Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

75 reviews

rosem_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Read. This. Now. 
I'm seriously starting the next book asap. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Blood, Body horror, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Cancer, Animal death, Chronic illness, Self harm, and Violence

ellelockley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Pip Fitz-Amobi has a new true-crime podcast about a murder case that she solved a few months ago. She insists her detective days are behind her but when someone close to her goes missing she will have to go back to those detective days. I thought that this was a really good sequel and I couldn't put it down. Holly Jackson really has a knack for elegant thrillers. I definitely couldn't have guessed the ending, and it was so well written. I will never stop loving Pip and Ravi's relationship, and all the characters are so well written and intricate. I really loved how each new mystery kept me hooked. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a thriller, although it can get a bit graphic at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Xenophobia, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

mar's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Child death, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia, Animal death, and Cancer

isitamonito's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Grief

Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, and Rape

lunamundo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, and Rape

safety_pin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Police brutality, Cancer, Drug use, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death and Adult/minor relationship

kaitlanmooney1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, and Suicide

ts_anne13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Rape

anielabooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. I really didn’t expect this book to make me cry after reading the first one and bawling my eyes out (y’all who have read it know what chapter I’m talking about). I loved seeing everything unfold in the last few chapters. Just when I thought I was one step ahead of the author she threw me a curb, but I loved the thrill of it. Once again, she managed to make me trust someone who I shouldn’t have trusted, and I got my feelings hurt. I particularly liked how the culprit wasn’t a particularly good person but it was easy to understand their motives. This book really showed how no person is fully bad or good. Speaking of that, we NEED to talk about Pip’s character growth. I LOVED IT. It’s amazing to see how she’s changed from the first book. She’s finally breaking away from her mold and becoming such an independent and capable person. I love her for that and can’t wait to see what she does next in “As Good As Dead.” I’ve heard many people say that the third book is the best in the series so I have high hopes. Here’s to hoping I’m not disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, Child death, Sexual assault, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, and Terminal illness

emma_woolacott's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Cancer, and Child death