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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

132 reviews

ccoral's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

I only put 4.75 instead of 5 because there some of the topics included are of mature nature, but handled well by Jackson. Jackson weaves many parts together in a way that is congruent and flowing. Happy that I was able to track and figure it out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

panon's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I put this down as a medium paced read because I cannot accurately depict it's rate. When I first picked up this book I literally couldn't put it down for two days straight, every spare moment was spent reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

nattiehewitt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

beccamay99's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

bleuennreads_'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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Eating disorder, Self harm, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kayleejanes's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, 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

dkamada's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.5

Raced through this, so many suspects, so many twists!
Additional trigger warning:

TW: animal kidnapping + murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Dementia, and Death of parent

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Thinking about a dead girl is so much easier than thinking about myself.

I’ve had this book on my radar for years. When my book club picked this book, I was so ready to read this book my students have been raving about for years. Quick take?: I loved this. I devoured it. What a fantastic mystery for young readers. 

It’s no secret to anyone that talks to me regularly to know that me picking up a book to read is virtually unheard of these days. Yet, I devoured this book in less than a week, reading half of it one day at the zoo. (I’m so thankful for a summer job that allows me to get paid to read some days). I was completely invested in Pip’s journey and figuring out who really killed Andie and Sal. My money was on the newspaper reporter because he was sketchy af but I was so wrong. I did not see all of the twists and turns and was pleasantly surprised by how this book ended. I figured a young adult mystery wouldn’t stump me that much and this one blew me away. I am so excited to read the sequel and see what else Pip gets involved with. What a strong, female character for our young readers to see. I do think there’s something to be said about Pip’s obsessiveness and how that all-consuming drive can be a negative thing. But overall, I really liked this book and I think it’s a great addition to the young adult mystery world.

*This book was the July 2024 pick for the Read Between the Wines book club.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent