Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

O Homicídio Perfeito - Um Guia para Boas Raparigas by Holly Jackson

133 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a fast-paced young-adult mystery/thriller.  Seeing how they changed it from a book set in England to one here in the states was amusing.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

captainoliimar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved this book, I read most of it in one sitting and I was sad when I got to the end. I thought that the premise of the book was super unique and interesting. The way the chapters were laid out with the 'production logs' was really fun and I liked that they weren't just for show and you actually learnt stuff that was relevant to the plot through them. I spent the entire book trying to figure out who the murderer was and I want to reread the book and see how many bits of foreshadowing I can spot now I know the ending. I will say though that

I'm not sure I can forgive the author for killing the dog

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I'm really glad that the writer has more books in this series and I can't wait to get my hands on them!

Characters - 9/10
Atmosphere/Setting - 6.5/10
Writing - 10/10
Plot - 8.5/10
Intrigue - 9/10
Logic - 7/10
Enjoyment - 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Stalking, Vomit, Racism, Rape, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Rape

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, Confinement, Grief, Animal death, Child death, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Body shaming

Minor: Medical content, Incest, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Fascinating, but perhaps not the genre for me. I don't have any umbridge with the way it was written; rather, I realized that when reading it I don't like the whole premise. The idea of a teenager poking into a murder/suicide investigation and solving it makes me.... uncomfortable. So I will probably not be reading more stuff like that, but if you do like that, then this is probably a great book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicide, Death, Violence, Car accident, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Sexism, and Child abuse

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, and Dementia

booksracha's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i quite enjoyed this book! the ending was really well done in my opinion and i liked the mixed media element of it all.

the only thing that i found a bit odd was that the main character is doing all this for a freaking school project and she is acting like a detective plus gains access to a lot of personal information about all suspects.
but i guess that is part of this being YA bc how else would she be so young and solving a case without the police.

overall as i said highly entertaining book and i will hopefully read the sequels to this one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Xenophobia, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Racism

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, and Violence

spaghettii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Racism, Child death, Murder, Bullying, Death, and Drug use

pinkupengu's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

One of my favorite murder mysteries I’ve read. Had a traditional twist but I liked how it also leaned into the tropes often found in true crime moreso than murder mysteries. Examples like martyring the white girl, blaming the brown person, police negligence, and communities being ruined. Definitely need to read the other two because I need to know how the loose ends come together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Murder, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Dementia, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Hate crime, Medical content, Self harm, and Car accident

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

This was an incredible book. The characters and the plot line were so incredibly well planned and executed. I watch and read a lot of crime based shows, movies and books and often find myself working out the ending way before I reach it but with this, there were so many options and twists that I found myself guessing over and over again as the plot developed. 

The audiobook only added to my reading experience with this book as it is a full cast audiobook but it also has phone calls as actual phone calls, when Pip is reading from her case notes, you can hear the movement of paper, when she records conversations, you can hear the equipment whirring and beeping etc. The audiobook was a fully immersive experience and it was brilliant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Stalking, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Rape

caityg22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, and Drug use

carolinefrazier's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Suicide