Reviews tagging 'Child death'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

314 reviews

caroline_peacock's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Self harm, and Death of parent

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

♡ Cold Case 

♡ Small Clues

♡ Murder Board

The plot was a bit cliché but entertaining enough.  It is unfortunate that the US edition had so much edited out, there are just moments that feel skipped over or some parts that seem missing general.  But in the end it was a good story.

I loved the formatting of this book, all the extra details like the schedules, text messages, were all formatted nicely.  It was an entertaining to read, it had twists and turns, an unlikely friendship, a killer hiding in plain sight, and a school project that turned into solving a murder.

Spice Level: n/a

POV: Third Person

Release Date: 05, January 2021

Rep: BIPOC (Main Character and Side Characters), Lesbian (Side Character)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

ktbreadsbooks's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

Pip is so frustratingly annoying. Happy to be done reading this solely because of her. Otherwise a quick book to read, and try to solve alongside the main character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Vomit

clynns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

kdog02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny tense medium-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: Bullying, Child death, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

SALS FRIENDS ARE PUNKS!!

The ending of the book was crazy and nothing could of prepared me for it. It’s a wild ride, that will keep you guessing until the very end.

bowbeforeloki's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Entertaining read, I love a good mystery but not the most unique story ever.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder

a_l_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

personal review notes:

C 8/10
A 7/10
W 6/10
P 8/10
I 7/10
L 5/10
E 6/10

-> 6.7/10
->  3 stars

• C: the characters were well described & memorable, there were just a whole lot of relevant side characters, so that i lost track of who some of them were. 
• A: was good, nothing outstanding 
• W: i found it a bit confusing that it was in third person, but also a lot in first person when pippa wrote her epq 
  in the beginning the writing style felt very much for children. but overall i felt it was a great mix between being suitable for teens as well as adults.
• P: at first i wasn't so sure if i liked it, but in the end the plot twists did really surprise me. sometimes there were things that were clear too me much before pippa caught them, for example when it was mentions, that naomi is now using a pre paid sim card because her phone is broken, that instantly rang all alarm bells for me but pippa didn't think anything of it till much later. on the other hand there were things i didn't catch at all until pippa mentioned them.
• I: at first it dragged a tiny bit and the writing style bothered me a bit. in the end i was really intrigued though.
• L: as mentioned above, something there were super obvious things, that pippa missed & sometimes she connected things that i wouldn't have seen her result as a logic conclusion. but over all there wasn't a big hole in the logic, that would have bothered me.
• E: i enjoyed this book more than i thought i would, but in the end, it is a book for teens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

ososbaby's review against another edition

lighthearted 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: Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Car accident

megangrace's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Stalking, and Car accident

lottie1803's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Toxic friendship