Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

31 reviews

theespressoedition's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Rape, Suicide, and Vomit

broccoli_j's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

Holly Jackson took the question „if the romance wasn’t part of the book anymore, would there still be a plot?“ way to seriously and the romance is the smallest part of the novel. 

But apart of this cute little love side story, this book is filled with great relationships, well developed characters, thrilling events that aren’t far fetched at all and a chapter concept that guarantees a one of a kind reading flow. 

Would highly recommend this young adult thriller and already feel exited for the second book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexism, Bullying, Death, Violence, Child death, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Addiction, Self harm, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, and Eating disorder

daepyonimst's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Car accident, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

bashsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Fascinating, but perhaps not the genre for me. I don't have any umbridge with the way it was written; rather, I realized that when reading it I don't like the whole premise. The idea of a teenager poking into a murder/suicide investigation and solving it makes me.... uncomfortable. So I will probably not be reading more stuff like that, but if you do like that, then this is probably a great book for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicide, Death, Violence, Car accident, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Sexism, and Child abuse

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, and Dementia

kshertz's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Excellent mystery. I thought I knew what was happening and who was responsible and I was only partially right! I was very drawn to the story and kept picking it up because I couldn’t wait to see what would happen!

It’s a great read and now I’m going to have to do the whole series 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Addiction, Drug use, and Toxic friendship

gothmiku's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Kidnapping, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Racism, Rape, Addiction, and Xenophobia

Minor: Dementia, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Misogyny, Infidelity, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Confinement

sakisreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

I read this for Book Club and ooh, it was DRAMATIC! 😳 The concept of Pip investigating a murder for an EPQ was ridiculous but I still was gripped during every moment, especially the last 40% where things got more mixed up! 

Putting down a spoiler below (so do not read if you don’t want to know), so I can take it to Book Club ✨

I cannot BELIEVE that Elliot Ward, in the end, was Sal’s killer and had abducted an Andie Bell look-alike, Isla, for his old house he’d supposedly sold 🫠 I also found it slightly convenient that Becca Bell was the one who did the killing; I feel like if there’s one critique for this book is that maybe this wasn’t really discussed before the confessional came, so the shock felt a bit too easy and without enough set-up. But still, SUPER WILD 😫

I am sometimes a little bit skeptical of BookTok’s favourites (because I detested It Ends With Us), but this one is definitely a go ✨ Easy to read and emotional, especially towards the end! 🥲❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Drug use, Racism, Rape, and Physical abuse

laurenleigh's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I asked for recs from y’all and I’m proud of myself for actually following through lol. This one interested me in its structure and execution. It feels very “of this time,” like someone decided to turn a true crime podcast into a novel. The audiobook even used multiple narrators and phone recording sound effects for some interviews. This crossover genre might appeal to a wider audience, which I think is a good thing! It’s not the best writing I’ve ever read, but it was entertaining. I saw one part of the ending a mile away, but the rest was a good twist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, and Animal death

Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Suicide, and Violence

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Death, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Misogyny, Bullying, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Rape, Self harm, Animal death, Car accident, Confinement, Vomit, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, and Toxic relationship

c_e_w's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship