Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

325 reviews

zam_ahaana's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book genuinely broke my brain. The plot twists at the end?? They hit you like a TRUCK. I had CHILLS in the reveal. 10/10 book, I WISH I could re-read it for the first time again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Car accident, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

gray_birch's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Really good left me guessing right to the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Child death, and Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Cursing

ash_ton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

i want to rate it higher but i can't bc of the 20 year old and 17 year old relationship. idk if things are different in britain (where the author lives) but that's um... yeah no.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Addiction, Car accident, Rape, Animal death, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Confinement and Cancer

sami_kei's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Body horror, Death, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying

Minor: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, and Mental illness

uney90's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming and Bullying

marissasa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was very entertaining and had some great twists. I always like when mystery stories sprinkle clues towards the true ending throughout, especially when they aren't obvious, and then when the reveal comes you remember the small details and see that the author did a great job of paving the path forward while you were already walking on it. This happened several times in my read through, and although some of the clues were obvious and stood out to me, the ones that weren't made for a great twist and ending that were satisfying. My biggest criticisms of this book are that the main character is named Pippa despite being American and that she is capable of so much more as a detective than she really should be considering she is a high schooler who has never done this before. After reading, I learned that this book was originally set in the UK as the author is British and that it was changed to America for the US publication, and my only thought was "wtf why?" It really didn't need to be changed in this way and I wouldn't have minded her name being Pippa as much (I still mind a little because I think it's an ugly name) if she was British in the edition I read. Overall it was a fun and entertaining read and I will be tuning in once the TV adaptation drops.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

booknerdz28'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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Bullying, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Vomit, and Body shaming

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

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

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Racism, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gaslighting and Vomit