Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

1456 reviews

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

elodiethefangirl's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape

bookgirllife'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? No

4.0

This was a really interesting case of 'who done it' and it was skilfully executed. I was absolutely sucked into trying to figure out what was going on alongside Pip. The ending surprised me and was not what I expected. The characters added levity to a very dark and tense story. All in all, I really enjoyed reading this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide

danajoy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny

4.5

This was gripping. The full cast audio was fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Mental illness

booknerdz28's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Bullying, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Vomit, and Body shaming

teeclecticreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

Now THIS is what I call a murder mystery!!! Holly did such a great job with setting the scene and roping me along for the wild ride that was to come. I didn’t guess this at all — in fact I was so off! I love that I was interested the whole time. Though Pippa was a bit reckless at times, it reminded me that she was just a teen girl taking on a big task. Plus the project logs and little map sketches really added to the finer details. I’m so excited for book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, and Drug use

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Xenophobia

kaz_brekkerrr's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Murder

theycallmerash's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

I love a good murder mystery with an MC who is totally not qualified to solve it! This book had a lot of twists and different theories. I also liked that the writing type differed with interviews, pieces of evidence, notes written about the case, etc. This was fun and I would definitely like to read more in the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Kidnapping, and Drug use

Minor: Rape

luxxltyd's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Drug use, Murder, Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

mrk100100's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

SO GOOD! This is my first time reading young adult in several years so I was skeptical, but this was really done well. The idea of a murder investigation being a senior capstone project was unique and really well developed. You felt like you were right with the main character all along as she was finding out more information.

Really wish the author hadn't killed the dog though, I hate when books have animal deaths it's the absolute worst.

Just when I thought I had it figured out, you get hit with more twists! Pip is so bright and witty, excited to continue reading the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Animal death

Minor: Self harm