Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Meurtre mode d'emploi by Holly Jackson

81 reviews

grace7276's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

ieryka_magic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Car accident, Cancer, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

queenbutts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Car accident

aanderson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

miandi's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Terminal illness

jaezel'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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

rs22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

megan_deathe'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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! The first section was a little slow however when it really started going it was actually quite tense. I had no idea where the ending was going so I read it in about 8 hours. The layout of the book was really unique as you have some sections in normal story format, some in the characters personal notes for her project and then other extra bits like interview transcripts, this really helped me immerse into the story. I loved the two main characters Pip and Ravi and I didn't find their dialogue over the top like in some YA books. Overall it is a very strong book and I'm excited to read the sequel 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Terminal illness

katieedwards's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

spearly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.0

When you ask people in town what happened to Andie Bell, they’ll tell you without hesitation: ‘She was murdered by Salil Singh.’
No allegedly, no might have, no probably, no most likely .
He did it, they say. Sal Singh killed Andie.
But I’m just not so sure . . .


A Good Girl's Guide to Murder  follows Pip, a girl who, for a school project, decides to investigate the riveting case of Andie Bell, a high school student from her small English town who has been missing and presumed dead for 5 years. Everyone thinks they know who did it. Pippa wants to know for certain.

Whew. Well, I flew through this. While it was a little slow to start, I got super into the case, trying to piece things together before Pip did. And I'll pat myself on the back here, because I totally did (mostly - thank god for plot twists).

Even being a little predictable, I still enjoyed the story. The writing flowed well, I loved the additions of Pip's journal entires and interviews (it cut out so much unnecessary fodder!), and I loved the entire cast of characters. Pip was a great anchor for the whole story - loyal, strong, cunning, empathetic, and funny! I felt deeply for Ravi's grief, his reluctancy, then eagerness to help Pip exonerate his brother, and how he was able to read Pip so well. Pip's whole family, especially her dad and brother, were so lovely, and don't even get me started on her pup. Oh, did I love that pup. Justice for Barney.

I'm glad the romance was verrryyy minimal. Hinted at throughout, then confirmed in the epilogue (though I felt this was unnecessary), but the main focus of the story was the mystery, the thrill. Also, usually I don't like age gaps like this (Ravi is 20 and Pip is 16-17), and to be honest, I'm still not stoked about it, but I enjoyed Ravi's character so much that I'm just gonna pretend he's Pip's age instead. Their common goal made the relationship feel very equilibrium.

But still. Authors. Stop making your 20 year old characters date people in high school plz and thx.

And the mystery!

I suspected the killer about 25% into the book. I'll admit I did get thrown off by some Red Herrings, but by the time some call-backs to previous clues were reintroduced (and before Pip realized it!) I knew who the (first) guilty person was. Again, the plot twist got me, and I'm glad that I was managed to be surprised at the end. </SPOILER>

Honestly, the most heart-wrenching part for me was the whole

sexual assault / rape / roofie storyline. I hated how Andie was complicit. I hated how Max was so flippant. I loved that Pip called him out for it, and still tried to protect his victims to the very end.

I'm curious to see what Jackson will do for the sequel, as this felt like it wrapped up pretty nicely to me, but in any case, I'm excited for it, and it will probably be my next read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Grief, Murder, Racism, Sexism, and Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug use, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt