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Przewodnik po zbrodni według grzecznej dziewczynki by Holly Jackson
1597 reviews
bboyshow's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? No
4.0
It's the first book in the trilogy and I really liked it. Even though I found out the killer before hand, still the book was great. I would highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual assault, Rape, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Blood, Alcohol, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Bullying
meganemarshall's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.75
4.75 rating. But it can definitely be round up.
I started this book right around midnight, and I am finishing at 6 in the morning. I could not stop reading this book. The mystery was so well written. It had so many twists to the story. I annotate my mystery books, and I write in the books my thoughts and theories throughout reading the book. I did start to piece things together of what happened. However, there were enough breadcrumbs and shroud of doubt that I was still surprised with the ending.
I really like that while reading this, I would have a conclusion about a piece of evidence, and Pip would be drawing those same conclusions on the next page. The main character she didn't feel like a moron. It really felt like both the MC and I were putting together the puzzle and figuring it out together. There was no missing very obvious piece of evidence. It was really well written for a mystery novel.
The ending of the book was really sad. It wasn't so clear-cut about who the bad guys were and their villainous reasons. The crime wasn't sensationalized. It felt like something that could absolutely happen in any town.
I really appreciated a mystery book that was about the mystery. There were cute family moments, cute friend moments, and cute romancey moments, but that didn't overpower the fact that this book was about a mystery and stayed true to that. It always sucks reading a mystery book where the middle 150 pages are about the main character missing her boyfriend or something when you just want to be focused on the mystery.
I started this book right around midnight, and I am finishing at 6 in the morning. I could not stop reading this book. The mystery was so well written. It had so many twists to the story. I annotate my mystery books, and I write in the books my thoughts and theories throughout reading the book. I did start to piece things together of what happened. However, there were enough breadcrumbs and shroud of doubt that I was still surprised with the ending.
I really like that while reading this, I would have a conclusion about a piece of evidence, and Pip would be drawing those same conclusions on the next page. The main character she didn't feel like a moron. It really felt like both the MC and I were putting together the puzzle and figuring it out together. There was no missing very obvious piece of evidence. It was really well written for a mystery novel.
The ending of the book was really sad. It wasn't so clear-cut about who the bad guys were and their villainous reasons. The crime wasn't sensationalized. It felt like something that could absolutely happen in any town.
I really appreciated a mystery book that was about the mystery. There were cute family moments, cute friend moments, and cute romancey moments, but that didn't overpower the fact that this book was about a mystery and stayed true to that. It always sucks reading a mystery book where the middle 150 pages are about the main character missing her boyfriend or something when you just want to be focused on the mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, and Animal death
cherlin's review against another edition
challenging
funny
mysterious
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? No
4.25
⋆⭒˚｡⋆ 4.25/5 stars.
"Mi club de homeworko es su club de homeworko."
Mostly spoiler free. Spoilers will be in the 2nd paragraph of the "what I didn't like" section. This book was actually pretty good. I personally enjoyed it from beginning to (sort of) end, and I really, really liked the actual mystery part of it. I'll be excluding the plot summary because the synopsis of this book tells you everything you need to know.
───── ⑅ the protagonists ⑅ ─────
Pippa Fitz-Amobi, our wonderful smart girl with a soda brand name. It could have been ANY name. Why Pippa? Christ. Anyway, Pip as a character was a little bit annoying at times. She was very good at piecing information together, which makes one wonder why the police, who are literal professionals, couldn't do what she did, but whateverrrr. Pip constantly puts herself in danger for the sake of solving Andie's murder case, and she's very clearly obsessed with it. She's extremely impulsive and struggles with communication.
Ravi Singh! I don't have much to say about him. He was very understanding with Pip, and was initially sane enough to understand that maybe getting this random girl from his brother's old school to deeply involve herself in a closed-case investigation wasn't the safest idea ever. Other than that, he was a relatively simple character who had a habit of scratching his head every time he was confused or nervous and always liked to crack jokes.
───── ⑅ what I liked ⑅ ─────
The way this story is formatted was really fun to me. We have some "chapters" dedicated to her entries for her project. Interviews are written down like transcripts. It really helps with the feeling that you're solving the case alongside the characters, and they're not doing it all for you. All the information we learned was learned with Pip. She never knew more than us.
This was also a very very easy read, and I think it'd be difficult for a book like this to put you in a slump. With how fast paced it is and how short the chapters usually were, I can't say I ever really found myself bored. It was really hard to stop myself from wanting to keep going every time I finished a chapter.
───── ⑅ what I didn't like ⑅ ─────
While I guess I should have expected it because it's YA, I didn't really like the writing that much. I found it really cringy sometimes and just overall immature, though that could have also been because the characters are all high schoolers...but they're seniors? So I don't know; I just didn't really like it that much. The adult characters in this book didn't feel like adults, especially Pip's father.
The ending is where this fell off for me. I was shocked when I learned who had done everything (I was too slow to guess it lol), but I found it VERY strange that
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Pedophilia
Minor: Animal death
good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Drug use
Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal death, Bullying, and Rape
Minor: Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent
jtreinen20's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death
poisonviolet's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Murder, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
beenie_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Drug use, Animal death, Suicide, Murder, Bullying, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Self harm
mythicca's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? Yes
4.75
Overall enjoyable story!
Main character was a mixture of imperfect and impressive.
Main character was a mixture of imperfect and impressive.
Content Warnings
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Animal death
saumyagupta's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
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? Yes
5.0
This is my third time re-reading this book and looking back, I can't believe that the audiobook of this book was supposed to be a background noise for me while I complete my studies. Reading it again is so sad when you know what's about to happen next. Pip and Ravi are amazing characters and Holly Jackson is a mastermind considering how she connects the triology so well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Animal death, Rape, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Racism and Xenophobia
morgan_rudderow's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Dementia, Hate crime, Rape, Vomit, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, and Suicide