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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

1371 reviews

saumyagupta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

This is my third time re-reading this book and looking back, I can't believe that the audiobook of this book was supposed to be a background noise for me while I complete my studies. Reading it again is so sad when you know what's about to happen next. Pip and Ravi are amazing characters and Holly Jackson is a mastermind considering how she connects the triology so well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Animal death, Rape, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

maggie_19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Rape and Drug use

morgan_rudderow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Dementia, Hate crime, Rape, Vomit, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, and Suicide

madi_neel's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Grief, Drug use, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

duckizza's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Violence, Vomit, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Minor: Body shaming, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

keberwick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-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

Minor: Rape and Drug use

rosietoesies's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Stalking, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Violence, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Murder, Car accident, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Bullying

Minor: Self harm

epellicci's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I did not expect to be so gripped by this book. Told between entries into her research project, and third person chapters about her movements, A Good Girls Guide to Murder follows Pip's attempt to uncover what really happened to Sal Sign and Andie Bell six years ago. Crime isn't really my genre, and so I was really impressed that I was gripped by this. The characters are brilliant and their relationships bring the book (and the stakes) to life. Switching between interview and chapter format kept the reading experience interesting, and the twists weren't what I was expecting. I can absolutely see why this book has swept the YA market by storm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Grief

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

xxenjoy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Love love loved this book! I first heard about it on tiktok and knew immediately the story was going to grip me - and it did. If it wasn't for sleep, I would have read the entire thing in one sitting. Cannot wait for the next! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Kidnapping

kstrobs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse