Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

27 reviews

jackieyvette'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

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

aely's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Violence, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Dementia, and Child death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Body shaming, Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racism, Misogyny, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug abuse

puddleshoes'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, and Bullying

Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Misogyny, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

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

vousziel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Fatphobia, Murder, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Rape, and Self harm

theespressoedition's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Rape, Suicide, and Vomit

broccoli_j's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

5.0

Holly Jackson took the question „if the romance wasn’t part of the book anymore, would there still be a plot?“ way to seriously and the romance is the smallest part of the novel. 

But apart of this cute little love side story, this book is filled with great relationships, well developed characters, thrilling events that aren’t far fetched at all and a chapter concept that guarantees a one of a kind reading flow. 

Would highly recommend this young adult thriller and already feel exited for the second book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexism, Bullying, Death, Violence, Child death, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Addiction, Self harm, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, and Eating disorder

daepyonimst's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Car accident, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Fascinating, but perhaps not the genre for me. I don't have any umbridge with the way it was written; rather, I realized that when reading it I don't like the whole premise. The idea of a teenager poking into a murder/suicide investigation and solving it makes me.... uncomfortable. So I will probably not be reading more stuff like that, but if you do like that, then this is probably a great book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicide, Death, Violence, Car accident, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Sexism, and Child abuse

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, and Dementia