Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Lief meisje, kwaad bloed by Holly Jackson

135 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

♡ Missing Person

♡ True-Crime Podcast

♡ Amateur Detective Work

Again, much like the last book I loved the extra details in the formatting.  The little details like that are really lovely.

This book started out a bit cliché, I mean asking a teenager to help find your missing (possibly dead) brother seems totally full proof.  However, I did get invested after a while and the plot really went in a different direction than I was expecting.  The “who did it” was a bit random but it was entertaining to read about the journey.  

Pip having a true-crime podcast totally fits her vibe.  If she doesn’t become a detective after this I’m going to scream because she’s doing the whole police departments job at this point.

Spice Level: n/a

POV: First Person

Release Date: 02, March 2021

Rep: BIPOC (Main and Side Characters), LGBTQIA+ (Side Character)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Stalking, and Alcohol

kdog02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bluvlvt'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic friendship

heidi_lynette's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Stalking

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

This book is fantastic! I love the thrill ride it took me on. Holly Jackson is definitely one of my favorite authors! I loved the plot and the characters. I love the podcast. I was hooked until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ellarae0111's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing book! Adventurous but you have to read the first book to understand a few things. Suspenseful and had me reading till 12:30 last night! Amazing plot and amazing characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bethany96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

I’ve been rereading this series in preparation of the tv show, and I have to admit, I couldn’t remember ANYTHING about this book… literally nothing. 

After solving the Andie Bell case, Pip is done playing detective. She won’t let herself get absorbed into a case the same way ever again. But when her friend’s brother disappears, and the police won’t do anything, Pip must do the thing she promised herself she wouldn’t - investigate. 

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I love Pip! She is definitely in my top 10 favourite main characters, maybe in the top 5. Ravi is also a brilliant character and the perfect counterpart to Pip, the two of them are just perfect together. 

I love a good mystery, and this was definitely a good one! A classic YA mystery/thriller! 

Overall, I really enjoyed rereading this book and I can’t wait to read the last book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

duchess16's review against another edition

4.5

Again, don’t love the language. Also this book is awfully similar plot lines to the first just a thought. BUT OH MY GOSH

I KNEW FROM THE VERY BEGINNING I DIDNT LIKE CHARLIE GREEN I KNEW IT SINCE PAGE 191 and I’ll admit I thought he was child Brunswick for a little while but when the truth came out I immediately knew he was Layla and the whole plot fell together woah

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Rape, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

kiittycatt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

Such a good book! I was crying my eyes out at the end though 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol