Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

14 reviews

sophiegrubben's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Ravi, my love, you deserved none of the things that happened to you or your family <3 
 

Spoiler

got the murder semi right from pages 75-82 ish and did guess somewhat ish correctly the take that andie might still be alive. the plottwist still hit me like a ton of bricks though. but fuck Elliot you massive creep. Becca I felt sorry for, but Elliot can rot forever. I hope you get everything you deserve xx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Child abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Violence

reader53's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I have read this book multiple times and each time I find more to admire. It keeps me almost in an entranced state because it’s just so powerful. I would highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Medical trauma

Minor: Rape

lucylouise7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Murder, Physical abuse, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Kidnapping, Animal death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Drug use, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, and Grief

hiraethtales's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

Definitely a five star read. I loved every second of the book. The plot had me so invested and the characters were just ahhh. You won’t regret reading this.
Also Cara is just the best character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Bullying, Body shaming, Animal death, Racism, Gaslighting, Drug use, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Suicide, Stalking, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cancer, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Self harm, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

bealittlebrave's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Car accident, Suicide, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Drug use

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a fast-paced young-adult mystery/thriller.  Seeing how they changed it from a book set in England to one here in the states was amusing.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

andrews_09's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

you would never, ever, ever expect the ending.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Murder, Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Child death, Bullying, Blood, Medical trauma, Infidelity, and Adult/minor relationship

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

readerorwateva's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, and Animal death

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Bullying, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I wanted to read this book as I’m on a mission to discover new author this year. I have seen this book around for years and one of my friends kept pushing me and pushing me to read this series.  So, I bought the series and I understand why she would recommend this book, I really enjoyed it. Please check trigger warnings before reading the book and some triggers are briefly mentioned below.

This book is based on a young girl named Pippa Fitz-Amobi who is known as Pip. Pip lives in a small town where a schoolgirl, Andie Bell, was murdered by her boyfriend Sal Singh five years ago. The case is closed, the police know he did. Everyone in the town knows he did it. Expect Pip, so when her final year project comes up, she chooses the case as her topic. As she dives into this case, she uncovers secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip hidden from the truth? This is a young adult mystery novel.

I really enjoyed this novel, I wished I had read it sooner, it was so good. The storyline managed to hook up in right from the beginning. This book lived up to its hype. I love Pippa and how she isn’t afraid of anything and her determination to get the answers. I didn’t expect the plot twist that had come out of it, and I am usually quite good at guessing the killer or the culprit before the answer comes out but this one did stump me. I enjoyed seeing the diagrams and her report as it grows, it kept you intrigued. My only sort of criticism is that Pippa is sixteen maybe seventeen and even though it was under as young adult she was saying holy smokes and things like that whilst asking a guy whether he rape someone was just a bit weird. I think they could have also held off the romance until the next book and build it up from there. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I am intrigued to see how the series is going to carry on as this book was giving stand-a-lone vibes, but we will see. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Bullying, Alcohol, and Death