA book, and I know 15 year old me would have LOVED it, it's just not one of those YA books that seems to hold up as you get older. The dialogue was corny and seemed forced, the million and five nicknames for Pip was cringe, but again, this book wasn't marketed towards my age group and I get that, so I'm trying to be a bit more generous in my rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Rape

saramcaps's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

I spent most of the story flip-flopping between my biggest suspects so this really kept my attention and was much darker than I was expecting. Pip is a great narrator—entertaining and smart as a whip. Her banter with friends and family was a very Sherlock-style comedy that was fun to read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Rape, and Drug use

pattonswifty13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

a few thoughts: 

1. I am now in love with Ravi Singh
2. I now want to be a detective
3. I despise the name max

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Drug use, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Grief, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Bullying

emfriez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Animal death, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcohol, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Car accident, Vomit, Dementia, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

spazzcats's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Self harm, and Death of parent

elearmo's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I did like the book; it was a quick read with short chapters and very fast-paced. it was just a little too nancy drew-y for me. I’ve had agggtm recommended to me sooo much that I was just expecting more, I guess. overall, enjoyable, but there just weren’t the unexpected twists and turns and jaw-dropping moments that I enjoy in thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Death, Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual violence

serendipity421's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Vomit, Cursing, Blood, Drug use, Stalking, Murder, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Cursing, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Sexism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

lauryn_amber26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Vomit

hailey_xoxo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Murder

Minor: Rape and Animal death

peytonyarb's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Rape and Drug use

Minor: Animal death