Reviews tagging Toxic relationship

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

95 reviews

planeary_pluto's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book, it got me back into reading again. Adored Pip, and I love casual queerness. I couldn't guess any of the twists either, 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship

storyofmyshelf's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Toxic friendship, Death, Murder, Rape, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Hate crime, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Racism, and Gore

susanknights's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Body shaming, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Violence

sknappy1's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

This is the most fun book I've read in a very long time, and by far the best mystery book I have ever read. I was thoroughly engaged the entire time and couldn't put it down! I got through it so fast. So many twists and turns, it constantly kept me guessing. SUCH a fun and engaging read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, Rape, Bullying, Death, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, and Infidelity

_mariah_'s review

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Stalking, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, and Self harm

lex_mags's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racism, Sexual content, Rape, Drug use, Animal death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence

lsmith19's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

I loved every second of this book!!!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Stalking, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Animal death, and Death

limwora's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.75

slow start, the entries were much more interesting than the narrativa chapters, but it picks up the pace pretty well, one of the only books with an happy epilogue that’s actually good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Murder, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

babsi_222's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely enjoyed this book. I don’t know what I expected from it, but it definitely wasn’t what it ended up being. I would 100% read it again and I’m so excited for the whole  series Holly Jackson published with the same characters and everything.
The Plot Twist(s !) are absolutely shocking and amazing and the book is so well written!
The whole solving a crime the police closed (not finished case)  is so girl-boss and slay I love it!!!!!!!
also I really like the characters, especially Pippa

Spoiler

although I was pretty annoyed with her about how she handled the whole death threats situation. I would’ve gone to a trusted person and tell them but that’s how she reacted ig

Spoiler

The Love Story of Pip and Ravi was so fucking obvious and wasn’t well integrated in the story. They just kissed once and hold hands at the end of the book and you have to make everything up :/ hopefully we see mire between them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Alcohol, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Stalking, and Body shaming

mar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Murder, Suicide, Death, Animal death, Grief, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body shaming, Car accident, Racism, Rape, Vomit, and Bullying

Minor: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship