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A review by bbethcasas
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
First things first, I want to go on record as saying I disagree with the age range of 12 - 15 for this book. Call me overprotective, but I wouldn’t allow my daughter to read this until she was 15, MAYBE 14. Depends.
Anyway, I really enjoyed this book and I’m thrilled that I’ll be able to read the next 2 books in the trilogy right away. I purchased them all at the same time. There’s a really great deal on a boxed set on Amazon!
Pippa Fitz - Amobi, Pip to most everyone, is a senior at Fairview High School, and is doing her Capstone Project researching the 2014 Missing Persons Investigation of Andie Bell, a local high school girl. She’s granted permission and begins interviewing key players including friends and family members of Andie and Sal Singh, the boyfriend and alleged killer of Andie. She begins with Ravi Singh, Sal’s younger brother. Initially, Ravi is confused and a little suspicious of Pip and curious regarding her motivation, but she catches him completely off guard when she reveals that her goal is to prove Sal innocent! Ravi is all for proving his brother innocent because he never believed he killed Andie OR that he killed himself afterward, which is what the final story was! So he agrees to talk to Pip, provided he can work with her. She agrees.
I don’t want to include much more than that as far as the rest of the story because, honestly, the interviews, the twisty, winding lies and discoveries of the half truths and real truths are what make this book so fun! Pip and Ravi are a riot together! Love them! And I think you will, too! In fact, I think you’ll love the entire book just as much as I did!!
Anyway, I really enjoyed this book and I’m thrilled that I’ll be able to read the next 2 books in the trilogy right away. I purchased them all at the same time. There’s a really great deal on a boxed set on Amazon!
Pippa Fitz - Amobi, Pip to most everyone, is a senior at Fairview High School, and is doing her Capstone Project researching the 2014 Missing Persons Investigation of Andie Bell, a local high school girl. She’s granted permission and begins interviewing key players including friends and family members of Andie and Sal Singh, the boyfriend and alleged killer of Andie. She begins with Ravi Singh, Sal’s younger brother. Initially, Ravi is confused and a little suspicious of Pip and curious regarding her motivation, but she catches him completely off guard when she reveals that her goal is to prove Sal innocent! Ravi is all for proving his brother innocent because he never believed he killed Andie OR that he killed himself afterward, which is what the final story was! So he agrees to talk to Pip, provided he can work with her. She agrees.
I don’t want to include much more than that as far as the rest of the story because, honestly, the interviews, the twisty, winding lies and discoveries of the half truths and real truths are what make this book so fun! Pip and Ravi are a riot together! Love them! And I think you will, too! In fact, I think you’ll love the entire book just as much as I did!!