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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

71 reviews

laheath's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

Fast-paced YA mystery centered around a murder that occurred 5 years ago.  Lots of twists that had me revising my theory repeatedly.  It was frustrating to read a few of the typical mistakes seen in mystery/horror novels/movies, such as a girl taking her dog for a walk alone in the woods at night after receiving threatening messages.  However, there were a lot of unique elements in the plot and the characters were interesting.  The epilogue, 2 months later, seemed a little anticlimactic and I had a couple of unanswered questions, but I'll definitely be reading the other books in the series.

Check the trigger warnings before reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, and Animal death

Minor: Dementia, Vomit, and Self harm

michaelholdenismyhusbandtyvm's review

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Vomit, Bullying, Violence, Addiction, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Dementia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Addiction

Minor: Suicide attempt

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Racism, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gaslighting 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

sameeha_r05's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Toxic friendship, Death, Dementia, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Bullying

aely's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Violence, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Dementia, and Child death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Body shaming, Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racism, Misogyny, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug abuse

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

varvara12's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Body shaming, Addiction, Drug use, Animal death, Blood, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Dementia, and Fatphobia

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson was exciting and suspenseful throughout. I really loved the characters, and the way the plot unfolded. For me, I think I had a dash too much chaos, but it was understandable given the inexperience of our resident sleuth. A lot of the information felt like it was obtained in a very sneaky way, but ultimately I really liked it and enjoyed the way the investigation took twists and turns to reveal information. I liked the mix of writing styles between interviews, texts, transcripts, and regular prose. I think the variety added a lot to the enjoyment of the story and@made the investigation feel as real as if it had actually happened. I’m excited to see where the next book in this series leads, and that this series is getting made into a TV show soon! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Animal death, Rape, Violence, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual assault, Child death, Dementia, and Emotional abuse

bmf223's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Death, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Vomit, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Self harm, and Confinement