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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

292 reviews

a_ford1's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Animal death, Bullying, Self harm, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders

jyguybookjourney's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

goddamn dude.... this book was very good and i genuinely did not see the twists in part three coming. can't wait to read the sequels!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Sexual assault

Minor: Kidnapping, Stalking, Vomit, and Animal death

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Self harm, Stalking, Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Racism

Minor: Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

madflatt's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Dementia, Death, Confinement, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Stalking, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Car accident

pulchritudinous_panda'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder was a fabulous book of obsession and mystery. My only complaint was that end was a little disappointing, but even that was because I was hoping from the start that it would be going in a slightly different direction.

i also hated that they killed the dog! Like why??

The book was super captivating and I was constantly making new theories and updating old ones. While not the best book I've read, I would certainly recommend it to anyone even slightly interested. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking and Drug use

singalana's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dividing books based on the age of the protagonist has always felt a bit arbitrary to me: this book is young adult, but deals with some rather heavy topics, even more so that a lot of the thrillers directed at adults. 

This is Holly Jackson’s strong debut thriller. Five years ago a schoolgirl was murdered. Everyone knows who did it, and the case is closed. Pippa chooses the case as her final-year project and starts to dig deeper to what really happened. 

The characters in this book are mostly teenagers and the adults in their lives. The characters feel well-defined and authentic with their complex problems. The main character Pippa doesn't feel especially memorable, but on the other hand this gives more room for the story. I liked the family dynamics of the main characters, they were so wholesome. 

The book is told in mixed media format: there are notes, texts and diagrams as Pippa collects evidence in an attempt to solve the case. 

I found the book to be very entertaining, relatively fast-placed and at least I couldn't predict what had really happened that night five years ago. 

If you're looking for utmost realism in your books, be warned. As some reviewers have pointed out, Pippa does get into rather dangerous situations and there seem to be no repercussions for her actions. You'd think the police might have something to say about the way she acquires information.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Body shaming, Racism, Stalking, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Cancer, Car accident, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Murder, Grief, Bullying, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Violence

cielosiluminado's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

THIS WAS SO GOOD I WAS SWEATING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Animal death

Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Bullying, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

vanderyle's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Stalking, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, and Drug use

hootypocket's review

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, Vomit, Animal death, Rape, Death of parent, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Emotional abuse

lunamagicath's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Stalking, Drug abuse, and Murder