Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

196 reviews

katerinamckenna's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Addiction, Racism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Incest, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Child death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Drug use, and Rape

bmf223's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Death, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Vomit, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Self harm, and Confinement

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Confinement, Cursing, Alcohol, Murder, Grief, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Rape

Minor: Racism

samreadssometimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

omg. i have never needed to finish reading a book so badly in my life. i actually stayed up later to read more of it (not finish it - i was sleepy), which i have never done before. it was quick-paced, but was still set out in a way that meant i could try to figure out the crime alongside Pippa (some of which i actually got right!). another thing i really liked but doesn't matter is that actual handwriting was used when a character wrote stuff down, rather than a handwriting-like font.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement

caitlineliza's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Confinement, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Kidnapping, Body shaming, and Drug use

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Self harm

midnightbelles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed reading this. I was swept into the mystery and kept on the edge of my seat for most of the book which I liked. I also enjoyed seeing how everything panned out and discovering who was guilty along with Pip and Ravi. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Death, Grief, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

carbinara's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

Really enjoyed this book, although could have done without the epilogue. Think the mystery was really well thought out which was nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Stalking, Bullying, Confinement, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Animal death, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic friendship and Dementia

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was a fantastic read! Holly Jackson masterfully wove in foreshadowing and red herrings into the story. Even with big twists, the characters were so well fleshed out that the twists didn't feel like they came out of nowhere.  Jackson does a great job making the characters and place feel very real. She creates a diverse cast of characters that I feel like I could meet on any street or at any high school event.

Ravi and Pip's friendship and then relationship was adorable. They're both very funny. I adore that once his brother was exonerated, he brought his parents to meet her, and that their families are close. Josh loving Ravi before he started dating Pip was a good set up to show the two getting together eventually.
Setting up Naomi's mental illness and then showing her father to be similarly unstable but to a greater degree, and him using her diaries as a way to learn information was a really interesting twist. I really wanted Mr. Ward to be innocent.
I was destroyed by Barney's death. His relationship with Pip and Josh is part of what made her so real. Her dancing with Barney and making up little songs about him was adorable and relatable.
I really thought H.H. was going to be the killer, and that it was the B&B owner's son. Maybe it'll come back up in later books, because I still don't think H.H. is Howie's House.

This book managed to embody elements from both the small town cozy genre and quintessential murder mysteries. I highly recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Death, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Drug abuse, Grief, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Dementia and Animal death

Minor: Fatphobia

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.25

4.25 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Worth the hype. I really didn’t think a YA thriller would be my cup of tea any more. But I just loved this 😍

The perfect a balance of mystery and thriller, I never felt bored, the story kept moving forwards. 🏃🏻‍♀️

I loved the notebook, email and cut out sections, I kind of wish there was a bit more of that, it added to the detective vibes 🕵🏻‍♀️

I think the characters were written perfectly for the target audience too, they were super likeable and believable. 🥰

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Child death, Self harm, Bullying, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, and Drug use

infectiousreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Suicide, Drug abuse, Bullying, Rape, Kidnapping, and Confinement