Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

71 reviews

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

itsalina'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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Drug use, Physical abuse, Death, and Stalking

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Car accident, and Body shaming

sakisreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

I read this for Book Club and ooh, it was DRAMATIC! 😳 The concept of Pip investigating a murder for an EPQ was ridiculous but I still was gripped during every moment, especially the last 40% where things got more mixed up! 

Putting down a spoiler below (so do not read if you don’t want to know), so I can take it to Book Club ✨

I cannot BELIEVE that Elliot Ward, in the end, was Sal’s killer and had abducted an Andie Bell look-alike, Isla, for his old house he’d supposedly sold 🫠 I also found it slightly convenient that Becca Bell was the one who did the killing; I feel like if there’s one critique for this book is that maybe this wasn’t really discussed before the confessional came, so the shock felt a bit too easy and without enough set-up. But still, SUPER WILD 😫

I am sometimes a little bit skeptical of BookTok’s favourites (because I detested It Ends With Us), but this one is definitely a go ✨ Easy to read and emotional, especially towards the end! 🥲❤️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Bullying, Child abuse, Misogyny, Drug use, Racism, Rape, and Physical abuse

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

leah_grace7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Death, and Death of parent

c_e_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Body horror, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Bullying, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Animal death, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Terminal illness, Confinement, and Cancer

av0ncor3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, and Animal death

hamstersinmypantsters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Child abuse, and Cursing