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A review by atalanta_nins
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
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? It's complicated
5.0
Okay, so I just finished this book and all I can think is Woah. You know, for a YA novel, this book creatively narrates the whole story without sounding so juvenile but has that innocence for a YA book. The writing is incredible, as it was well-paced and makes you really question what is happening and that all I can say is maybe the only YA aspect of the book is the fact that our main lead, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is only a teenager. Apart from that, the book is a great start if you want to delve into mystery/thriller genre and if you are just starting to read (better try reading YA, as most YA books are easier to read than the classics, especially if you're like me who isn't a native English speaker).
So, a bit of Spoilers Ahead:
I do not have any problem/s about the book although, (hopefully this is not too cocky of me), I actually had my eyes on Mr. Ward less than 10 chapters in. So it actually bummed me out that Pip removed his name so soon on her POI because Mr. Ward was easily the most suspected person in the POI. It solidify during that chapter where Pip and her friends decided to have a camping on the woods, he's the logical and rational suspect who'd most likely do that as he's one of the early POI. Also, there was something hauntingly disturbing in his comment about Andie dressing up provocatively and him calling that out that sounds so pervert and also like he have two daughters and he'd give a comment like that on a girl the same age as his daughter? Hmm, that's just weird to me somehow. What I didn't expect and probably just clicked on my mind the same time it did for Pip was that there would be another player in the murder and it's someone that you kinda wish wouldn't be the suspect. Also, Pip was right, that weirdly enough, there were people in her POI's who maybe not criminally indicted but are morally corrupted or bad. And in a way, it's easier to think of them as evil even when they are not criminally indicted as they do morally questionable things that makes you decide if they are evil or not. Anyways, I knew from the get go that this is a trilogy so off I go to the next book. Hopefully, it's as thrilling as this one and just as many twists and turns like this one.
So, a bit of Spoilers Ahead:
I do not have any problem/s about the book although, (hopefully this is not too cocky of me), I actually had my eyes on Mr. Ward less than 10 chapters in. So it actually bummed me out that Pip removed his name so soon on her POI because Mr. Ward was easily the most suspected person in the POI. It solidify during that chapter where Pip and her friends decided to have a camping on the woods, he's the logical and rational suspect who'd most likely do that as he's one of the early POI. Also, there was something hauntingly disturbing in his comment about Andie dressing up provocatively and him calling that out that sounds so pervert and also like he have two daughters and he'd give a comment like that on a girl the same age as his daughter? Hmm, that's just weird to me somehow. What I didn't expect and probably just clicked on my mind the same time it did for Pip was that there would be another player in the murder and it's someone that you kinda wish wouldn't be the suspect. Also, Pip was right, that weirdly enough, there were people in her POI's who maybe not criminally indicted but are morally corrupted or bad. And in a way, it's easier to think of them as evil even when they are not criminally indicted as they do morally questionable things that makes you decide if they are evil or not. Anyways, I knew from the get go that this is a trilogy so off I go to the next book. Hopefully, it's as thrilling as this one and just as many twists and turns like this one.