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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

83 reviews

morgan_rudderow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

mnm_2005's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

Has an incredible message!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

pri_lakshmi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Minor: Cancer

lialovesreading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was literally AMAZING. I was super surprised with the plot twists and every scene was insane. There were so many characters that I was so suspicious of and even if they weren't the main person, I loved how developed their stories were. I don't even know what to say because this book was just so amazing. You seriously have to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

singalana's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dividing books based on the age of the protagonist has always felt a bit arbitrary to me: this book is young adult, but deals with some rather heavy topics, even more so that a lot of the thrillers directed at adults. 

This is Holly Jackson’s strong debut thriller. Five years ago a schoolgirl was murdered. Everyone knows who did it, and the case is closed. Pippa chooses the case as her final-year project and starts to dig deeper to what really happened. 

The characters in this book are mostly teenagers and the adults in their lives. The characters feel well-defined and authentic with their complex problems. The main character Pippa doesn't feel especially memorable, but on the other hand this gives more room for the story. I liked the family dynamics of the main characters, they were so wholesome. 

The book is told in mixed media format: there are notes, texts and diagrams as Pippa collects evidence in an attempt to solve the case. 

I found the book to be very entertaining, relatively fast-placed and at least I couldn't predict what had really happened that night five years ago. 

If you're looking for utmost realism in your books, be warned. As some reviewers have pointed out, Pippa does get into rather dangerous situations and there seem to be no repercussions for her actions. You'd think the police might have something to say about the way she acquires information.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

shannonharper_x's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I'm desperate to start the second book! The twists and tension in this book kept me so on edge and  it was so fun to follow along in the investigations and piece together the clues myself. Even then, the constant twists and turns of new information was unexpected and rerouted my train of thought!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Dementia

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Body shaming, Racism, Self harm, Death of parent, and Alcohol

fantastiskfiktion's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, and Gaslighting

kristadebuhr'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Self harm

aralynn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Self harm