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Grzeczna dziewczynka musi zginąć by Holly Jackson

339 reviews

paige_turner09's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

One of the best books I have ever read, the ending ties the whole series together, adding connections to all the books that we thought were finished. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, and Abandonment

hayleythegoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

SIX STARS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Car accident

pagesandtales's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Rape

hollyheartless'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Honestly, I don’t know how I feel about this

I will say I’ve loved this trilogy as a whole, I’ve loved how it’s developed and how the character development (especially in Pip) has been a crucial point over the three books and that Jackson’s writing style has adapted over the course to match this. Starting as an innocent and curious Pip slowly becoming darker and darker and picking up a hell of a lot of emotional trauma and baggage along the way. 

However, I do feel like this book has left me with some questions and issues. 

(Spoilers ahead)




I can’t get behind Pip actually killing Jason, I feel like it didn’t suit her character at all. I get the logic behind it and how she was tired of a government that had failed her and rightly how terrified she must have been but surely when she’d escaped there was a better solution? Even if she did go back, surely just knocking him out in some way or even breaking a bone so he couldn’t escape and then keeping him there until she could get someone would make more sense. 

Then, not only did she kill someone, she got all her friends and our sweet innocent loveable Labrador boy Ravi involved in the cover up. It just felt so selfish of Pip to even risk any of them getting caught because of her. And then after all of this, she then goes and cuts off everyone who helped her anyway because it was ‘safer for them’ I cannot forgive and forget that description of Ravi’s cries. I honestly feel like this book made me dislike Pip’s character which, if that was its intention, then it worked but I can’t imagine why. Also the book itself felt unresolved, I needed like another chapter that just kind of went into how life went on beyond this point or maybe a meet up of everyone. It just felt a bit anticlimactic to end this high intensity trilogy with just a text. 

Overall, I have loved this series but I do honestly feel like the plot quality did drop between books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

currantcat'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? Yes

4.0

This book is a big change for the series. The tone and content of this book get a lot darker and Pip crosses a line that she can't walk back.

The murder investigator now has to evade investigators of a murder she committed (could be argued to be in self-defense).

Though the change was harsh, I could understand the progression. Pip has been through so much trauma and has lost faith in society and justice, so I see what led her to do what she did. Reading this book had me stressed and on the edge of my seat, but I also kinda wished for the tone and stakes of the first book.

Ravi is a real ride or die though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

laureeeon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Hey Sarge, remember me?

There were so many times I stopped reading this book to say "Holly, we need to talk" because I genuinely wanted to know what went through her head to put her readers through the absolute crushing feeling of despair, and what it can come with. For as long as I can remember, I've never cried during a movie or while reading a book (other than The Book Thief ofc), but THIS BOOK GOT ME. As Good As Dead is definitely my favorite out of the entire series, and I've loved seeing how much Holly's writing has evolved from book-to-book. I'll definitely remember--similar to Pip's story--how everything came full circle for me while reading the AGGGTM series: I've just recently picked it up again after over a year since I've first read A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and I'm so glad I did, because it was definitely worth it.
- Keep reading :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

One small detail I also like is how the term "good girl" is absent from the title. Holly, WE NEED TO TALK‼️

hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

k1tk0t's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.25

I liked it as much as I liked the second book, and maybe even more. It was realistic, how Pippa felt after going through everything that happened to her and how it shaped her, whether positively or the exact opposite. I liked Ravi a lot, he is interesting, smart, and lovable. I don't blame Pip. Thumbs up Holly Jackson.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, and Blood

bones_jackson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Gostei bastante, é muito empolgante e tem muita tensão e é extremamente rapido de ler. Não gostei muito do que a pip fez nos últimos 3 capítulos, mas a última página resolveu um pouquinho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault