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dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Blood
mysterious
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder
adventurous
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:
Complicated
"Mysteries always seem to find their way to you, don't they?" - p. 130
Now THIS is what I call a sequel! It's been a minute since I read the first book in the series, but Holly Jackson does a great job at dropping you back into this small town with more secrets than it can keep. Pip has vowed to attempt to solve a crime again for her safety as well as the safety of those she holds dear; however, as the quote states, mysteries find their way to her doorstep. Connor, one of the kids in her grade, approaches her and begs her to help find his missing brother. Since no one else will help him, she decides she must take on this missing person's case. Jackson carefully lays out the clues for this case as the trial for events in the previous book plays out in the background. I loved the podcast element of this book as well. The ending is a mixed back of emotions but I simply cannot wait to see what Pippa gets up to in the final installment of this series.
Now THIS is what I call a sequel! It's been a minute since I read the first book in the series, but Holly Jackson does a great job at dropping you back into this small town with more secrets than it can keep. Pip has vowed to attempt to solve a crime again for her safety as well as the safety of those she holds dear; however, as the quote states, mysteries find their way to her doorstep. Connor, one of the kids in her grade, approaches her and begs her to help find his missing brother. Since no one else will help him, she decides she must take on this missing person's case. Jackson carefully lays out the clues for this case as the trial for events in the previous book plays out in the background. I loved the podcast element of this book as well. The ending is a mixed back of emotions but I simply cannot wait to see what Pippa gets up to in the final installment of this series.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hmmm to read or not to read the third book…
I definitely liked Good girl, bad blood less than the first one, even though I gave it the same rating. I found the whole “filming a podcast about an active missing persons case” thing a biiiittt unethical 🥴
Also that ending/reveal was just strange, I wasn’t really a fan of it.
On a positive note, I hated Pip a lot less in this book compared to the first one. Loved how angry she was the whole time, who cares if she got a bit violent from time to time lol
I definitely liked Good girl, bad blood less than the first one, even though I gave it the same rating. I found the whole “filming a podcast about an active missing persons case” thing a biiiittt unethical 🥴
Also that ending/reveal was just strange, I wasn’t really a fan of it.
On a positive note, I hated Pip a lot less in this book compared to the first one. Loved how angry she was the whole time, who cares if she got a bit violent from time to time lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Kidnapping
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
personal review notes:
C 6/10
A 7/10
W 7/10
P 7/10
I 7/10
L 5/10
E 6/10
-> 5.4/10
-> 3 stars
- C: by now you know the main characters quite well, i still get confused with te side characters though. i coulnd't describe them in more than two sentences if i had to & when charlie green turned out to be the catfish i was trying to figure out who his is during the whole chapter...
- P: it definitely didn't go where i thought it would, but over all i found it a bit wired. the whole child brunswick thing was super interesting and gave a cool twist, but the way it played out... idk. i was definitely expecting something different
- L: i don't know with these murder mysteries... there are always thing that don't make that much sense to me. the whole layla meads thing, how did she get in contact with all possible child bronswicks over tinder or instagram..? hwo did nobody notice that she used pictures of some student, i thought kilton was a small town. why did stanley keep jamey in his bathroom for seven days??? like whaat? like i get he was scared but whaaat?
- E: it was entertaining, would i listen to it again? no.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The girl needs a therapist asap the way she feels she is responsible for every single person ever
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Minor: Rape
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder
Minor: Rape
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
I really enjoyed this book as a sequel to AGGTM! It wasn’t as thrilling as the first novel, but sequels usually aren’t in my opinion. The main character has gotten darker with each novel so it’s been exciting to see her development. I like that the novel also follows along with Pips investigation in real time, it provides transcripts of interviews, pictures of “evidence”, emails, etc so you can see it all too.
The plot was good in this one, but not as jaw dropping. I really felt like the twist of who “Layla” really was, was not as satisfying and felt kind of sudden. I wantedCharlie and Flora to be more developed. Other than that, I did enjoy this!
The plot was good in this one, but not as jaw dropping. I really felt like the twist of who “Layla” really was, was not as satisfying and felt kind of sudden. I wanted
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault
Minor: Kidnapping
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The book had a slow-burning start, but after the plot twist, the ending paced up and was emotional af.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Murder
Moderate: Hate crime, Kidnapping