Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

157 reviews

fayealexa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Drug use and Car accident

kaylaannsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, and Kidnapping

angelino's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide

literarylily's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Murder, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Car accident

itsbumley's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Blood, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, and Death

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Is this  truly a five-star I don’t know, but it made me cry like a lot so that Has to count for something. I just really enjoyed this and I just really like pip. It was very mysterious and also kind of creepy. I did kind of guess one plot but like that doesn’t decrease anything for me. I don’t know I think I just read this at the perfect time I still can’t even believe I cried

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Violence, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

I don’t care how inept a police department is, they’re not going to sit around and let an 18 year old girl and her high school friends traipse through potential crime scenes, create search parties, and investigate a possible missing person/murder. It’s wildly unbelievable and yet, somehow, you forget all of that and just pay attention to the fact that Pip has an uncanny way of reading the clues to solve big puzzles no one else can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

the_lovely_mrs_p's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Jackson has delivered something fast, intense, and a perfect mystery. Worthy of the halls of Ware, Hawkins, and Brown. This book is a great second book in a trilogy meant to scratch an itch that hasn't been well done for YA until now. The only hang up? This book should not exist. 

After solving a famous murder and disappearance in her small town, Pip has become semi famous. With half a million listeners tuning into her podcast each week she has an army at her fingertips. So when her friends brother goes missing she is compelled by his distraught mother to step in and once again solve the case. Meanwhile, the towns pretty facade is starting to crack under pressure. And what they are willing to abide, and what they're not, will show some truly horrific true colors. 

The very foundation of this story is unlikely and confusing. A distruaght, middle-class mother begging a literal teen to find her son? Already we are off to shaky start. Then as the evidence piles up, it's clear the police would have wanted to be involved from the start - if only to cover their own. 

If you put aside the Scooby Doo of it all, the book is a fun read. It's well written and will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat. The parts that are the most well written and heart breaking are the parts that were most believable. Where we are allowed to see the towns values and code. There was nothing to doubt there. I continue to love Pip and Ravi and though I had to suspend belief here, I can't wait to dive into the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Child death

Its child murder. Not just death, but that wasnt an option

there is a description of a serial killer who murders children with the "help" of his 10 year old who he forces to participate. Its a huge part of the story line in the last 1/4th of the book. With a huge detailed article directly before chapter 37. From 37 on, the murders are reference regularly with varying degrees of detail.

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Rape