Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

284 reviews

queennia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Best thing i have read this year. Plot twists were amazing. Ravi and Pop were soo adorable. This book might inspire me to read more crime thrillers 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Racism, Drug use, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

lunar_witch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Stalking, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Confinement, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

kiki_15's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved the plot, the characters, the author's style of writing - everything.
It was fun trying to solve the murder before the main characters could but the twists almost always threw me off (though, I'm not complaining, that's what makes a thriller good.) 

This book sent me on an emotional rollercoaster. I was gobsmacked with all the twists. I was holding my breath, clutching my shirt collar when the suspense was building. I couldn't help but smile at the sweet moments, especially between Pip and Ravi. And this is one of the very few books that legitimately made me cry

Spoiler

getting a detailed description of how Sal was murdered. He was the sweetest, kindest person to walk this Earth and he didn't deserve that

Personally, I'd say this book is quite fast paced, it pulls you right in. It is a real page turner. I finished this book in 1 month, 10 days. I know people finish books quicker than that but for a procrastinator like me, that's quite the achievement. 

The few minor issues I had was how the main character was so willing to confront a potential killer, sometimes alone. I also wanted her to just tell someone about the threats she was receiving, though, I can understand the various reasons she'd want to keep that to herself. Furthermore, towards the very end

Spoiler

it's blatantly obvious what Becca is doing with the tea and the tissue, how did the very intelligent Pip, who just solved 2 murders, not suspect her tea would be drugged?!

So that just felt a bit odd and slightly out of character to me, in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Rape, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide, Animal death, Bullying, Self harm, and Body shaming

varvara12's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Body shaming, Addiction, Drug use, Animal death, Blood, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Dementia, and Fatphobia

hiraethtales's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Definitely a five star read. I loved every second of the book. The plot had me so invested and the characters were just ahhh. You won’t regret reading this.
Also Cara is just the best character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Bullying, Body shaming, Animal death, Racism, Gaslighting, Drug use, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Suicide, Stalking, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cancer, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Self harm, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

stephanie_booklover's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Drug use, Addiction, Body shaming, and Bullying

bmf223's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Death, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Vomit, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Self harm, and Confinement

ellvee3838's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It was a really good book. I really enjoyed it. As a YA reader I wasn’t expecting some of the twists to it. I did start to guess the ending.  <Spoiler> When Pip found it was Mr. Ward. However it kept me guessing. I recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Rape, Murder, Animal death, Body shaming, Car accident, and Cursing

juliaaaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED THIS BOOK. i wanted to read it as soon i found out they were going to make it a series, im just mad i read it this late.
anyway, the suspense is so good that you cant put the book down and i cried when her dog died

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Rape, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Stalking

Moderate: Dementia

melonque's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Addiction, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, and Self harm