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Is this truly a five-star I don’t know, but it made me cry like a lot so that Has to count for something. I just really enjoyed this and I just really like pip. It was very mysterious and also kind of creepy. I did kind of guess one plot but like that doesn’t decrease anything for me. I don’t know I think I just read this at the perfect time I still can’t even believe I cried
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, Death of parent
Again, the audiobook only added to my reading experience with this book as it is a full cast audiobook but it also has phone calls as actual phone calls, when Pip is reading from her case notes, you can hear the movement of paper, when she records conversations, you can hear the equipment whirring and beeping etc. The audiobook was a fully immersive experience and it was brilliant. I also really enjoyed hearing elements of the podcast created by Pip in this book, it was a clever continuation from the first book.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Good Girl, Bad Blood is a sequel that actually got better than the first in the series and I can say it’s largely due to the fact Jackson doesn’t shy away from the nitty gritty. She wrote YA, but she doesn’t gloss over tragedy, heartbreak, or all the ways people can be awful to each other. At the same time, she writes empathetic villains who turn out to maybe not be the villain at all, redemption stories you don’t expect, and the reality of exactly what’s left behind once the mystery is solved. And I LOVE that. I love that she plays with the intricacies of human emotion because nothing is black and white, but even the grey is often sanitized. But this is the grey unapologetically at its smudgiest.
Overall, I also really enjoyed that Pop has that moment where she realizes she doesn’t have to be likable to be herself. It’s a hard lesson, but amazing development. 10/10 would recommend this whole series so far.
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders
Graphic: Death, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Rape, Toxic relationship, Outing, Alcohol
Pips journey through learning about herself is relatable, tense, yet staggeringly inspiring. She sticks to her guns and goals, no matter what. I empathize when she hurts and I celebrate her victories.
No spoilers in this review! You need to read it for yourself! Just know that nothing is as it seems… and the end will make you want to do nothing but turn the page to find out what’s next!
The way Holly does not dwell heavily on her characters past trauma or describing certain intense/dangerous situations happening in Pips present is a tricky balance that she succeeds so well in.
5/5 plot, character development, and pacing *chefs kiss* 100/100 would recommend
Graphic: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Death, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Gaslighting
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Misogyny, Police brutality, Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Gun violence
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting