Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

29 reviews

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Drug use, Vomit, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent and Terminal illness

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

kam_be's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Vomit, Grief, Death, Bullying, and Animal death

Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

alicia_g's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.75

This book was really good, I liked it a lot!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

anewton's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A fast-paced murder mystery with a surprise around every corner. Unpredictable characters and plot, with storylines that cleverly intertwine. A very easy read, with drama right up until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, Self harm, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Murder, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Rape, Kidnapping, Drug use, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

cdubbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Bullying, Car accident, and Confinement

introverted_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Vomit, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

jupiter_56'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

5.0

ç’est tres amusant !  zis waz so tearjerking. Absolutely fantastique… C’était un masterpiece. Ravi and Pip were made for my home country! ( ze ville of love) 
Aldough… it was nasty, crusty, dusty, rusty and etc ;) 

- french critique 
Madame Delecoire Monet
 (oui)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, War, Trafficking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Police brutality, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Alcohol, Colonisation, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deportation, Drug use, Abandonment, Abortion, and Addiction

Minor: Genocide

ameliaflint's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was really almost perfect. Great story, great characters. The only things were that a., sometimes dialogue was a little cringey and b., ending was not my favorite. I did not have a crazy aha moment like I would have wanted. And also I didn’t love the way the story was told in different mediums. Just not my thing, personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Terminal illness

annawlsnn's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide, Body shaming, Child death, Murder, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Mental illness, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Racism, Kidnapping, Eating disorder, Drug use, Death of parent, Confinement, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Dementia, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Terminal illness