Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

106 reviews

johannarahn's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse

littlebellacat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Rape, Car accident, Murder, and Suicide

autumne0218's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, Bullying, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Confinement, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, and Stalking

sophiegrubben's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Ravi, my love, you deserved none of the things that happened to you or your family <3 
 

Spoiler

got the murder semi right from pages 75-82 ish and did guess somewhat ish correctly the take that andie might still be alive. the plottwist still hit me like a ton of bricks though. but fuck Elliot you massive creep. Becca I felt sorry for, but Elliot can rot forever. I hope you get everything you deserve xx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Child abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Violence

beyourbestshelf's review

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Animal death

madisonkeough's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Really enjoyed the pace of the book. Was an easy read that kept my attention and I didn’t want to put it down until I knew the answers. Characters were interesting and weren’t one dimensional.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Animal death, Grief, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

suhani_paliwal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, and Animal death

Minor: Cursing, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

lnzava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I have mixed feelings! While it’s well written and the plot is intriguing enough, I find it a rip off plots from the TV Show Veronica Mars (amazing show for the first 2 seasons at least) and the True-Crime Podcast Serial. I understand being inspired by them but this feels like a crummy copy. Also I didn’t love how the author who isn’t from the US chooses to set this in CT. Just because American media portrays High Schools, this felt like a knockoff. Plus why bother mentioning characters who aren’t white  - names aren’t enough to have diversity in your book. I would have liked something more about the Indian family or the fact that Pip’s father Victor is originally from the African continent. Ok so what? This seemed lazy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Animal death

lunar_witch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Stalking, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

sydbent21's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Drug use, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent and Kidnapping

Minor: Emotional abuse and Child abuse