Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

669 reviews

bleuennreads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Eating disorder, Self harm, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

Review after rereading:

I guess my hyperfixation to this series reignited after watching the show. I appreciated Holly Jackson's writing more after my reread. She is indeed a genius.

And since I can't wait to read again how it all ties together, I'm off to read Good Girl, Bad Blood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, and Kidnapping

franciscamnguimaraes's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Kidnapping

hen518468's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.75

I loved this audiobook. I listened to the entire thing in one sitting because I simply had to know how it ended, and the twists were fantastic. A great thriller that keeps you guessing the whole time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

liabl_28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

❝ Because half less of a bad thing meant there was room for half good ❞

I don't know why i kept this on my tbr for so long. It's sooo good and, god, i loved (almost) every character and i loveeeed Pip, she's so intelligent and wonderful and sooo kind.
Also Ravi ??!! He's so me 😭 except for the rizz parts haha
I'm excited to see more of them and, the best person ever, Cara ♡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder

lucyford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

Ugh, I’m so glad I finally read this after years of it being recommended to me! It 1000% lived up to the hype. I loved the main characters, the fun formatting of the book, the writing, the humour, and the unpredictability of the plot. There were so many moving pieces in the story, and I think the author is a genius for how she made it work out so cleanly. The only reasons it’s not a full 5 stars for me are that (a) Pip can be a bit (very) ridiculously stubborn at times, and (b) I was never pushed to the point of tears or throwing my book. I still loved it and am very happy with the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

theredheadprotagonist's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, and Car accident

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Great production on the audiobook, immersive and creative. 
Pip is clever and decided, but also kind and caring which I think is what made the story work. Still, this book reaffirmed my prenotion that reporters are insane and have no self preservation skills.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

stitcho's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Trafficking, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

saraduarte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death, Kidnapping, and Car accident