Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, by Holly Jackson

321 reviews

tabea1409's review

adventurous 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

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/injury detail, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug use, and Bullying

Minor: Self harm

naireeb's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Dementia, Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Animal death

gillian0231's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

I truly did not expect to love this book as much as I did. Once again, I think I greatly underestimated a YA book and was kind of turned off by the title. As amazing as this book is, you have to admit that the title is a little cringey and definitely put me off of this book for a while. However, I listened to the hype and I am so glad I did. I really enjoyed the different "forms" the story took--normal chapters, texts, investigation entries, interviews, pictures, hand-written notes, etc.. It made for a very interesting story and not only helped Pip, but also helped the reader keep every lead and clue in order. The story also did a very good job about leaving clues for the reader to pick up on and start figuring out the mystery for themselves, but not too much to make the ending super obvious. Yes, there were a few "plot-twists" but I don't think it was at the expense of the story, which you often see in some murder mysteries. I became much more attached to the characters and their storylines than I thought I would. The last ~75-80% of the story had me in a chokehold--I couldn't put it down and was emotional the entire time.
The MC was a bit immature at times, which might just be a symptom of being a teenager in a YA novel. My only major complaint is that Pip was often very stupid and put herself in obvious danger. She did things and confronted people that no one in their right mind would ever do in the real world. There were quite a few times that she probably should have been killed because she was digging way too deep into dangerous people. The were also a few loose ends that I think should have been tied up a little better--namely the da Silva's--but nothing too major that the story seemed unfinished.
Overall, I really loved this book and think it had a very satisfying ending. It action-packed, full of a good balance of likable and unlikable characters, great red herrings, interesting clues and backstories, and full of suspense. I can't wait to continue the series and hope that Jackson has other books because I really enjoyed her writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Grief, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

carolinefrazier's review

adventurous inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Suicide

gronan13's review

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicide, Rape, Violence, Death, Drug use, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

katharina90's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A cute, enjoyable and wholesome YA murder mystery. Not without its flaws and a bit predictable but it was a fun read. 

Even though the main character is a high school senior, she comes across as much younger but I liked how she challenged other characters' harmful behavior, e.g., xenophobic comments. 

What I don't understand is why the US version is set in Connecticut when you can still tell by the author's word choices that she is British. Why not leave it in the UK?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Confinement, and Fatphobia

Minor: Self harm and Eating disorder

hrtallura's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

i'd die for ravi

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Suicide, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Animal death

tirretiipero's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Self harm

itsalina's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Drug use, Physical abuse, Death, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Car accident, and Body shaming

mollymoo1234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is amazing the plot just never sits still and the characters are so believable and unique and I just loved it , however for some people this may be very triggering but if you do decide to read it I’m sure you’ll enjoy the story xx 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Grief, Body shaming, Blood, Child death, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Suicide, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, and Toxic friendship