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Grzeczna dziewczynka musi zginąć by Holly Jackson

109 reviews

lais's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Animal death, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexual violence, and Animal cruelty

amimamii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

had to actually force myself to continue this book because wtf. 

insert long LONG list of grievances here:

1) Not once in this whole book did they mention ever putting up cameras. You think someone is drawing weird figures and putting dead pigeons on your property and you never once think about getting some cameras? Honestly, why doesn't anyone in this town have any cameras, especially after 3+ murders in the area. like clearly weird shit is happening in this ‘small’ town. The only ones mentioned were the Hastings cameras. 

2) She continuously goes on runs ALONE while believing a serial killer is targeting her??? like I understand it helps her clear her head but at least find a running buddy. and her boyfriend shows zero concern for this though he’s extremely worried about everything else. 

3) I'm sorry but the killer was so obvious, I don't understand how Pip didn’t figure it out sooner, especially for a ‘seasoned detective’. She saw the brush and Andie’s email and STILL focused on Daniel da Silva. and with all the stuff about hating women, honestly, he was the first person that came to mind 

4) She literally manages to escape this serial killer, who has killed 5 girls before her. Let me repeat that. He has killed FIVE WOMEN already. And 18-year-old Pip manages to escape him all within what, like an hour. Sure okay. 

5) She then kills this guy. Why? Could not fucking tell you. You manage to miraculously get away from this guy only to go back to kill him??? 

6) Then somehow she convinces herself that no one would ever believe he’s the DT Killer. I’m sorry, BUT THE REACH. It’s not like she hasn't been collecting evidence this whole time. She literally mentioned the hairbrush earlier WHICH IS EVIDENCE. But she just completely forgets about everything she found in the first half of the book.

7) Not only does she convince herself of this, but she also thinks that the only other option is to frame someone else for his murder. And convinces all of her friends to help her. wtf. 

8) Not only do Ravi and her friends instantly agree, but they literally don’t care. I'm most surprised at Ravi considering his brother was literally framed but sure. And how does Pip repay Ravi and co.?? She breaks up with him and ghosts all her friends. MIND YOU, they just helped her frame someone else for a murder that SHE committed. 

9) And to top it all off… she’s fine. Absolutely fine. Not like she spent the first half of this book dealing with the trauma of seeing someone die right in front of her. But it's all fixed when someone else gets framed for the murder of someone she ACTUALLY killed. Yup, and she’s great. Hasn’t lost any sleep over murdering someone. Even if he did deserve it, killing someone in ANY capacity is bounds for some degree of trauma or maybe even PTSD. But nope, her only issue is eventually being caught for murder. 

Ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Rape, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, and Drug use

Minor: Emotional abuse

claire_fitzgibbon13's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

I’ve loved this trilogy so much and J loved this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit

katelynprice's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I'm conflicted about my review and feelings of this book. The middle was absolutely riveting and un-put-down-able. I've had to suspend disbelief for much of this series, and I started to grow weary of that in parts of this book. I was also weary at the end, but the last page was a good closing. I would recommend this series wholeheartedly, but it's hard for me to categorize this particular book and the choices that were made within.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Cursing, Addiction, and Confinement

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, and Misogyny

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

janneke2302's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

Amazing conclusion to an amazing series. I absolutely love these books and could not put this one down. It kept me on the edge of my seat. Definitely went a lot darker than I'd expected though, to the point where I don't think it fits into the YA category anymore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault

maya_venkatesh36's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Death, and Drug use

candearangotobon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

Be prepared for a lot of plot twists and very heavy scenes, I think the book should have trigger warnings for some people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, Murder, Drug abuse, Death, Vomit, Rape, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Drug use, and Blood

emmareedspages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Gun violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction

ell_porritt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

BRO THE ENDING. this series was bloody amazing i need a 4th book asap. it’s always the books you put off that turn out being 5 stars i swear.

the fucking ending when she ended it with ravi (and family and friends) had me in bits. honestly she has more strength then me because i would not be breakup up with josh if that happened wouldn’t be my first thought i’d be like eh it’s all fine now. but omg the last page… I NEED BOOK 4 SO BAD JESUS CHRIST. on and also, how did miss thing not know it was jason. that was obvious ngl. when she was reading andie’s email and it said something about living in her house or being there everyday whatever, i knew it was him. and when she walked away from his door and he was stood still watching why didn’t she turn around and stair back when the phone was ringing to see… MORON.

anyway slay book, slay series. love you ravi and pip <33

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Vomit, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Drug abuse