Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

838 reviews

daniellelugashi's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

ddemakeas's review

dark emotional 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? No

4.5

Must say I LOVE this book— truthfully, the story concluded in a beautiful way, and each turn and twist that Jackon wrote kept me engaged until the end. I didn’t know who the killer was until the end, but Pip was the mastermind who kept me going from one red string to the next. Can’t wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

sun11's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death

jane_moriarty's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

It was okay I guess? I enjoyed the Pretty Little Liars / Cruel Summer vibes, mostly meaning that our mc is getting herself in every possible dangerous sitation and absolutely refuses to talk to anyone who could help. And there is this wannabe Alison DiLaurentis character. The case and the plot twists just were super basic and I never really got invested in the mystery. Not as boring as Five Survive though. I'm not the target audience anyway.

Listened to German translation on spotify.

(Side note, how dumb is it that there is an americanised version?)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Racism, and Suicide

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

alalalal's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kimberlynpeterson50's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Total page turner! Holly Jackson delivered suspense, plot twists, compassion for trauma, and teen romance, all at once. I jumped into the sequel the same day I finished this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Drug use and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

cassidy_rain's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

“From the ashes of her anger, something new was born. A feeling between terror and doubt, between chaos and logic. 

She said the words in her head so many times that they became rubbery and foreign-sounding. 

Stop digging, Pippa.”

This was a fun, quick mystery! If you liked Pretty Little Liars, I think you would enjoy this. A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder follows high school senior, Pippa, as she works on her capstone project. She has decided to look into the disappearance of one of her classmates from 5 years prior. And EVERYONE is a suspect. 

This is a YA mystery so even though there’s a lot of heavy topics in here, it’s definitely on the lighter side. I liked the format a lot because you get to unravel the mystery at the same time as Pippa. I changed my mind so many times about the killer while reading this. It’s fun to see her interviews and journal entries as she’s researching. Because we’re investigating the mystery in real time, it’s not overly twisty but the ending was still unexpected! Everything wrapped up really nicely. Some parts were definitely far fetched but overall it was a fun read. I’m excited to watch the show and continue with the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Self harm

lenafonti's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Rape

emfriez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol