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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

126 reviews

_sarahleb_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

miel106's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Self harm, Violence, and Sexism

sahramahtab's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

"A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" by Holly Jackson not only rescued me from a reading slump but turned out to be a thrilling escape. The multitude of theories I formed about the murderer kept me engaged, but the unexpected plot twist in the last few chapters had me glued to the pages well into the early morning hours.

Pip and Ravi, the main characters, felt  likable and realistic, navigating their roles with authenticity. Despite the author being white, the representation of People of Color in the book was well done. I'm eager to delve into the next book in the series, anticipating what's next for Pippa's investigative journey. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

ytzel_vr24's review

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

Minor: Racism

madalina0_0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Sexism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Car accident, Toxic friendship, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

tea_kettle's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

the pacing was wacko and a die was annoying but the story was insteresting, i wish the ending was slower paced 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Murder, Blood, Vomit, and Animal death

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, Bullying, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Self harm

chaptersofcourt's review

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Child death, Bullying, Body shaming, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

rosenau's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Rape, Car accident, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, and Child death

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

allydoessomereading's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.25

Fun and tense mystery novel. Definitely a darker YA book with mentions of some heavy topics, all within the scope of a murder mystery. Felt inspired by the Seriel Podcast and other murder podcasts with its unique writing techniques. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Stalking

Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Torture, Dementia, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Cancer, Blood, and Classism

zam_ahaana's review

adventurous dark 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

This book genuinely broke my brain. The plot twists at the end?? They hit you like a TRUCK. I had CHILLS in the reveal. 10/10 book, I WISH I could re-read it for the first time again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Car accident, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship