Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

35 reviews

sydneyluxford's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

This was a really good book. It hooked me from start to finish and it kept me on my toes. The plot twist truly got me, but then again, I’m not great at guessing plot twists.

The development of Pip and Ravi’s relationship 🥹🥹🥹. So cute.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Toxic relationship

willow_o_whisper's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This book is as much of a roller coaster of a mystery as the first, if no more so. Holly Jackson swiftly rose to become one of my top 5 favorite authors.

Pips journey through learning about herself is relatable, tense, yet staggeringly inspiring. She sticks to her guns and goals, no matter what. I empathize when she hurts and I celebrate her victories.

No spoilers in this review! You need to read it for yourself! Just know that nothing is as it seems… and the end will make you want to do nothing but turn the page to find out what’s next!

The way Holly does not dwell heavily on her characters past trauma or describing certain intense/dangerous situations happening in Pips present is a tricky balance that she succeeds so well in.

5/5 plot, character development, and pacing *chefs kiss* 100/100 would recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

rosem_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Read. This. Now. 
I'm seriously starting the next book asap. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

asophia1014's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? N/A

5.0

read this for six hours straight. it’s almost 4 am n i have work tomorrow 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

anielabooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. I really didn’t expect this book to make me cry after reading the first one and bawling my eyes out (y’all who have read it know what chapter I’m talking about). I loved seeing everything unfold in the last few chapters. Just when I thought I was one step ahead of the author she threw me a curb, but I loved the thrill of it. Once again, she managed to make me trust someone who I shouldn’t have trusted, and I got my feelings hurt. I particularly liked how the culprit wasn’t a particularly good person but it was easy to understand their motives. This book really showed how no person is fully bad or good. Speaking of that, we NEED to talk about Pip’s character growth. I LOVED IT. It’s amazing to see how she’s changed from the first book. She’s finally breaking away from her mold and becoming such an independent and capable person. I love her for that and can’t wait to see what she does next in “As Good As Dead.” I’ve heard many people say that the third book is the best in the series so I have high hopes. Here’s to hoping I’m not disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

riella_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

 
This was so good! I love these books so much, and the audiobooks are just as phenomenal. I'm so excited to read the final book but will be sad to not have any more in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

casreads's review against another edition

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

4.5

Compulsively readable - even more than the first book. Pip really grew on me as a character in this one. I hate when characters abide by the letter of the law even when the law fails them, so I loved that the author allowed Pip to be angry and vengeful and take matters into her own hands. It made her much more interesting. There wasn't much character development for anyone else

except maybe Stanley at the end

but I always love Ravi.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, and Confinement

Sexual assault isn't depicted but is discussed at length, though not in detail.

bookish_kori's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

Amazingly well-written. Very little could top the first book in the series… but Holly Jackson’s narrative style and knack for Sherlock Holmes-ing the mystery certainly continues in the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Confinement

I would say definitely less dark than the first book, but there is a pretty rough plot twist at one point that hurts.

oliviaae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

katetherine's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Rape, and Self harm