Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

607 reviews

mightyfrenchbookworm's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Vu la durée que ça m'a pris pour le livre je sais que ce n'est pas un 5 ⭐ page turner. C'était une bonne intrigue. Je n'avais pas l'impression que les indices lui tombaient entre les mains ultra facilement ou que c'était complètement impossible pour une ado. J'ai apprécié le fait qu'elle continuait d'aller à l'école et qu'elle préparait ses examens. Bref, la vie continue. Le meilleur selon moi était l'absence de romance entre les 2 protagonistes. Ça aurait vraiment été de trop. Globalement correct mais rien pour écrire à sa mère. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

splurglofl's review

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, and Grief

emmmaustin's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

chronic_listener's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

toomanytbr's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

patchedspines's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Vomit, Dementia, Stalking, Abortion, and Alcohol

vaayran's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

SPOILERS




I think my only issue with this book was the I Know What You Did Last Summer part of it all. I feel like the author could've given them another reason to lie to Pip for that long that didn't very much almost directly mirror the movie plot. Not to say it's the first time that has ever happened, but it kinda just took me out of it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Stalking, and Death of parent

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

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