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Asesinato para principiantes by Holly Jackson

461 reviews

scarletthequeen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

allydoessomereading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

Fun and tense mystery novel. Definitely a darker YA book with mentions of some heavy topics, all within the scope of a murder mystery. Felt inspired by the Seriel Podcast and other murder podcasts with its unique writing techniques. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Stalking

Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Torture, Dementia, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Cancer, Blood, and Classism

rashmeet244's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Murder, Rape, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

seven_land's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racism, Rape, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

atsuanna's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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

5.0

Gosh this book was so good! It was my first mystery and I was OBSESSED. I was putting the pieces together myself and it was so much fun. I LOVED Pippa she was such a smart dumbass and I love reading her pov. Ravi was such sweetheart and i loved seeing him tease and support Pip. And Pip’s friends, all though we didn’t see much of them were such amazing people. I love the characters she surrounded herself. Plus it actually made me care about straight people? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Drug use, and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia

hotknife's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, and Kidnapping

_book_girl_82_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

not surprised that it wasn't my favorite, I don't normally like these kinds of books (I did like kill joy (the. 5) though)

I am curious what the next two books are about, given she solved the case.

did I like this book? it was fine, the characters were good and the book felt really thought out

would I recommend it? it's good if you like mystery books, but if you don't like mystery books I wouldn't

will I read the next two books? my sister would probably kill me if I didn't, I'm also curious about what's going to happen(I also really like Ravi)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism

marissasa's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

This book was very entertaining and had some great twists. I always like when mystery stories sprinkle clues towards the true ending throughout, especially when they aren't obvious, and then when the reveal comes you remember the small details and see that the author did a great job of paving the path forward while you were already walking on it. This happened several times in my read through, and although some of the clues were obvious and stood out to me, the ones that weren't made for a great twist and ending that were satisfying. My biggest criticisms of this book are that the main character is named Pippa despite being American and that she is capable of so much more as a detective than she really should be considering she is a high schooler who has never done this before. After reading, I learned that this book was originally set in the UK as the author is British and that it was changed to America for the US publication, and my only thought was "wtf why?" It really didn't need to be changed in this way and I wouldn't have minded her name being Pippa as much (I still mind a little because I think it's an ugly name) if she was British in the edition I read. Overall it was a fun and entertaining read and I will be tuning in once the TV adaptation drops.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

danajoy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny

4.5

This was gripping. The full cast audio was fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Mental illness

mdeochoa15's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Bullying, and Rape

Minor: Animal death