Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

4 reviews

seagullsaga's review

adventurous dark 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

3.5

I probably liked this book less than I normally would because I picked it up expecting horror and not a mystery. It was a good book, and enjoyable, just not to my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Bullying, Drug use, Death, Alcohol, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

taleofabibliophile's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Rape, Vomit, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug use, Bullying, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Murder, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Dementia

Minor: Death of parent, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexism, Eating disorder, and Ableism

CW: mention of Harry Potter costume/mention of Harry Potter book in acknowledgments

egmamaril's review

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Ableism and Kidnapping

lvkiefer's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Rape, Suicide, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Confinement