Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

477 reviews

ellagant's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

I actually liked the ending of this book more than I liked the ending of the first book. I thought that the ending was more believable. I also enjoyed how the book delved more into the relationship dynamics and trauma that Pip is experiencing. My one complaint is that there were a few too many characters; I was really confused at the beginning of the book trying to figure out who was who.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Blood

ursa_arlo's review

dark emotional 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

While I don't think the mystery of this book is as good as the one in the first book, I do think that the way that it builds on the story improves the first book. 

The characterization and exploration of characters from book 1 is brilliant, showing us a different side to characters we only really saw before in the context of the Andie investigation. It makes them more real, three dimensional and nuanced. The same happens to pip; negative aspects of her character are amplified and shown in a new light. The ending is also devastating. If you've read the first book, you have to read this one too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Murder, Car accident, and Drug use

Minor: Dementia

m_kwhite's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Suicide, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

k_elliott's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Medical content, Cursing, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gun violence

sharg's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

This book was probably my least favourite in the series but was definitely worth reading. Make sure you read Good Girl , Bad Blood before reading As Good As Dead, otherwise you won’t understand many references in As Good As Dead.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Death, Murder, Blood, and Gun violence

sofias_reading_obsession's review

challenging 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Gun violence, and Blood

kat_a's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide, Self harm, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

cielosiluminado's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

AAAHHHHH THIS MADE ME SOB

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Stalking

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

margaretwaltemath09's review

mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Rape

Minor: Cursing, Gore, and Grief

emmaroe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Murder, Gun violence, and Death