Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

69 reviews

megbook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

Did not enjoy this book
Not worth the hype.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Racism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit

allydoessomereading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.25

Fun and tense mystery novel. Definitely a darker YA book with mentions of some heavy topics, all within the scope of a murder mystery. Felt inspired by the Seriel Podcast and other murder podcasts with its unique writing techniques. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

michaelholdenismyhusbandtyvm's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Racism, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Rape, Dementia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide attempt

rei_ayanami30's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

There's a romance subplot so if anyone is looking for something to keep afloat while reading this, stay tuned for the epic romance. You'll see it until the last book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, and Gaslighting

grace_reads13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

rebeccabryson21's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

I absolutely loved this book, I could not put it down. I needed to know what happened next. It was so well written that when you thought you’d figured it out at twist happened and you realised you hadn’t had a clue what really was going on. It was just so fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

ckjl123456's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

I READ THIS WHOLE SERIES IN A WEEK! I pride myself on guessing who the prime suspect is, I was wrong soooo many times! This author knows murder mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Grief, and Murder

aaliyajaensch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

no seriously why kill the dog?? I actually just wanted to stop afterwards, great story but the dogs death was unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

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, Blood, and Murder

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

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

caitlyn_kittle_kinnick's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol