Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

97 reviews

niamhlovesbooks28's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Grief, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Self harm, and Mental illness

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

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Racism, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Drug use, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gaslighting and Vomit

littlebellacat's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Rape, Car accident, Murder, and Suicide

rei_ayanami30's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

There's a romance subplot so if anyone is looking for something to keep afloat while reading this, stay tuned for the epic romance. You'll see it until the last book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Deadnaming, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Gaslighting

chronicloser's review

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

a fun, quick read with lovable main characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Confinement, and Dementia

keepingitread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was my first book that I have read with some mixed media elements, and I loved it. It helped me feel more a part of the investigation process, but it wasn't so much that I felt like it wasn't reading a fiction novel. It was still able to surprise me, it definitely did not go in a direction I was expecting it to go. I am very curious to see what the other book in the series are about as this book seems to have wrapped up the mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Vomit, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

sophiegrubben's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Ravi, my love, you deserved none of the things that happened to you or your family <3 
 

got the murder semi right from pages 75-82 ish and did guess somewhat ish correctly the take that andie might still be alive. the plottwist still hit me like a ton of bricks though. but fuck Elliot you massive creep. Becca I felt sorry for, but Elliot can rot forever. I hope you get everything you deserve xx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Child abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Violence

jackieyvette's review

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.75

This book was a random read to get into the fall feels, and it did not disappoint.
The main characters were the perfect mix of serious and unserious in all the best ways, and even the secondary characters that make up the friends and family of Pippa were perfect. Ravi and Pippa are a perfect pairing, and I can't wait to see what mystery they'll solve next. 
The story itself was a great crime/thriller while still holding onto that YA feeling. I spent the whole time trying to distinguish who to trust and who could have possibly done the crime we didn't even know was actually committed. I'm happy with the ending and found it to be realistic and not super outlandish and convoluted like a lot of murder/crime-centric media usually is. 
And in the midst of reading, I found out it's getting made into a series, so I'll be on the lookout for that. Off to the next Pippa and Ravi adventure.


Crying score: ugh yes

a dog dies

P.S. read the TWs there are a lot, so it is important to be informed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

lucylouise7's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Kidnapping, Animal death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Drug use, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Death, and Grief