Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

83 reviews

imprettywhenicry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

megan_deathe's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! The first section was a little slow however when it really started going it was actually quite tense. I had no idea where the ending was going so I read it in about 8 hours. The layout of the book was really unique as you have some sections in normal story format, some in the characters personal notes for her project and then other extra bits like interview transcripts, this really helped me immerse into the story. I loved the two main characters Pip and Ravi and I didn't find their dialogue over the top like in some YA books. Overall it is a very strong book and I'm excited to read the sequel 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Vomit

mariareviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

Major book spoilers ahead ⚠️⚠️

OH MY GOD. I’m truly in love with this book and truly proud of myself. First of all, I want to give myself a pat in the back since I was able to discover the murderers.

Now, this book is so amazing I don’t even know where to start. You have a great murder and a 17-year-old trying to solve it in the most absurd –but truly realistic– way. Ravi Singh, Sal’s brother, later joins the adventure and together they do a bunch of morally dubious stuff that ends up uncovering the reality of the murder of Addie Bell.

Overall, an amazing experience and you’ll really enjoy it if you’re into immersive books that give you the info as you go so you can judge it for yourself.

I’m so reading the other books. This is most definitely going to my “favourite books” shelf.

btw
ACAB

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Stalking

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis