Reviews tagging Xenophobia

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

19 reviews

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

rrenreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

ok but WHY did no one warn me about the dog's death :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Racism, and Sexual harassment

gretag's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Car accident, Sexual assault, Animal death, Drug use, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Dementia and Vomit

taleofabibliophile's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Rape, Vomit, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug use, Bullying, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Murder, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Dementia

Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexism, Eating disorder, and Ableism

CW: mention of Harry Potter costume/mention of Harry Potter book in acknowledgments

flaminhotcheeto's review

adventurous dark informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Xenophobia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty

aisling872's review

adventurous challenging funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Toxic friendship, Child death, Xenophobia, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Eating disorder, Self harm, Infidelity, and Car accident

veskumelooni's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Self harm, Drug use, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

starryorbit12's review

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse

jupiterlee's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/injury detail, Drug use, Suicide, Murder, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia

elizabeth_dagle's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Rape, Xenophobia, and Racism