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Lief meisje, kwaad bloed by Holly Jackson

44 reviews

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

Like the first book in the series, this was also an incredible book. I did find it to be a little less together than 'A Good Girls Guide to Murder' but I still absolutely loved the book. The characters and the plot line were well planned and executed. I watch and read a lot of crime based shows, movies and books and often find myself working out the ending way before I reach it but with this, there were so many options and twists that I found myself guessing over and over again as the plot developed.

Again, the audiobook only added to my reading experience with this book as it is a full cast audiobook but it also has phone calls as actual phone calls, when Pip is reading from her case notes, you can hear the movement of paper, when she records conversations, you can hear the equipment whirring and beeping etc. The audiobook was a fully immersive experience and it was brilliant. I also really enjoyed hearing elements of the podcast created by Pip in this book, it was a clever continuation from the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

carissa25's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ap3837's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

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

jessicasophie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

kirbylover16's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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

4.0

So just like the first one, there are tons of twists, and the ending was my favorite part. I would never guess it. Pip and Ravi's romance is still in the background simmering. (only fluff) I like the build-up to the court case. I wish we got Ravi's POV. I hope in the next book, she will move and go to college as her mom mentioned, just for a change of scenery but continue her podcast.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

The big ones are from the last book. The court case for it is going on while pip looks at the new case. There's one scene towards the end of this book which is where the book gets the most violent with a gun and sets the place on fire.

spideyvenus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

i loved loved loved this, i stayed up till 7:30am finishing it, i read it in like two days. This book is so intense i couldn’t stop reading and the ending had me sobbing. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death and Car accident

lunamundo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

goodnightngo's review against another edition

3.75

good classic ya mystery. took me a few days to get into it. after 100 ish pages i dove deep and finished the rest in a day! looking forward to the final book.

will pip become evil????

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment