Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

49 reviews

rinsmother's review

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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Toxic friendship

harmonygracie's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Violence, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

thumbeleia's review

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

tstar21's review

adventurous emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

It started a bit slower than the first book in the trilogy but definitely made up for that at the end. Again just an amazing book with so many twists.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

binreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

A sequel that completely lives up to the first. Pip has become a character I truly love reading about very much. The thing I love about these books, is that it is just the right amount level of mystery and guessing. It never fails to keep you on the edge of your seat. I find myself becoming Pip myself, thinking back to past chapters, wondering who was lying, who’s suspicious etc. it never gets old.

This story was a great way to continue Pip’s journey as a lil detective. I can’t wait to start the next book, I never want her journey to end. 

Spoilers ahead:

 
I had a weird feeling since the beginning of the book about the new neighbors, but when they told Pip about the watch being stolen, and Charlie giving her that lil pep talk after the verdict of Max, I put my suspicions behind…crazy turn out. I was suspect of Arthur Reynolds almost the whole time due to the last book throwing that twist with Cara’s father.

I remember Stanley showing up at the graveyard and I did actually think he was Layla Mead. Or that Luke Easton was…which reminds me, did Pip ever give him his $900?

Ravi and Pips relationship is so fricking cute and I’m SOOO happy that the author established their connection. It’s so sweet.

Jamie’s whole story was a lil weird. It is crazy to think mans would just kill for someone he doesn’t even know in real life. He needs some major therapy.

I loved how this one was just like the first. So many twist and turns and questions until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

emilysreadingbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, and Alcohol

susiep87's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

izzyslittlelibrary's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

WOW! Holly Jackson really raised the bar here...

I loved the first book and was very dubious about the second but it was incredible! I really liked the pacing and tone throughout the novel. The characterisation is just top-notch and I want to marry Pip (and maybe put her through some therapy). Plot twists galore in this book so be ready for that... The only thing I didn't love was how the book just launched straight into the action without explaining who Connor and Jamie were to Pip as that did confuse me at the beginning. However, overall, I absolutely love this book and cannot wait for the next instalment into the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Medical content and Toxic friendship

hollokim's review

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Toxic friendship