Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

223 reviews

mlv97's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

THE DOG DIES

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Dementia

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

elliotjackson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I finished this book in less than a day. I’ve been in a reading slump for a while, and this is the first one I’ve picked up in a long time that I absolutely could not put down. The characaters were realistic and lovable and so easy to empathize with that it feels like you’re really stepping into the story and unraveling the mystery alongside them. I kept going back and rereading clues throughout the book to try and figure out the plot twist, but I still hadn’t guessed it by the end. The book handles sensitive themes in a way that both shows respect to victims and uses them as a major plot point to draw the readers in. I absolutely can’t wait to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Car accident

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, and Death of parent

serendipity421's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow, this book really lived up to the hype. It was like a mish-mash of true crimes stories I’ve heard about meets Twin Peaks. The podcast format with a full-cast narration made for an excellent audio listen and the fast-paced intriguing reveals had me speeding through this one. I’ll definitely continue on with this series, although after this ending, I’ll be curious to see where it continues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness

abigalelouise12's review against another edition

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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

kalefactory's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lucyford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

Ugh, I’m so glad I finally read this after years of it being recommended to me! It 1000% lived up to the hype. I loved the main characters, the fun formatting of the book, the writing, the humour, and the unpredictability of the plot. There were so many moving pieces in the story, and I think the author is a genius for how she made it work out so cleanly. The only reasons it’s not a full 5 stars for me are that (a) Pip can be a bit (very) ridiculously stubborn at times, and (b) I was never pushed to the point of tears or throwing my book. I still loved it and am very happy with the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

shafirareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.5

As always, the ending of the book interests me more than the first half of the book.

At first, it was really boring it made me fall asleep mid-reading. Mainly because of the mc's log documents. It's like reading reports (it was reports).  I like the mc's character that was very smart and brave. But I don't like the mc's love interest/partner. He was misogynistic. He wasn't really smart, brave, or a really amazing person either. The only reason he was interesting was because he sticked beside the mc's side.

I know the partner lost one of his beloved persons in his life and put everything to uncover the truth about his big brother but he forced the mc too "stay on the project" just when the mc lost one of her beloved things while in truth she did that to protect him too. I understand where he is coming from, but I don't like it.

The mystery really intrigued me to keep reading the book. The actual perpetrator wasn't too easily covered. I know many crime/thriller books that have an easy to guess plot twist and perpetrator, so this book was interesting enough to read until the end.

I think this book could actually become a stand-alone, but I guess the author just decided to continue it. I will read the complete series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Rape, Torture, and Car accident

jill_holly's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A pretty fun and enjoyable YA read despite the rather dark subject matter. 

Sometimes I really enjoy a YA mystery and this one delivered for the most part. It did feel extremely unrealistic at times - why was everyone freely answering these questions from a teen girl doing a school project? And, if I'm honest, had I not been as far in and hooked as I was, I would have DNF'ed when

Barney was killed. I don't like animal death as a plot device.

 

But, overall, if you let yourself dive into the world and let the mystery unfold, it's a fun time! The full cast audiobook was a treat too. If you're looking for a true crime-esque YA romp with a FMC, it's an ideal read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, and Sexual assault