Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

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

280 reviews

erika4america's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

I LOVED this book. It kept me guessing and guessing on who the killer of Andie Bell and Sal Singh could be. Most mystery books make it pretty obvious but never lay the groundwork in a meaningful way. This author does.

Every chapter kept me on my toes. At times I thought this book was reading my mind and then a curveball would be thrown in and I’d be left reeling. 

I loved following along with Pip and Ravi making my own theories as they went. I also loved the subplot

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of these two crushing hard on each other. It is what I like to call a sweet and slow burn. There’s something so wholesome about the both of them, I can’t help but root for them!

I love Pip. I love Ravi. I love Pip and Ravi together. But most importantly and to end this review properly. RIP Sal and RIP

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Barney

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Rape, Car accident, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Bullying, Child death, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Vomit

quinn4's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Grief, Murder, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual assault, Stalking, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

lujisa's review against another edition

mysterious 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

Graphic: Drug abuse and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexual assault

huntress's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death of parent, Dementia, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Body shaming, and Bullying

adorotich's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

Kept you on your toes the whole time. The relationships between all of the characters were fascinating. Big slay!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Car accident, Kidnapping, Vomit, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, and Drug abuse

at806's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, Rape, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Grief, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence

meganla's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Going into this I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve moved a little away from YA reads this year but had such a great time jumping back in. The mystery is exciting and intriguing; it isn’t so simple that you can guess the ending right away nor annoying in that the protagonist misses the most obvious clues. I loved the little romance and near the end was grinning with excitement and yelling at parts of the reveal. Would definitely recommend for a quick, easy, yet fun read.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Murder, and Drug use

samantha7815's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Child death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Murder, Rape, and Self harm

daepyonimst's review

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Car accident, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

thatenbyisisreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Personally, I loved how Holly Jackson was able to mislead the reader into thinking they knew who the killer was, while leaving sneaky clues leading to the real killer the whole time. The perfect example of this was when David and Stanley were seen by Pip and Ravi outside the town meeting while they were arguing. I was so sure they had something to do with the case. However, I did find it extremely inappropriate for Pip and Ravi to have a relationship in the end since Pip is a 17-year-old teenage girl who's in high school and Ravi is a 20-year-old man. Overall, Holly really outdid herself with this murder mystery book and I'm excited to see what will come next of this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Suicide, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Rape, and Self harm