Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

609 reviews

lauragoose's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

This book is very YA in that there are inappropriate age gap relationships all over the place, wild child logic, and fairly predictable plot points. I didn't guess the final two twists ahead of time so I'll give the book credit for that. It made me chuckle a few times, and I felt genuinely sad for characters many times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

sheebsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

laurareads_bcn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

Really liked the book, it kept me attached all along and wanting to find out the end. I did guess the killer, but not exactly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

laurawho's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Grief

ellanarose's review against another edition

dark 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 was incredible. I don't often read thrillers, but this drew me in and would not let go. I stayed up until 3am to finish it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

kalzeb's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Dementia

loulouya's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? N/A

3.75

i wanted to cry toward the end and it will take to recover from the stolen life of bright kind sal singh , he was such a good kid , he is def of haunting the narrative , i love him 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Grief, and Murder

sebnia_05's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Racism, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Dementia, and Kidnapping

ddemakeas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

Must say I LOVE this book— truthfully, the story concluded in a beautiful way, and each turn and twist that Jackon wrote kept me engaged until the end. I didn’t know who the killer was until the end, but Pip was the mastermind who kept me going from one red string to the next. Can’t wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

mlv97's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

THE DOG DIES

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Dementia