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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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books_bakesandbelle's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? No

5.0

Really really good book. 

Loved Pip - her seriousness is fun and I liked getting inside her head during the production log inserts. I also really liked the budding relationship between Pip and Ravi, and the banter from Ravi’s side with Pip. Her family dynamics were also fun, especially Victor, who was a typical caring but embarrassing dad character. 

I liked the inclusion of how people of different ethnicities can be perceived and the nod to white privilege - it was interesting and added realism to the story, and hopefully opens people’s eyes to this in the real world. 

I really enjoyed how the readers uncover the secrets alongside Pip and how she explains her various theories. They certainly got me guessing, although I will admit I got some wrong, for example, the HH, I noticed a few other things this could be through the story and expected a twist with this where it revealed Pip had missed something, nor did I expect the killer to be who it was, so clearly Pip is a better detective than me haha! It was interesting and fun to try and figure out the true story though, and the very final dangerous moment made me gasp out loud! Definitely didn’t see that coming to Pip!

Barney’s death broke my heart and I felt so sad when it happened, but I see why it was to show Pip the danger she was in and add additional tension to the story. 


Overall a very good book and one I’d recommend for mystery and thriller lovers. Going to make a start on the second one now!

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lv_'s review against another edition

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mysterious fast-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

3.0

Just pretty underwhelming. I only finished because I wanted to know the ending. 

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5.0


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mere's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Really enjoyed,  had those moments where th  MCs do stupid things that remind me that it's YA. Good, but not compelling enough for me to continue I think.

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tindemakela's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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jhshugh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.5


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elopenk13's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This is an amazing book. Truly, one of my favorite books ever. Holly Jackson is an amazing writer, the story is powerful, the characters are lovable and relatable, the plot is unpredictable in the best way. I was in suspense the whole time. I especially enjoyed that there are parts where you read the project notes, it kept it engaging and easy to understand, where some books like this can get confusing.

You absolutely MUST read this book if you enjoy murder mystery and suspense. The entire series is spectacular, some other books decline as the series goes on, these just keep getting better. 

The characters in this book are diverse and realistic, this book has no flat characters, plot holes, bad writing or anything of the sort. 

Holly Jackson nailed it. Not reading this would be a mistake.

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crowvaea's review against another edition

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mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25


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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0


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ashburn's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.5


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