Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Kill Joy by Holly Jackson

12 reviews

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted mysterious 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? N/A

3.5

This prequel was good fun and definitely pulled me back into Pip's world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Addiction and Cursing

Minor: Terminal illness, Classism, and Cancer

lindsayerin's review against another edition

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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Murder

bones_jackson's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Gostei muito de como foi escrito esse livro, de como a pip teve a ideia de investigar as mortes da andie e do sal 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Minor: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Abandonment, Death, Medical content, Murder, War, Terminal illness, Violence, and Cancer

koala595's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Murder, Violence, and Drug use

laurenevlyn's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.75

What a cute little prequel to one of my favorite series of all time (from my favorite author of all time)! I found so many little Easter eggs to the main series. I was almost annoyed about the ending (Pip finding the right answer with a bit too much speculation thrown in), but what happened instead was a wonderful subversion of my (and the genres) expectations. Holly Jackson is a master storyteller and I can’t wait for more of her work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, and Death

Minor: Incest, Terminal illness, War, and Toxic friendship

carolinec_19's review

challenging funny mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Classism, Terminal illness, Cursing, Incest, Alcohol, and Blood

kelseyr713's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Cute and quick, good introduction to the characters. Probably would have been better if I read it before the series as a teaser, but it wasn’t readily available then.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Murder and Violence

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Violence, Blood, Child death, and Murder

haylzno's review against another edition

funny 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

5.0

A solid novella that gives us a chance to jump back into the AGGGTM world and reveals how Pip was inspired to choose the murder of a local girl as her senior project. 

It was nice to get to be able to be with all of these characters again and see the "hints" that allude to the future events in books 1-3. I'm now feeling the urge to re-read the series! 
I almost gave this 4 stars because I was so let down at the "murderer reveal" - but after some thought, I can see how that was purposeful and added to our beloved Pip's inspiration. 

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for a copy of this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Violence, Cursing, and Terminal illness