Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

10 reviews

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

can i just say ive never guessed a killer so quickly. 96 pages in and i guessed it. pretty proud of myself for that one. 

anyways um this book to me perfectly encapsulates booktok. not in a bad way. i mean this in a nice way i swear

it’s got plot twist galore, thrilling scenes, cute charm, humour, suspense, mixed media, and a smidge of romance.

but why oh why is it only a 3 star then?

i got bored.

man this book reads like a YA. it’s a heavy YA-leaning book.

not saying that’s a bad thing! i also knew it was a YA going in so i can’t blame ignorance like i do in every other review (/lh). but yeah u can really tell this is a YA.

it kinda reminded me of my year 8 mystery novel where i had to write a complex murder. mind u i only got 70% and i wrote a wonderful story about a missing lia atsni dying of exsanguination. yeah i used that word at 14 and what. anyways i mean that to say is that this book is quite juvenile. i mean that’s ok but with how people rant & rave about it (side eyeing u alastair & lily) it was….. ok! it wasn’t outright bad but it wasn’t a masterpiece. and that’s ok not every book is meant to be like that. but i think because i had this hyped up to me my hopes were too high?

like seriously i know this book was more complex than just one clear cut killer but…. i guessed it <100 pages in. 

i don’t know if that’s a good thing or not for a general reading audience but i don’t like being correct with my guesses because i always guess someone out of left field.

granted i also could just be goated at guessing killers in fiction because i guessed the killer in the movie “happy death day” (2017) about 30 minutes in so do what you will with that information.

this is kind of a ramble but that’s to say i can’t actually pin point anything specific that sucked or excelled in this book! i mean i can defo say the “confession” flopped so hard. but also i like that pip is lowkey fire ass autistic representation. i don’t even know if she was consciously written like that but idc.

um anyways i will be reading the rest of the series but my ass will not be buying them. this was a perfectly average book. it does not spark joy. it is marie kondo’ing out of my house tomorrow (aka entering facebook marketplace)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Violence, Drug use, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Car accident, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Bullying

Minor: Self harm, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

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

sienna1508's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I really loved this book and at the end I couldn’t put it down! Don’t spoil yourself ;)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Rape, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Fatphobia

madreadings's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

ravi singh is the only book boyfriend that matters.  that’s it, that’s the review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Kidnapping, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Self harm and Sexual assault

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Grief, Death, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Racism, and Infidelity

annabelreadsandwrites's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Gore, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, and Drug use

Minor: Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Gore, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Torture, Stalking, Racism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Confinement

daralexandria's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, and Animal death

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

sierranorgan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This. Book. Was. So. Good! Oh my gosh! There were so many twists and turns, and I would think I knew where things were going but then something ELSE would happen that would totally throw me off! The ending was super believable too which I liked. I cannot wait to read the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Rape, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Sexual assault, and Vomit

max_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

pip is the best depiction of autism without meaning to be and that's fabulous
an amazing story with awesome characters that even has an interesting sidepoint on how race changes what you're assumed of doing criminally (if you look hard enough)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Rape

wrenxavier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit