Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

129 reviews

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Dementia

Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexism, and Death of parent

CW: mention of Harry Potter costume/mention of Harry Potter book in acknowledgments

tinewen's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

aribook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

aisling872's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Car accident

quills4days's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

moni8's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Rape

saoreads's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

The novel format is quite interesting. It really shows how uncovered cases go through a strenuous process. It grips you with numerous plot twists that leave you wondering what ifs and whys. It tackled the injustices happening in those teeny tiny details that people wouldn't have noticed out in the open. I love the confrontational personality of the heroine. It's a quality I don't think happens in a lot of stories. It demonstrated how seeking the truth can sometimes force you into a corner, putting you in danger and requiring sacrifice, and how being kind was the bare minimum, but people were naturally cruel. I don't know if I am ready to read book two, but I'm sure I'm going to love it. You can never go wrong with the mystery genre, as it's my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

motheroffae's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, and Death of parent

anielabooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I thought this was going to be a predictable book and while I did have some correct assumptions about the ending I was still very shocked to how everything unraveled. This book really left me wanting more Pip and Ravi content so I will be quick to read the sequel. I especially like that they showed the victim for who she really was instead of making her out to be an angel taken too soon. Overall a very interesting read that had me hooked the entire time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Death of parent

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Gaslighting