Reviews tagging 'Torture'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

16 reviews

jackietanori's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

This book was a random read to get into the fall feels, and it did not disappoint.
The main characters were the perfect mix of serious and unserious in all the best ways, and even the secondary characters that make up the friends and family of Pippa were perfect. Ravi and Pippa are a perfect pairing, and I can't wait to see what mystery they'll solve next. 
The story itself was a great crime/thriller while still holding onto that YA feeling. I spent the whole time trying to distinguish who to trust and who could have possibly done the crime we didn't even know was actually committed. I'm happy with the ending and found it to be realistic and not super outlandish and convoluted like a lot of murder/crime-centric media usually is. 
And in the midst of reading, I found out it's getting made into a series, so I'll be on the lookout for that. Off to the next Pippa and Ravi adventure.


Crying score: ugh yes

Spoiler

a dog dies

P.S. read the TWs there are a lot, so it is important to be informed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

imogen2012's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Rape, Racism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

ohkaereads's review against another edition

The story wasn't compelling enough, Andie and Pip are infuriating, and the reveal sums the book up to be a waste of time and pages. Just ridiculous and not in an entertaining way. I wasn't thrilled but rather annoyed. #FreeRavi 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Bullying, Death, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Grief, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

A guy attempts to force himself on the main character at a party. Thankfully, he doesn't succeed but he hurls misogyny towards Pip and her trauma and the incident aftermath are never explored or discussed. It is all bottled away, unconsciously.

katerinamckenna's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Addiction, Racism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Child death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Drug use, and Rape

isitcertain's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

i cried

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Torture and Animal death

Minor: Vomit and Sexual assault

aep215's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Torture

wishyouweresober's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, and Car accident

annabelreadsandwrites's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Gore, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, and Drug use

Minor: Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Gore, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Torture, Stalking, Racism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Confinement

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Death, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Animal death and Hate crime

jupiter_56's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

ç’est tres amusant !  zis waz so tearjerking. Absolutely fantastique… C’était un masterpiece. Ravi and Pip were made for my home country! ( ze ville of love) 
Aldough… it was nasty, crusty, dusty, rusty and etc ;) 

- french critique 
Madame Delecoire Monet
 (oui)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, War, Trafficking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Police brutality, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Alcohol, Colonisation, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deportation, Drug use, Abandonment, Abortion, and Addiction

Minor: Genocide