Reviews - Good Girls Die First

567 reviews for:

Good Girls Die First

Kathryn Foxfield

3.26 AVERAGE

mel_anie13's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

barbietheboomop's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wildflower030's review against another edition

2.75

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

annelidonath's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Zu viele Figuren, deshalb mussten vorallem

am Anfang direkt ein paar sterben, um es übersichtlicher zu machen

. Das verhinderte aber erst Charakterentwicklungen, wodurch das Buch wenig Tiefe hatte.

Das Handeln der Figuren war einfach nicht nachvollziehbar und nicht lösungsorientiert.

Als Genre passt auch eher Horror, da man ein

übernatürliches Wesen

nicht im Thriller erwartet.

chelseaviolet's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I went into this expecting a classic whodunit mystery—you know, the Agatha Christie "And Then There Were None" setup where you're trying to figure out which character is the killer. I actually enjoy those types of stories, even though they've been done countless times.

For most of the book, I was completely bewildered. I couldn't make sense of what was happening. Were they being drugged? Was it some kind of mold or toxic fumes? I genuinely thought several characters were conspiring together, targeting Ada and the others who died early on.

The setting was genuinely compelling—an abandoned carnival on an island has this wonderfully eerie, urban decay atmosphere that I absolutely loved. That part was perfectly executed.

But ultimately, I wanted something different. The story reminded me too much of Stephen King's "IT." Supernatural horror plots just don't resonate with me because they feel too removed from reality. I have the same issue with supernatural horror movies. I much prefer psychological thrillers because true crime elements and serial killers feel genuinely frightening and plausible—that realistic terror hits much harder for me.