Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

182 reviews

rainydayswithbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

A fast-moving story, with surprising twists and turns. Pip is a very likeable protagonist who lightens up the serious subject a little with her funny, dry sayings. The layout of the book is varied with the notes and inserted "evidence". I would never have guessed the ending and was shocked - however, realistically it is very unlikely that all interviewees/suspects always answer Pip's questions more or less openly. The fact that the police could not solve the case is also strange. Reduced purely to the fun of reading, I still think it's a great book that reads quickly and stays interesting :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Death, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Vomit, Animal death, Child abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

readwithari's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

Modern Agatha Christie. Didn’t see this twist coming! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Rape, Suicide, Kidnapping, Murder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Drug abuse, Death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

tirritirri_reads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Bullying, Gaslighting, Animal death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Rape, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Suicide, Child death, and Eating disorder

fandomsandfiction'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? Yes

4.5

LPippa stressed me out so much.
Ravi is an angel.
AND I WILL NEVER GET OVER WHAT HAPPENED TO BARNEY!!!!! 😩

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Mental illness and Death of parent

booksandmagic's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Death, Racism, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

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tiana_king's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

What a wild ride. That’s it. That’s the review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Rape

Minor: Racism, Dementia, and Death of parent

aussieliz's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Animal death

sometimes_samantha_reads's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It was a decent book. A lot of moving pieces and I didn't predict the end which was good. The writing style seemed to shift midway through with the authors choice in vocabulary and imagery which was strange. It didn't seem intentional to aid the story  It was also weird having the main chatacter, a 17 year old high school student romantically involved with a 20 year old man. The story could have done just as well with a simple friendship. That aspect weirded me out sporadically throughout the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Drug use, Self harm, Body shaming, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

quinn4's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Grief, Murder, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual assault, Stalking, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

huntress's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Drug use, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death of parent, Dementia, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual violence, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Body shaming, and Bullying