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Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

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cande_luvisotti's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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nolemdaer's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Got sucked in AGAIN! So many bad sleeping choices due to engrossing stories . . . .Holly Jackson just makes this series so readable with the short chapters, fast pace, and new twists every chapter. I really enjoyed how this sequel built off the first one and portrayed the main character Pip as very traumatized and scarred from her previous experience as a detective, even if the whole "I'm not doing that again; I've changed; I'm not that person" definitely felt too fast and furious. Girl, you were definitely traumatized and obsessive and unhealthy when you were detective-ing, but you're not Vin Diesel coming back into the fight after years of retirement. The way the whole town (or at least several adults) see her as some kind of superhero genius when she was just determined and clever seemed a bit unrealistic, but the Reynoldses were kind of desperate, so I guess it makes sense.

The dark descent of Pip's psyche was intriguing and the ending was genuinely heart-rending. Got my heart pounding and me flipping light switches on as fast as I could. Just a really exciting mystery - I don't feel super connected to the characters per se, but the story made me emotional and I enjoy watching them work, so I just really like the books! It's an odd feeling to like the story without being super attached, but I see why this was such a wildly popular series.

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4.25

ok unpopular opinion: i preferred this book over the 1st one.
I like the mystery in this one a lot more, I felt like it played out in an interesting way.

Kinda slow in the beginning but once it really got going it was a great time.
I liked Pip's character development throughout. I wish Ravi did a bit more! I kinda miss their duo energy, he felt a bit like an assistant in this.

Lauren and Ant can go suck an egg.

WHEN PIP POURED A DRINK ON TOM, PUSHED ANT INTO LOCKERS AND VANDALISED MAX'S HOUSE AFTER LEAKING HIS CONFESSION... QUEEN SHIT I TELL U

Charlie's plan is ruined if Child Brunswick is happily married tho

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issed's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Left me with the same scary feeling like when I read the first one. This one was even sadder tho

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aryaharikrishna's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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ines_santos13's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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claudiatralenuvole's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

Ho amato le indagini di questo secondo volume tanto quanto il primo: fin dalle prime pagine mi sono sentita coinvolta e in ansia di risolvere il caso insieme a Pip.
Ho apprezzato che stavolta si sia trattato di uno sforzo di gruppo, con gli amici di Pip e il pubblico del podcast in egual modo coinvolti nella ricerca di Jamie. Mi spiace solo che il personaggio di Ravi sia stato meno presente stavolta, lui era stato forse il mio preferito nel primo volume e avrei voluto vederlo al fianco di Pip un po' di più.
La scrittura di Holly Jackson non ha una prosa particolare, ha uno stile sufficiente, ma è brava a disseminare indizi e a tenere alta l'attenzione di chi legge. Sa sorprendere, utilizzando anche elementi non banali per risolvere i casi.
Nel primo volume mi aveva infastidito solo la sua incapacità di chiudere i capitoli, che avevano sempre un ché di anticlimatico, ma qui per fortuna ho riscontrato il problema molto di meno. Penso che l'autrice sia migliorata nell'imbastire la struttura dei capitoli.
In generale mi sono divertita moltissimo, come stessi guardando un episodio di Veronica Mars, e davvero non vedo l'ora di leggere l'ultimo romanzo della saga.

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