Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

34 reviews

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

serendipity421's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

bookishkale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Fun read! I think I like YA for thriller/mysteries because it helps to keep things a little more lighthearted. I loved the formatting of this book, and honestly, would have liked it more if it was all in first person because Pip in her capstone entries is such a compelling character and sometimes when it was third person I felt like she was a bit muddled. It helped that Pip herself seemed aware that she didn’t really know who she was either, so I didn’t stress too much. The mystery was compelling, and I let myself be guiding by Pip, trying to not see too much into it. I wasn’t surprised by the ending but boy was it just kinda heartbreaking! Ravi was a great addition, and I’m a little weirded out by their romance bc of the ages but I can look past it :) I’m interested in the next book, and hoping that pip’s voice only gets stronger! 

Be wary of the content warnings: a lot of triggers aren’t really described in detail but they are mentioned a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

kingspite618's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, and Alcohol

weekdaygladers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

pvp_niki's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Dementia

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

♡ Cold Case 

♡ Small Clues

♡ Murder Board

The plot was a bit cliché but entertaining enough.  It is unfortunate that the US edition had so much edited out, there are just moments that feel skipped over or some parts that seem missing general.  But in the end it was a good story.

I loved the formatting of this book, all the extra details like the schedules, text messages, were all formatted nicely.  It was an entertaining to read, it had twists and turns, an unlikely friendship, a killer hiding in plain sight, and a school project that turned into solving a murder.

Spice Level: n/a

POV: Third Person

Release Date: 05, January 2021

Rep: BIPOC (Main Character and Side Characters), Lesbian (Side Character)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

teawitchontravel's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Personally didn't like it. Idea was good execution wasn't and characters (especially mc) were annoying and stupid.

laffi's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

This book was a random read to get into the fall feels, and it did not disappoint.
The main characters were the perfect mix of serious and unserious in all the best ways, and even the secondary characters that make up the friends and family of Pippa were perfect. Ravi and Pippa are a perfect pairing, and I can't wait to see what mystery they'll solve next. 
The story itself was a great crime/thriller while still holding onto that YA feeling. I spent the whole time trying to distinguish who to trust and who could have possibly done the crime we didn't even know was actually committed. I'm happy with the ending and found it to be realistic and not super outlandish and convoluted like a lot of murder/crime-centric media usually is. 
And in the midst of reading, I found out it's getting made into a series, so I'll be on the lookout for that. Off to the next Pippa and Ravi adventure.


Crying score: ugh yes

a dog dies

P.S. read the TWs there are a lot, so it is important to be informed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment