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ieryka_magic's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Car accident, Cancer, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship
cepbreed's review against another edition
- 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
6/23/23
Even after reading this for a second time the narrative never failed to keep me at the edge of my seat. I was inspired by the cast announcement and to say I’m excited is downplaying it to an extreme. I cannot wait to see Pip and Ravi in live action. Though I love this book my second read through gave me a couple more questions.
Song: Out Of The Woods - Taylor Swift
Graphic: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Car accident, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
spearly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
No allegedly, no might have, no probably, no most likely .
He did it, they say. Sal Singh killed Andie.
But I’m just not so sure . . .
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder follows Pip, a girl who, for a school project, decides to investigate the riveting case of Andie Bell, a high school student from her small English town who has been missing and presumed dead for 5 years. Everyone thinks they know who did it. Pippa wants to know for certain.
Whew. Well, I flew through this. While it was a little slow to start, I got super into the case, trying to piece things together before Pip did. And I'll pat myself on the back here, because I totally did (mostly - thank god for plot twists).
Even being a little predictable, I still enjoyed the story. The writing flowed well, I loved the additions of Pip's journal entires and interviews (it cut out so much unnecessary fodder!), and I loved the entire cast of characters. Pip was a great anchor for the whole story - loyal, strong, cunning, empathetic, and funny! I felt deeply for Ravi's grief, his reluctancy, then eagerness to help Pip exonerate his brother, and how he was able to read Pip so well. Pip's whole family, especially her dad and brother, were so lovely, and don't even get me started on her pup. Oh, did I love that pup. Justice for Barney.
I'm glad the romance was verrryyy minimal. Hinted at throughout, then confirmed in the epilogue (though I felt this was unnecessary), but the main focus of the story was the mystery, the thrill. Also, usually I don't like age gaps like this (Ravi is 20 and Pip is 16-17), and to be honest, I'm still not stoked about it, but I enjoyed Ravi's character so much that I'm just gonna pretend he's Pip's age instead. Their common goal made the relationship feel very equilibrium.
But still. Authors. Stop making your 20 year old characters date people in high school plz and thx.
And the mystery!
Honestly, the most heart-wrenching part for me was the whole
I'm curious to see what Jackson will do for the sequel, as this felt like it wrapped up pretty nicely to me, but in any case, I'm excited for it, and it will probably be my next read!
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Murder, Racism, Sexism, and Vomit
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
bronsonmh's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I thought this book was AMAZING! Once I got started it was hard to put down. I know from the When I started date to when I actually finished is long, but I got distracted with other books, but when I was reading it I felt so sucked in. I loved the multi media format. This book is about Pippa who is doing his senior capstone project about the murder of a local girl 5 years ago Andie Bell and how her boyfriend Sal was blamed for it and after he supposedly killed himself and saying he did it in a note. Pippa is trying to prove that Sal did not do it. I thought this book was so full of twist and turns and I loved the characters and plot and how the book ended.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Grief, and Sexism