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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

398 reviews

sarahlgriffin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Animal death

Minor: Car accident, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, and Dementia

daytona500_xo'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? It's complicated

5.0

I had fun with this read, and thrillers are always page turners! Loveable characters discover a shocking truth!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual assault

Minor: Body shaming

jenn_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Death, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Body shaming, and Animal death

Moderate: Racism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Stalking, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Dementia

hiraeth_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

I don't think I've read this kind of YA Thriller Mystery before or at least not in the last 10 years. And while I do think I don't exactly fall into the main target group of this story, I did enjoy it a lot. Here and there the sarcastic banter was a bit cringe to me but then again I'm not a teenager anymore lol. I liked Pippa and her determined personality but I also think some things were over the top - like the reference to the title when she asked herself if she still was a good girl after "everything she'd done". girl - be so fr right 😭 that for example felt very forced and kind of pathetic. 

Otherwise I enjoyed her and Ravis relationship and that the author didn't really focus on explicitly telling us how Pippa felt. That too would've probably felt a bit forced bc it was quite clear they were gonna end up together in the beginning. 

Another thing I think was done quite well were the complex family dynamics - as far as it gets when the POV is the mind of a teenage girl occupied with solving a crime and homework. Pips reflections about that felt authentic and age appropriate. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Domestic abuse, Racism, Murder, and Bullying

Minor: Violence, Self harm, Rape, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Child death, Suicide, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Drug abuse

sphieidk's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Animal death, Body shaming, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Blood, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Suicide, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual assault

miel106's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Vomit, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Self harm, Violence, and Sexism

sahramahtab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

"A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" by Holly Jackson not only rescued me from a reading slump but turned out to be a thrilling escape. The multitude of theories I formed about the murderer kept me engaged, but the unexpected plot twist in the last few chapters had me glued to the pages well into the early morning hours.

Pip and Ravi, the main characters, felt  likable and realistic, navigating their roles with authenticity. Despite the author being white, the representation of People of Color in the book was well done. I'm eager to delve into the next book in the series, anticipating what's next for Pippa's investigative journey. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

nandakandabooks's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.5

Good murder story with a lot of twists and turns.
Unfortunately the characters fell very flat for me. 
Also some deaths and developments, while suprising had no effect on me as a reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Bullying

ambernh1984's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Murder, Animal cruelty, Rape, Body shaming, Drug use, Confinement, and Death of parent

oksmithie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Fun YA mystery series. As a childhood reader of Nancy Drew books, this is a fun palette cleanse when I need to switch up genres without needing to invest a lot of time or emotion in that transition. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping