A review by peruseapage
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

mysterious 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

This was such a cosy whodunnit read for autumn! 

For her EPQ, Pip decies to reopen a case that was solved and closed 5 years ago. Andie Bell disappeared and her boyfriend at the time blamed for her murder. He later killed himself and the case closed. But things don’t add up, and Pip does not believe Sal killed his girlfriend. That’s where her project begins. 

I am such a sucker for a mixed format story. I loved Pip’s little case notes, transcripts and evidence and how these were printed in the book. I don’t know why a different format thrown in excited me so much but it does. 

The plot was good. The ending I did not predict. Holly Jackson did such a great job of pulling out clues but not shifting it to one plot line so it didn’t become too obvious who it was not. Pip made for a great detective and I love that she was a student following her own ethics for this case. 

It is clear this is YA. It was super fast paced and the writing style young. YA style writing usually isn’t for me, and there was times in this book I did grimace at it but overall I didn’t hate it. And that amounts to something. 

Overall, it was a really quick, cosy autumn read. If you’re a fan of mixed format books, this is right up your street.