Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, by Holly Jackson

729 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a fast-paced young-adult mystery/thriller.  Seeing how they changed it from a book set in England to one here in the states was amusing.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

annabeth_winters's review

fast-paced

1.0

I have no words for this book, and it doesn’t deserve any. It deserves to be torn up. Burned in the nearest fire. Soaked in the nearest body of water — a puddle would even work. It was just so nonsensical in so many parts and ways (not to mention the absolute cardboard cutouts of characters)… immediately getting thrown off of my bookshelf and out of my life.

Moral of the story: don’t take book recommendations from tiktok!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Rape, Drug use, Animal death, and Self harm

literarydais's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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: Death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

kozufen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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 was one of the best I’ve read in my life. It was a really emotional and mysterious book. It had some really dark parts as well but also some cute moments going on. And the plots??? I sat there gasping for like 30 minutes sometimes. Just wow. I won’t shut up about this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Stalking, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Cursing, Car accident, Pedophilia, Animal death, and Drug use

kara_giffo2434's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Car accident, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual assault

captainoliimar's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

I loved this book, I read most of it in one sitting and I was sad when I got to the end. I thought that the premise of the book was super unique and interesting. The way the chapters were laid out with the 'production logs' was really fun and I liked that they weren't just for show and you actually learnt stuff that was relevant to the plot through them. I spent the entire book trying to figure out who the murderer was and I want to reread the book and see how many bits of foreshadowing I can spot now I know the ending. I will say though that

Spoiler

I'm not sure I can forgive the author for killing the dog

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I'm really glad that the writer has more books in this series and I can't wait to get my hands on them!

Characters - 9/10
Atmosphere/Setting - 6.5/10
Writing - 10/10
Plot - 8.5/10
Intrigue - 9/10
Logic - 7/10
Enjoyment - 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Stalking, Vomit, Racism, Rape, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Rape

reb_vo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

sweet55'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? It's complicated

5.0

such an amazing read!!! every chapter had a surprise and the plot twists were so chocking.
100% recommend to those who enjoy reading crime fiction and to those who love making theories. will be getting the second book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship

ecapp221'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Vomit, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide, Drug abuse, Animal death, Self harm, Injury/injury detail, and Kidnapping

jovertoo's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Drug abuse