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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

102 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a fast-paced young-adult mystery/thriller.  Seeing how they changed it from a book set in England to one here in the states was amusing.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

captainoliimar's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

I loved this book, I read most of it in one sitting and I was sad when I got to the end. I thought that the premise of the book was super unique and interesting. The way the chapters were laid out with the 'production logs' was really fun and I liked that they weren't just for show and you actually learnt stuff that was relevant to the plot through them. I spent the entire book trying to figure out who the murderer was and I want to reread the book and see how many bits of foreshadowing I can spot now I know the ending. I will say though that

I'm not sure I can forgive the author for killing the dog

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I'm really glad that the writer has more books in this series and I can't wait to get my hands on them!

Characters - 9/10
Atmosphere/Setting - 6.5/10
Writing - 10/10
Plot - 8.5/10
Intrigue - 9/10
Logic - 7/10
Enjoyment - 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Stalking, Vomit, Racism, Rape, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Rape

reb_vo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

yasaman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Murder, Racism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit

pinkupengu's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad 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? No

4.25

One of my favorite murder mysteries I’ve read. Had a traditional twist but I liked how it also leaned into the tropes often found in true crime moreso than murder mysteries. Examples like martyring the white girl, blaming the brown person, police negligence, and communities being ruined. Definitely need to read the other two because I need to know how the loose ends come together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Murder, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Dementia, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Hate crime, Medical content, Self harm, and Car accident

bill_nai_bxtch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Bestie, it was so damn good! Better than expected! You’ll fly through it i swear. Super worth it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, Addiction, Murder, Rape, Car accident, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide

gillian0231's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

I truly did not expect to love this book as much as I did. Once again, I think I greatly underestimated a YA book and was kind of turned off by the title. As amazing as this book is, you have to admit that the title is a little cringey and definitely put me off of this book for a while. However, I listened to the hype and I am so glad I did. I really enjoyed the different "forms" the story took--normal chapters, texts, investigation entries, interviews, pictures, hand-written notes, etc.. It made for a very interesting story and not only helped Pip, but also helped the reader keep every lead and clue in order. The story also did a very good job about leaving clues for the reader to pick up on and start figuring out the mystery for themselves, but not too much to make the ending super obvious. Yes, there were a few "plot-twists" but I don't think it was at the expense of the story, which you often see in some murder mysteries. I became much more attached to the characters and their storylines than I thought I would. The last ~75-80% of the story had me in a chokehold--I couldn't put it down and was emotional the entire time.
The MC was a bit immature at times, which might just be a symptom of being a teenager in a YA novel. My only major complaint is that Pip was often very stupid and put herself in obvious danger. She did things and confronted people that no one in their right mind would ever do in the real world. There were quite a few times that she probably should have been killed because she was digging way too deep into dangerous people. The were also a few loose ends that I think should have been tied up a little better--namely the da Silva's--but nothing too major that the story seemed unfinished.
Overall, I really loved this book and think it had a very satisfying ending. It action-packed, full of a good balance of likable and unlikable characters, great red herrings, interesting clues and backstories, and full of suspense. I can't wait to continue the series and hope that Jackson has other books because I really enjoyed her writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Grief, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

mollymoo1234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

This book is amazing the plot just never sits still and the characters are so believable and unique and I just loved it , however for some people this may be very triggering but if you do decide to read it I’m sure you’ll enjoy the story xx 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Grief, Body shaming, Blood, Child death, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Suicide, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, and Toxic friendship

lynnloveshobi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

livxx's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Vomit, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Animal death, Car accident, Death, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Dementia, and Grief