Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

24 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

3.5

I don’t care how inept a police department is, they’re not going to sit around and let an 18 year old girl and her high school friends traipse through potential crime scenes, create search parties, and investigate a possible missing person/murder. It’s wildly unbelievable and yet, somehow, you forget all of that and just pay attention to the fact that Pip has an uncanny way of reading the clues to solve big puzzles no one else can. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

cjreadstoomuch's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Super good, on the edge of my seat the entire time. The ending broke my heart, I felt so bad for everyone.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Cursing, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

antonia_oana19's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

katie_h_8's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault, Child death, and Rape

tinysierra's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Someone get Pip some trauma therapy 😅

I liked this one slightly less than the first book but it was still an interesting story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, Terminal illness, Violence, Confinement, and Infidelity

Minor: Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Grief

anielabooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. I really didn’t expect this book to make me cry after reading the first one and bawling my eyes out (y’all who have read it know what chapter I’m talking about). I loved seeing everything unfold in the last few chapters. Just when I thought I was one step ahead of the author she threw me a curb, but I loved the thrill of it. Once again, she managed to make me trust someone who I shouldn’t have trusted, and I got my feelings hurt. I particularly liked how the culprit wasn’t a particularly good person but it was easy to understand their motives. This book really showed how no person is fully bad or good. Speaking of that, we NEED to talk about Pip’s character growth. I LOVED IT. It’s amazing to see how she’s changed from the first book. She’s finally breaking away from her mold and becoming such an independent and capable person. I love her for that and can’t wait to see what she does next in “As Good As Dead.” I’ve heard many people say that the third book is the best in the series so I have high hopes. Here’s to hoping I’m not disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Murder, Rape, Kidnapping, Child death, Sexual assault, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, and Terminal illness

khloereads86's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

This was so good! I was a little worried going in because I really wasn’t sure where the series would go based on the ending of the first book, or if it would be as interesting, but I’m relieved that it was still so good! 
I feel like this one focused heavily on Pip’s struggles with everything that’s happened to her in the past year as well as people’s comments both in person and online. I got a lot more emotional with this book, especially at the ending where I felt crushed for Pip. I wish we’d gotten to see Pip & Ravi’s relationship in the early stages a little more, but I love him! He’s so sweet and supportive of her. 
I had a feeling I knew who would be involved in the mystery from pretty early on but it took a lot longer for me to feel certain about it than it did in the first book. 
Excited to read the last book and see how this series ends! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, Sexual assault, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Rape, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

innastholiel's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Fatphobia

frantically's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Stalking, Infidelity, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Child death, Car accident, Cancer, and Alcohol

binreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

A sequel that completely lives up to the first. Pip has become a character I truly love reading about very much. The thing I love about these books, is that it is just the right amount level of mystery and guessing. It never fails to keep you on the edge of your seat. I find myself becoming Pip myself, thinking back to past chapters, wondering who was lying, who’s suspicious etc. it never gets old.

This story was a great way to continue Pip’s journey as a lil detective. I can’t wait to start the next book, I never want her journey to end. 

Spoilers ahead:

 
I had a weird feeling since the beginning of the book about the new neighbors, but when they told Pip about the watch being stolen, and Charlie giving her that lil pep talk after the verdict of Max, I put my suspicions behind…crazy turn out. I was suspect of Arthur Reynolds almost the whole time due to the last book throwing that twist with Cara’s father.

I remember Stanley showing up at the graveyard and I did actually think he was Layla Mead. Or that Luke Easton was…which reminds me, did Pip ever give him his $900?

Ravi and Pips relationship is so fricking cute and I’m SOOO happy that the author established their connection. It’s so sweet.

Jamie’s whole story was a lil weird. It is crazy to think mans would just kill for someone he doesn’t even know in real life. He needs some major therapy.

I loved how this one was just like the first. So many twist and turns and questions until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Minor: Sexual content, Cancer, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Toxic friendship