Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

492 reviews

pm_corbett's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Solid story. A very good place to start for teen readers wanting to get into thrillers. Solidly YA (in writing style and content, 13-15yrs I would say is best) but not lacking in darker content and thrill. While not the most twisty mystery, there were still twists and the tension was pretty consistent

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

teawitchontravel's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Cursing, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Death, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Rape, Addiction, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Sexism, Death of parent, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Personally didn't like it. Idea was good execution wasn't and characters (especially mc) were annoying and stupid.

kajaschwenke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

I loved this so much, one of the best books i‘ve read! there’s so much thought put into this book and it’s so well written

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Blood, Sexual assault, Vomit, Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, Murder, Fatphobia, Drug use, and Rape

kerrianne10's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

canadawithoutthec's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, Self harm, Drug use, Dementia, and Domestic abuse

liz_ishque's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Murder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, and Racism

Minor: Kidnapping and Adult/minor relationship

anastasia_okodure's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A fun and light-hearted Y/A murder mystery about an academically driven and ambitious student who wants to uncover the truth and ensure that justice is served. It must be said that it was quite an unrealistic story, but nevertheless, quite gripping and engaging; it felt like watching the mystery unfold in detective shows I enjoy watching. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

chocolate_pondue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Grief, Pedophilia, Death, Drug use, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Kidnapping, Eating disorder, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Pedophilia, Rape, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Grief

rosenau's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Rape, Car accident, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, and Child death

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

allydoessomereading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

Fun and tense mystery novel. Definitely a darker YA book with mentions of some heavy topics, all within the scope of a murder mystery. Felt inspired by the Seriel Podcast and other murder podcasts with its unique writing techniques. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Stalking

Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Torture, Dementia, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Cancer, Blood, and Classism