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rs22's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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
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
- 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
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!
Honestly, the most heart-wrenching part for me was the whole
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!
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
julreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Confinement