Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

26 reviews

elliotjackson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

This story had a slow start but picked up during the investigation into Jamie’s disappearance. I loved the reappearance of characters and things we learned from the first book. It made the world feel more cohesive and realistic for things that happened in the past to still be affecting the characters in a way we can empathize with and understand. I picked this up almost immediately after finishing AGGGTM, so I recognized a lot of the information that was recalled throughout this story. The trauma the characters undergo was handled in a way that can make readers feel seen. The writing style is unmatched, and I cannot wait to read the last book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Self harm, Suicide, and Terminal illness

beccamay99's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

bookishperseus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Deportation

random_being's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Terminal illness

isaile's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Terminal illness

Minor: Medical content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

juanrubin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Alcohol

sterreks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i saw myself in pip, even tho that was scary as fuck, i loved this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

katben2232's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide and Stalking

lucylouise7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment