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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

1082 reviews

luxxltyd's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Drug use, Murder, Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

mrk100100's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

SO GOOD! This is my first time reading young adult in several years so I was skeptical, but this was really done well. The idea of a murder investigation being a senior capstone project was unique and really well developed. You felt like you were right with the main character all along as she was finding out more information.

Really wish the author hadn't killed the dog though, I hate when books have animal deaths it's the absolute worst.

Just when I thought I had it figured out, you get hit with more twists! Pip is so bright and witty, excited to continue reading the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Animal death

Minor: Self harm

itstruly_flower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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: Murder, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Animal death and Self harm

amygjessie's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Drug use, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Kidnapping and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent

megan_ash's review against another edition

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: Racism, Vomit, Drug use, Animal death, and Murder

coraleexo's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Murder

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

Do you ever pick up a book and partway through you realize, wait I’ve read this before?

That’s what happened to me. I started reading a good girls guide to murder and then I was like wait why do I feel like I know what’s going to happen.

Then, I realized I’ve read the book already but it was before I started keeping track of my ratings.

I’m watched a YouTube video that breaks down the book because I don’t exactly remember the details but I remember thinking it was an interesting style of writing and the plot twist of the actual killer did kind of get me. I can’t rate this book that highly because I did forget I read it. 

 I do have the second book, which I’m sure I haven’t read yet and the positive reviews of this series also make me want to continue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Self harm, Bullying, Car accident, Sexual assault, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Emotional abuse

ns44's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I love this book, it is the perfect mix of wholesome character interactions and twisting plot. I have re read it at least 4 times and I am still noticing some things particularly now the whole series is published.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Murder

Minor: Rape and Drug use

prairiebunny's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Death, Animal death, Kidnapping, Bullying, Rape, Murder, and Sexual assault

sop17hie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

The pictures of maps and Facebook posts were such a fun addition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Xenophobia, Self harm, Murder, Drug use, Car accident, Bullying, and Alcohol