Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

1892 reviews

pvp_niki's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Murder, Vomit, Car accident, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Bullying, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Dementia, Mental illness, and Body shaming

oblasdi_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Murder

Minor: Rape and Animal death

jami_lynn004's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I've never loved mystery, or so I thought. I bought this (somehow) not knowing it was a murder mystery. Let me tell you, I do not remember the last time I read a book so fast. It must have been ten years since I've read so quick. Not only did I realize that I love mystery, it also got me right back into reading! I cannot wait to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Kidnapping, Rape, Drug use, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Animal death, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

vvsmydiamonds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This novel was spectacular! All 387 pages had me hooked and leaning forward wondering, “what’s going to happen next?” I think AGGM is a masterclass in mystery writing— despite the large cast of characters, Jackson ensured that everyone mentioned by name remained relevant. Every single thread introduced in the first two acts were neatly tied together in the final act. The complexity of the mystery itself did not soil the story; it was entertaining to read Pip discover secrets and watch the mystery unfold. And to think that this is Holly Jackson’s first novel. Are you kidding me? I wish authors could hold classes on character development. It was easy to give AGGM 5 stars, it felt almost mandatory after such an intense and incredible read. This book was a journey that I would gladly take again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Death

effevve's review against another edition

funny 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

mick_rt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

I adore this book with all my heart. This novel is categorically my favourite book of all time due to its captivating storyline and writing style. Definately recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Drug use

gimmer05's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Rape

addisonrutherford09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

This book was amazing. I've never read any sort of murder mystery or crime novel before and this book was incredible. I must admit, I read this book in a matter of a day and a half and stayed up much to late reading it. 
First of all, I really loved how this book was written with Pip's journal/notes making up a large part of the writing. The way the book was narrarated was incredibly real and nothing about the characters, setting or plot felt fake or forced at all. 
Second of all, the plot twists and writing through out the novel gave me shivers multiple times. It was scary at times and I loved it!
This book was not slow at all amd as I mentioned before, it had me from the first page till the end, which did not disappoint.
I definitely would recommend this book to anyone, regardless of their experience with murder, crime or mystery novels! It's amazing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Addiction, Drug use, Vomit, Bullying, Cursing, Stalking, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Gore, Blood, Confinement, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Grief, Hate crime, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, and Emotional abuse

ohmosh's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad tense slow-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

4.0

A bit long winded but very detailed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Rape, and Drug abuse

musicmagician823's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Child death, Drug use, Vomit, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Rape