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singalana's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Jos tykkäsit sarjan ensimmäisestä osasta, tykkäät todennäköisesti tästäkin. Mutta jos et tykännyt, kirjassa on samoja ongelmia kuin edellisessäkin.
Kirjassa seurataan taas Pipiä, joka ensimmäisen tapauksen ratkaistaan on tehnyt siitä podcastin. Podcastissa seurataan myös edellisen kirjan tapahtumien seurauksena käynnistynyttä oikeudenkäyntiä. Eräs Pipin ystävä Connor pyytää häntä auttamaan kadonneen veljensä löytämiseksi. Tästä käynnistyy uusi tutkimusretki pikkukaupungin salattuun elämään.
Kirjassa on pitkälti sama hahmokaarti kuin edellisessä osassa, ja sen tapahtumiin viitataan usein. Hahmot jäävät hieman pintapuoliseksi, koska tutkimuksiin sukelletaan niin innolla.
Edellisen osan arvosteluissa nostettiin esille se, miten Pip ei joutunut koskaan hankaluuksiin virkavallan kanssa toteuttaessaan yksityisiä tutkimuksiaan. Samaa on havaittavissa myös tässä osassa, mutta koska tapahtumat etenevät sujuvasti ja kirja etenee hyvin, ei se suoraan sanottuna haittaa.
Jos kirjan tapahtumia ei lue turhan ryppyotsaisesti, ovat Holly Jacksonin kirjat hyvää viihdettä.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
sheebsbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
bookishly_'s review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking
booksandbabble's review
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
nick13's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I had an absolute blast reading through this one just like the last one! And just like last time, the ending is...not very good. The mystery is good but it doesn't stick the landing. Oh, and the rage Pip gets was honestly funny and over dramatic. Even so, had a super fun time and that's what I'm here for, honestly even if the mystery was bad the whole time I'd enjoy these books lol
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury
hazychapters's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
✩ 3,5 stars
✩ young-adult, murder mystery, thriller
✩ 417 pages
Sequel to AGGGTM, "Good Girl, Bad Blood" follows Pip in a new investigation after the disappearance of her friend’s brother, Jamie; while learning how to manage the growing hype around her true-crime podcast.
I found the pace of this second book a bit unbalanced. It started really well, but the investigation slowed down, hence the end feeling rushed. The mystery in itself felt a bit far-fetched sometimes. I had my own theories as I was approaching the last chapters (I was wrong, of course), but I felt a bit underwhelmed.
The first book was so busy I could feel the suffocation of crippling anxiety as I was diving into the pages. I didn’t feel the same with this sequel, at least for the first half. But I have to admit, I was taken by surprise by the "Child Brunswick" subplot, even though I’d have appreciated to hear about it earlier in the book so it didn’t appear out of the blue. The same goes for some characters.
The characters and their writing is the strongest aspect of this book. You can really feel connected to them as they are all going through difficulties in their lives: Pip, Ravi, Cara and Connor. They are a very interesting quartet. I’d have liked to see a bit more of Cara and Ravi and how they coped with the events of AGGGTM, so I can’t wait to read more about them in the next book.
However, I have mixed opinions about Pip in this book and honestly, I’m quite scared of what she’s going to do/become in the third book. I was here for her character’s development after the events of AGGGTM, and if I understood her at the very beginning regarding conducting a new investigation or not, I didn’t really feel connected to her by the end. Yes, she’s traumatised by past events and battles her insecurities, but she also has this flaw to never ask for help. I think this is an interesting situation to discuss, but at some point your character should evolve out their flaws. And I don’t know why, I’m pretty sure it won’t be the case in the last book.
In conclusion, mixed feelings for this sequel. It was good, but didn’t meet the expectations I had after the end of the first book. It felt to me like a filler sequel, while waiting for the third and last book of the trilogy (as it is for a lot of second books). I’ll take care to lower my expectations for the finale, even if I heard it was the best of the trilogy.
📌 Content/Trigger warnings:
arson, blood, catfishing, child abuse, death of a child, death of a sibling (past, recounted), drug dealing, drugging (non-consensual), grief, gun violence, kidnapping, murder, rape (past, recounted), violence.
✩ young-adult, murder mystery, thriller
✩ 417 pages
Sequel to AGGGTM, "Good Girl, Bad Blood" follows Pip in a new investigation after the disappearance of her friend’s brother, Jamie; while learning how to manage the growing hype around her true-crime podcast.
I found the pace of this second book a bit unbalanced. It started really well, but the investigation slowed down, hence the end feeling rushed. The mystery in itself felt a bit far-fetched sometimes. I had my own theories as I was approaching the last chapters (I was wrong, of course), but I felt a bit underwhelmed.
The first book was so busy I could feel the suffocation of crippling anxiety as I was diving into the pages. I didn’t feel the same with this sequel, at least for the first half. But I have to admit, I was taken by surprise by the "Child Brunswick" subplot, even though I’d have appreciated to hear about it earlier in the book so it didn’t appear out of the blue. The same goes for some characters.
The characters and their writing is the strongest aspect of this book. You can really feel connected to them as they are all going through difficulties in their lives: Pip, Ravi, Cara and Connor. They are a very interesting quartet. I’d have liked to see a bit more of Cara and Ravi and how they coped with the events of AGGGTM, so I can’t wait to read more about them in the next book.
However, I have mixed opinions about Pip in this book and honestly, I’m quite scared of what she’s going to do/become in the third book. I was here for her character’s development after the events of AGGGTM, and if I understood her at the very beginning regarding conducting a new investigation or not, I didn’t really feel connected to her by the end. Yes, she’s traumatised by past events and battles her insecurities, but she also has this flaw to never ask for help. I think this is an interesting situation to discuss, but at some point your character should evolve out their flaws. And I don’t know why, I’m pretty sure it won’t be the case in the last book.
In conclusion, mixed feelings for this sequel. It was good, but didn’t meet the expectations I had after the end of the first book. It felt to me like a filler sequel, while waiting for the third and last book of the trilogy (as it is for a lot of second books). I’ll take care to lower my expectations for the finale, even if I heard it was the best of the trilogy.
📌 Content/Trigger warnings:
arson, blood, catfishing, child abuse, death of a child, death of a sibling (past, recounted), drug dealing, drugging (non-consensual), grief, gun violence, kidnapping, murder, rape (past, recounted), violence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder
spazzcats's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Drug abuse, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Stalking
lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
Initial rating: 3.5
Reread rating: 5.0
Everytime I read a book in this series, I cry. I cry because I am so amazed at how Holly Jackson's mind can be this phenomenal. I cry because I see fragments of myself in Pip. I cry because Ravi is perfect.
Stanley Forbes, they could never make me hate you.
Reread rating: 5.0
Everytime I read a book in this series, I cry. I cry because I am so amazed at how Holly Jackson's mind can be this phenomenal. I cry because I see fragments of myself in Pip. I cry because Ravi is perfect.
Stanley Forbes, they could never make me hate you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Stalking, and Alcohol
readabookortwo's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Rape
elliotjackson's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? Yes
4.75
This story had a slow start but picked up during the investigation into Jamie’s disappearance. I loved the reappearance of characters and things we learned from the first book. It made the world feel more cohesive and realistic for things that happened in the past to still be affecting the characters in a way we can empathize with and understand. I picked this up almost immediately after finishing AGGGTM, so I recognized a lot of the information that was recalled throughout this story. The trauma the characters undergo was handled in a way that can make readers feel seen. The writing style is unmatched, and I cannot wait to read the last book in the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, and Stalking
Minor: Self harm, Suicide, and Terminal illness