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

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I have mixed feelings! While it’s well written and the plot is intriguing enough, I find it a rip off plots from the TV Show Veronica Mars (amazing show for the first 2 seasons at least) and the True-Crime Podcast Serial. I understand being inspired by them but this feels like a crummy copy. Also I didn’t love how the author who isn’t from the US chooses to set this in CT. Just because American media portrays High Schools, this felt like a knockoff. Plus why bother mentioning characters who aren’t white  - names aren’t enough to have diversity in your book. I would have liked something more about the Indian family or the fact that Pip’s father Victor is originally from the African continent. Ok so what? This seemed lazy.
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