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Asesinato para principiantes by Holly Jackson

241 reviews

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

ash_ton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

i want to rate it higher but i can't bc of the 20 year old and 17 year old relationship. idk if things are different in britain (where the author lives) but that's um... yeah no.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Addiction, Car accident, Rape, Animal death, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Confinement and Cancer

savreads28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Stalking

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

allie_treacherousreads's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Drug use, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit and Rape

eviejo_07's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book had a crazy, crazy plot. I was completely shook and couldn’t put it down in the last 50%. HOWEVER, this book has some heavy topics that are not for everyone. There are frequent mentions of drugs, SA, and other dark themes that made sense considering the motive of the crime but still was an aspect of the book I didn’t enjoy. Also, there is some profanity. Overall a pretty good read with some really good characters. I know it’s the first of a trilogy, but I would image the next books are darker so I’m not sure I’ll read them 🤷‍♀️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing

Minor: Animal death, Trafficking, Suicide, and Stalking

tommmmm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Vomit, Murder, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Rape

annikenr's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Drug abuse, Self harm, Addiction, and Vomit

chronicloser's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

a fun, quick read with lovable main characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Confinement, and Dementia

missy20's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

Really enjoyed this! super easy read and interesting plot to keep you hooked.

The Plot in itself is excellent, super interesting and keeps you captivated and wanting to come back for more!

The only reason it isn’t a 4/4.5 star book for me is the writing. The writing is very basic, a 10 year old could read it(for the most part) and whilst also keeping in mind it is Y/A so language and everything isn’t going to be too complex but i think it still could have been greatly improved.

The writing particularly became a problem for me with the characterisation of Pippa, I really wanted to like her and i can see how to some people she would be a very likeable character but she just annoyed me.

Overall a really easy fun read, just would’ve liked something written a tad better :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Stalking

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Animal cruelty, and Kidnapping

Minor: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse