Reviews tagging Abandonment

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

8 reviews

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

iaapproved's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Drug abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, and Abandonment

sophiamini's review

challenging 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? Yes

5.0

i read probably over three quarters of this book in one sitting because it was SO ADDICTIVE

characters 10/10. plot 10/10. plot twists 10/10. i came into this thinking i was spoiled so had low expectations but turns out i was half wrong and even if i knew it wOULDNT HAVE MATTERED BECAUSE THIS BANGED. no words truly 

(also blushing like a mad man at ravi singh) 💓💓💓

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Bullying, Blood, Alcoholism, Suicide, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Addiction, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Mental illness, Grief, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

draculagirl's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Car accident, Racism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Vomit

abi_ineedtoreadmore's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

books_and_rainydays's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

The first thing I have to say is that this book held me from beginning to end and that despite being written in the 3rd person (being that I prefer to read books written in the 1st person) it has a writing style that really captivated me. It is mysterious, has an unexpected ending and nothing is what it seems. I really felt like I was investigating with Pip.

And to end on a good note, I just want to point out how perfect Ravi is.

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.

Spoiler

Sincerely, I really wasn't counting on that ending. Elliot being Sal's killer? Becca seeing her own sister die and the only thing she did was hide her dead body? I seriously came to consider that Andie had run away and killed Sal! But what really made me cry (I was probably the only person who cried reading this. It's not my fault I'm so emotional) was Barney's death... I thought that whoever it was, the "Unknown" was going to keep his promise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Torture, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abandonment

safety_pin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Murder, Stalking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Blood, Violence, Injury/injury detail, and Car accident

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, and Mental illness

atlas_224's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Suicide, Murder, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Car accident, Body shaming, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Animal death