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Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

60 reviews

rkiveoflyn's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Cancer, Violence, and Physical abuse

hana_hsc's review

adventurous emotional funny sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Death, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Mental illness, Cursing, Gun violence, and Rape

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Car accident, and Eating disorder

izziebenezra's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Death

everamplify's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child death, and Suicide

sterreks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i saw myself in pip, even tho that was scary as fuck, i loved this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Murder, Stalking, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Animal death, Fatphobia, Cancer, and Drug use

ellarae0111's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing book! Adventurous but you have to read the first book to understand a few things. Suspenseful and had me reading till 12:30 last night! Amazing plot and amazing characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Bullying, Child death, Murder, Police brutality, Vomit, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Trafficking, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

sahramahtab's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

"Good Girl, Bad Blood" by Holly Jackson delivers a gut-wrenching ending that left me reeling and heartbroken. The last few chapters were an emotional rollercoaster, and finding words to describe the impact feels nearly impossible. The unexpected turn at the conclusion took me by surprise, defying all initial expectations.

The character development, especially regarding

Stanley Forbes

, was masterfully executed. Jackson skillfully made me feel for his character within just a few pages, transforming my indifference into genuine emotional investment.

His death, difficult to read, left a lasting impact, and I secretly hoped for a miraculous survival that never came to pass.

The evolution of Holly Jackson's writing in this sequel impressed me, and the anticipation for the third book is palpable. While the ending was a bitter pill to swallow, it speaks to the author's ability to evoke deep emotions. A break from the intense feelings might be necessary, but the prospect of what the next installment holds is equally compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Medical content, and Sexual violence

asiminam's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

acebooknerd_07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Cancer, Cursing, Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Infidelity

amfuchen's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

I cried at the end. This book is nothing for someone that doesn’t deal well with

death

but it is plot wise amazing and I can’t wait to read “As good as dead”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship