Reviews tagging Body horror

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

14 reviews

dragon_lover's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

nv0101's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Self harm, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Child death

Minor: Abandonment and Body horror

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

stucci's review

adventurous dark 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

4.0

I didn't expect to like this book since it isn't really a genre I tend to gravitate towards but this book was really good! The mystery was really compelling and I didn't expect anything on how it would end up, but by the end everything tied together perfectly. Also i love Pip as a main character. Usually main characters of YA books tend to be really bland, but I enjoyed how Pip has this Type A, studious, ambitious personality. Her friendship with Ravi was beautiful. I also enjoyed the format in which this story was told, it was fun reading all the logs and excerpts of evidence. Solid 4 stars :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Blood

starryknight011's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

This book is a quick read and gets better as time goes on

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Drug use, Rape, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, and Suicide

jasslynavila's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Violence, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

lucia5678's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

ellahooper's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Grief, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Dementia, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Cancer, Cursing, Excrement, and Injury/injury detail

things100's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Death, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Animal death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, and Body shaming

Wow ok where to start this was my first mystery type book and my first book without any smut in as long as I can remember but wow this book was immaculate I didn’t even miss the lack of romance. This story had my full attention for days I mean I would be thinking about it constantly with all the plot twists and new information. It was fabulously done, it would be a perfect book for a book club because there is just so much going on and so much you could discuss. The story follows Pip a grade 12 doing her capstone projet on a murder that occurred in her town 5 years ago only Pip doesn’t think the so called murder did it. Its a story about a bad ass fmc who doesn’t let anyone tell her what she can or can’t do. She unapologetically in what she does and finding out the truth on what really happened all those years ago and who really was Andie Bell. It written as is the book itself is the capstone journal with text message exchanges and transcripts its very visual which I loved as someone who sometimes needs that extra imagery. I cannot recommend this book enough 100/10, couldn’t put it down. I’m very excited to read the next two books. But to be clear the Andie Bell mystery will be wrapped up at the end of the book so you don’t need to commit to the entire series right away. I hope you love this book as much as I did cuties 🥰.

sniggy's review

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

it so fast read if in reading slump. from the first page it jumps right to the plot, it's multi-media, and the main couple is so so lovable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Murder, Rape, Violence, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Toxic friendship and Alcohol