Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

71 reviews

robbi22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Drug abuse, Xenophobia, and Vomit

maddamn's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I’ve read too many mysteries so it was predictable to me. What I enjoyed was the way the FMC solved the mystery. It’s from the perspective of a high schooler and it shows, but in a very palatable way. I don’t love the romance they tossed in, but it felt organic even tho it’s slightly weird. I didn’t think it needed a romance at all. It feels like a modern mystery because it utilizes modern media to show how a mystery could (in theory) be pieced together and solved. I won’t be finishing the series, but this book was good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse and Rape

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

cielosiluminado's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

THIS WAS SO GOOD I WAS SWEATING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Xenophobia, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

kri_29's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Confinement

quinnpw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Alcohol

amyjmcd's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Toxic friendship

teawitchontravel's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Personally didn't like it. Idea was good execution wasn't and characters (especially mc) were annoying and stupid.

hotknife's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Murder

joanagsilva's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Murder, and Sexual harassment