Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

71 reviews

thewildkat's review against another edition

2.5

No real character development or issues actually dealt with outside of the very predictable mystery. It was easy to tell who one of the mystery characters was, from the very beginning. Underwhelming, overall, compared to the first book. Did pose a few moral questions for the YA reader of today. It pulls people out of black & white thinking (good vs bad). We are all living in grey areas, whether we think so or not. Hopefully it will help young readers develop more critical thinking skills. This wasn’t any kind of revelation to me personally, but still an important message.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, and Stalking

angeldevoursliterature's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Terminal illness, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

alyihentz's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

ginny_hob's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

nightstitch96's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Drug use

clovetra's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i will not be leaving a public review for this book or any of holly jackson’s books (if i decide to finish this series), as she works with an israeli publisher & hired an israeli actress for her show adaptation of aggtm. for more information: https://x.com/paedynsgf/status/1825836303684087823?s=46&t=9OvIYdlyuT0qXkMrWFaSaA

to anyone i know who has read these books and liked them: please don’t feel as though i am shaming you. this is purely a personal choice on my end. this information is not widely known, so please do not feel ashamed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Blood, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death

mainereading's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

amybartoli29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Stalking

Minor: Animal death and Abandonment

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. 

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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

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

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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