Reviews

The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett

kittykatruin's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

danzemacabre's review against another edition

5.0

This was such a rush from beginning to end. You think you know what's coming to you but then you have a plot twist socking you in the eye, leaving you too dumbfounded to notice where the story's going to turn next.

Seeing such different girls joining forces? We love to see it.
Addressing the sh*t women have to go through and rubbing everyone's noses on it? A power move.

One of my favourites from 2021, definitely. Definitely got me into a reading groove once again.

thebookberrie's review against another edition

It's barely been a week since I read this and I can't for the life of me remember anything about it besides how much of a mediocre mystery thriller this was. Completely disappointing and forgettable.

minabee's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

navzoon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.0

son_no's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

calebaltair's review against another edition

4.25

the cover is kinda misleading but still had a good time regardless

dxphnxb's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

It was a nice book.

Wouldn’t the police look in the woods for Emma, even if she was push in the river. Just to be sure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

cristina19's review

3.0

The premise and message for this book was amazing but the execution was absolutely horrendous. The timeline of this novel is so jumbled and poorly laid out, there could have been a better way of doing it. Not to mention it didn’t even feel like a story, it felt like I was being told a summary of events. Overall, I wish the story had been organized differently and the writing less of a play-by-play account

moreava9's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75