Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

83 reviews

anielabooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I thought this was going to be a predictable book and while I did have some correct assumptions about the ending I was still very shocked to how everything unraveled. This book really left me wanting more Pip and Ravi content so I will be quick to read the sequel. I especially like that they showed the victim for who she really was instead of making her out to be an angel taken too soon. Overall a very interesting read that had me hooked the entire time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Death of parent

rory1387's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I just finished reading it and ?! I love it?! The end is really fast-paced and there are so many plot twists. I audibly gasped in the car when I found out who the killer was.

Ravi and Pip’s relationship was a bit cheesy but I still liked it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Drug use

Minor: Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

valeria_balzan's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? No

4.25

Usually I don't read much thrillers and murder mysteries but this book is the exception. This book was such a pleasure to read. It was very intriguing and captivating. I felt like the more information Pip learned, the more I wanted to know too.
I never guessed who the killer was, I was processing everything way slower than Pip. Especially towards the end, where the pacing was going faster than usual.

Definitely read the trigger warnings before picking up this title.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Rape

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Fatphobia, and Kidnapping

valley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

This book kept me on edge and i read it in just four days, staying up late so i could finish it. I liked how no character was portrayed as "pure evil", their emotions, feelings and reasons for what they did were explained well.

Tho Max can frick off, because what he did has no reason other than him having no regard for others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

booksbroadwaybubbly'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Finished this in less than 24 hours! Can’t wait to read the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Cancer

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

mysterious tense

5.0

this was incredible i couldn't read at the end because i was a little nauseous from nervousness about the reveal of the mystery lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

There's a big part of the mystery that involves sexual assault/ rape and spiking women's drinks, which is why I tagged drug abuse. There's also a big plot point about an adult/minor relationship but they don't describe it much, which involves statutory rape. Before the book one of the character's parents dies of cancer.

ieryka_magic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

readsbyl's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

“Funny that he didn’t think all the other people outside were loitering, just the brown kid with the murderer for a brother” 

When Pippa is asked to do an extended project (EPQ) for school, she knows instantly what she wants to cover. 

Five years ago Andie Bell went missing and was declared dead, despite the lack of a body. Her boyfriend, Sal Singh, was the main suspect. But when his body is found in the woods, it’s case closed. 

Pippa aims to discover if Sal is innocent, if he’s s own death was actually a suicide or if this is a double homicide. 

What a freaking book!! This had me questioning EVERYONE. By the end I knew partly what was happening and partly not, which for me is crazy because I can usually get the grips of a ‘who done it’ type read or tv. 

For a YA this is done quite well! It’s a lil cringey in places for me but any YA lovers will love this, no doubt. To be honest, if you’re not a YA lover it’s worth a shot! 

I also think that this portrayed perfectly the racism English people hold towards the South Asian/Desi communities. 

This is officially my most annotated book, I wish the author had left blank pages between chapters so I could’ve got all my theories written down😂

Possible relationship spoiler:

I do want to point out that I think the age difference between Pippa and Ravi is a lil too much for me!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kolbrun05's review against another edition

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

lisaam's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, and Alcohol