Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

28 reviews

jessica_lovestoread's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Medical content, Gun violence, Child death, Drug use, Cursing, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking, Rape, Cancer, Car accident, Grief, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

louisesbookcorner_32's review

adventurous challenging dark 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Violence, and Cursing

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

kozufen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? N/A

5.0

i loved this book just as much as the first one. I couldn’t stop reading once i started getting into it. It’s very mysterious but has a bit of romance in it as well, which I love. The plots had me staring at the wall with my mouth open (especially the ending). Would recommend this anytime!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cursing, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

lily_eames's review

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? Yes

4.75

I have to admit, I didn’t love book 1 of this series. But due to many passionate recommendations for the series as a whole, I decidedly to continue the series… and i am SO GLAD I did. This book was everything the first one wasn’t—emotionally complex with an amazing plot and an incredibly interesting and layered cast of characters. Pip was so much more realistic and I loved her all the more for it. I read this book in a day and I can’t wait to go and read the final installment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

willow_o_whisper's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

This book is as much of a roller coaster of a mystery as the first, if no more so. Holly Jackson swiftly rose to become one of my top 5 favorite authors.

Pips journey through learning about herself is relatable, tense, yet staggeringly inspiring. She sticks to her guns and goals, no matter what. I empathize when she hurts and I celebrate her victories.

No spoilers in this review! You need to read it for yourself! Just know that nothing is as it seems… and the end will make you want to do nothing but turn the page to find out what’s next!

The way Holly does not dwell heavily on her characters past trauma or describing certain intense/dangerous situations happening in Pips present is a tricky balance that she succeeds so well in.

5/5 plot, character development, and pacing *chefs kiss* 100/100 would recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Rape, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, and Medical trauma

evawertz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

rosem_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Read. This. Now. 
I'm seriously starting the next book asap. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Blood, Body horror, and Alcohol

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Cancer, Animal death, Chronic illness, Self harm, and Violence

safety_pin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Police brutality, Cancer, Drug use, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death and Adult/minor relationship