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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

1483 reviews

cassidy_rain's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

“From the ashes of her anger, something new was born. A feeling between terror and doubt, between chaos and logic. 

She said the words in her head so many times that they became rubbery and foreign-sounding. 

Stop digging, Pippa.”

This was a fun, quick mystery! If you liked Pretty Little Liars, I think you would enjoy this. A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder follows high school senior, Pippa, as she works on her capstone project. She has decided to look into the disappearance of one of her classmates from 5 years prior. And EVERYONE is a suspect. 

This is a YA mystery so even though there’s a lot of heavy topics in here, it’s definitely on the lighter side. I liked the format a lot because you get to unravel the mystery at the same time as Pippa. I changed my mind so many times about the killer while reading this. It’s fun to see her interviews and journal entries as she’s researching. Because we’re investigating the mystery in real time, it’s not overly twisty but the ending was still unexpected! Everything wrapped up really nicely. Some parts were definitely far fetched but overall it was a fun read. I’m excited to watch the show and continue with the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Self harm

elearmo's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I did like the book; it was a quick read with short chapters and very fast-paced. it was just a little too nancy drew-y for me. I’ve had agggtm recommended to me sooo much that I was just expecting more, I guess. overall, enjoyable, but there just weren’t the unexpected twists and turns and jaw-dropping moments that I enjoy in thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

serendipity421's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

lauryn_amber26's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

caroknowland13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder

lidenek's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

Solid YA thriller. Couple of really good twists in there. Excited to see where the series goes!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Murder

chi__'s review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Car accident

ccoral's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing 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

4.75

I only put 4.75 instead of 5 because there some of the topics included are of mature nature, but handled well by Jackson. Jackson weaves many parts together in a way that is congruent and flowing. Happy that I was able to track and figure it out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, and Rape

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

sskaar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, and Sexual assault

lavloveslit's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Solid 4 Stars. It was a great audiobook! Excited for the next ones. And then the show !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent