Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

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

101 reviews

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

This book was a random read to get into the fall feels, and it did not disappoint.
The main characters were the perfect mix of serious and unserious in all the best ways, and even the secondary characters that make up the friends and family of Pippa were perfect. Ravi and Pippa are a perfect pairing, and I can't wait to see what mystery they'll solve next. 
The story itself was a great crime/thriller while still holding onto that YA feeling. I spent the whole time trying to distinguish who to trust and who could have possibly done the crime we didn't even know was actually committed. I'm happy with the ending and found it to be realistic and not super outlandish and convoluted like a lot of murder/crime-centric media usually is. 
And in the midst of reading, I found out it's getting made into a series, so I'll be on the lookout for that. Off to the next Pippa and Ravi adventure.


Crying score: ugh yes

a dog dies

P.S. read the TWs there are a lot, so it is important to be informed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

butle2em's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death, Murder, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Physical abuse

msteinhaus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I appreciated the difficulty level of this mystery--as an adult reader I was typically one step ahead of Pippa, which made the experience more enjoyable and less tense. It was hard to see a teenage girl take on such immense risk and would have been nicer, in my opinion, for Pippa to more openly learn/acknowledge that relying on others is critical and that she doesn't need to always be the strong, independent one. Major content warning for adult/teen predation and many other triggers, see tags below. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Drug use, Rape, Murder, Bullying, Death of parent, Animal death, and Sexual assault

vigilante_sh's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

great book! brought me out a reading slump!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Kidnapping, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, and Racism

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

hopeful 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

4.25

4.25 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Worth the hype. I really didn’t think a YA thriller would be my cup of tea any more. But I just loved this 😍

The perfect a balance of mystery and thriller, I never felt bored, the story kept moving forwards. 🏃🏻‍♀️

I loved the notebook, email and cut out sections, I kind of wish there was a bit more of that, it added to the detective vibes 🕵🏻‍♀️

I think the characters were written perfectly for the target audience too, they were super likeable and believable. 🥰

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Child death, Self harm, Bullying, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, and Drug use

ashleyvaleria's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

omg i  loved pip. my true crime loving self absolutely loved this book. even though in some parts seemed unrealistic, who cares i read to be entertained lol. following along with the case and getting everything slowly pieced together from different perspectives was everything and when i thought the story and mystery was over i got more questions answered and a very fulfilling ending. i love this style of writing with the timeline being pieces together slowly so everything come together perfect at the end. kinda reminded me of pretty little liars alison tbh and that’s a compliment. the character depth of all the characters and especially andie was fascinating and discovering more and more abt andie was so fun. also, pip and ravi are the perfect partners in crime🫶 excited to start “good girl, bad blood”!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Racism, Mental illness, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Murder

readwithari's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.75

Modern Agatha Christie. Didn’t see this twist coming! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

rhysandismysoulmate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

karac15's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Racism, and Drug use

Minor: Cancer, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Death of parent

mfrisk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

I can’t completely decide where I land with this read. I didn’t enjoy it initially as I wasn’t yet attached to the characters. That did change throughout my reading as I got to know Ravi and Pip more and even some of their family and friends. I grew to like them and their relationship. However, I can’t say I loved this book because the premise itself lends itself to incredulity at times and confusion at other times. And the twists felt like they could have worked better in a visual medium but on the page felt a bit flat for me. Something was missing though this was an interesting story overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt