Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

82 reviews

ameliaj_adams's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was fun, fast paced mystery that kept me guessing and had me hooked from the start! The concept is really interesting and well written and I definitely related a lot to the main character Pippa. Among the many twists and turns there were red herrings, blackmail, death threats and cleverly dropped hints throughout, all things a good mystery book should have! We jump straight into her investigation and meet some really great characters along the way who each offer their own small piece to the puzzle, which is written so well. There were definitely some emotional moments which had me tearing up, and the climax has a great twist with some really tense moments. All in all a brilliant read which I would definitely recommend to mystery lovers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol

folklore_13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

I really loved this book, only thing that was bad was the use of the phrase “holy pepperoni”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

ceradrinks's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

• Ending felt super rushed  
• Pippa is a bit of a basic / boring character 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, and Terminal illness

annniiieee_333's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

daralexandria's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

heapofhay's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Dementia

joanacoutinho's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Blood

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

dorleness's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

abbsisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Self harm, and Vomit