Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

30 reviews

introverted_reads's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Vomit, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

jupiter_56's review

adventurous 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

5.0

ç’est tres amusant !  zis waz so tearjerking. Absolutely fantastique… C’était un masterpiece. Ravi and Pip were made for my home country! ( ze ville of love) 
Aldough… it was nasty, crusty, dusty, rusty and etc ;) 

- french critique 
Madame Delecoire Monet
 (oui)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, War, Trafficking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Police brutality, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Alcohol, Colonisation, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deportation, Drug use, Abandonment, Abortion, and Addiction

Minor: Genocide

lavxna's review

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

couldn't put down the book at all, loved the twist!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape

Minor: Suicide

oliviajeggo's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

ieryka_magic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Car accident, Cancer, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

meganparfitt's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

susiep87's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

cepbreed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

What is it about the YA Girl-solves-mystery-with-her-hot-but-troubled-love-interest trope that gives the reading community a raging boner (me included)?? I loved this book and it sounds typical but my favorite part was the last twist. I know the sole purpose of a mystery book isn't to be unpredictable but to entertain but I still love a good surprise!!! I'm a simple girl who's easily entertained.

6/23/23
Even after reading this for a second time the narrative never failed to keep me at the edge of my seat. I was inspired by the cast announcement and to say I’m excited is downplaying it to an extreme. I cannot wait to see Pip and Ravi in live action. Though I love this book my second read through gave me a couple more questions.

How was Mr. Ward so convinced the girl he was holding captive was Andie? He had no prior signs of mental illness yet he was so deluded he managed to convince himself entirely. Why didn’t Pip face repercussions for trespassing into the Bell’s home? Or did she leave that evidence out of her final report?

Song: Out Of The Woods - Taylor Swift

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

moon's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

i think i wouldn't have kept reading this book if the mystery and plot weren't half-decent. the characters lack depth; they feel very one-dimensional to me, especially the main character. i will have to say though, there were some bits of the plot that felt very unrealistic and nonsensical.

another major thing that i didn't like: the romance between a 17 year old high school student and a 20 year old. the 20 year old even called her "a kid" twice, so he acknowledged the difference in maturity and power imbalance in their relationship.

while there are people of color in this book (one major one being the accused murderer), i'm quite hesitant to label it as diverse in representation because of how lacking it is. the characters of color only seem to be people of color in name. while i understand that it's hard for a white person to write about the experiences and cultures of people of color, it doesn't even seem like there was an attempt. as a person of color myself, i believe that our cultures shape our identities and are deeply ingrained in who we are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent and Self harm

rachrreads's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I loved this book. I kept trying to guess what actually happened, only to be completely wrong. WOW

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Car accident, Vomit, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Fatphobia