Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

647 reviews

czoltak's review against another edition

funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

This was so addictive and intense! While I didn’t love the final reveals, the rest of the story was so amazing that I can’t possibly give this anything less than 5⭐️. Pip and Ravi are a duo I didn’t know I needed. I cannot wait to pick up the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Kidnapping

danajoy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny

4.5

This was gripping. The full cast audio was fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Mental illness

teeclecticreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

Now THIS is what I call a murder mystery!!! Holly did such a great job with setting the scene and roping me along for the wild ride that was to come. I didn’t guess this at all — in fact I was so off! I love that I was interested the whole time. Though Pippa was a bit reckless at times, it reminded me that she was just a teen girl taking on a big task. Plus the project logs and little map sketches really added to the finer details. I’m so excited for book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, and Drug use

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Xenophobia

theycallmerash's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I love a good murder mystery with an MC who is totally not qualified to solve it! This book had a lot of twists and different theories. I also liked that the writing type differed with interviews, pieces of evidence, notes written about the case, etc. This was fun and I would definitely like to read more in the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Kidnapping, and Drug use

Minor: Rape

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

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

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

jadeilona_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Kidnapping and Bullying

michaelazouharis's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Suicide, Body shaming, Drug use, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Kidnapping and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

laheath's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

Fast-paced YA mystery centered around a murder that occurred 5 years ago.  Lots of twists that had me revising my theory repeatedly.  It was frustrating to read a few of the typical mistakes seen in mystery/horror novels/movies, such as a girl taking her dog for a walk alone in the woods at night after receiving threatening messages.  However, there were a lot of unique elements in the plot and the characters were interesting.  The epilogue, 2 months later, seemed a little anticlimactic and I had a couple of unanswered questions, but I'll definitely be reading the other books in the series.

Check the trigger warnings before reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, and Animal death

Minor: Dementia, Vomit, and Self harm