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Hea tüdruku mõrvaraamat by Holly Jackson

2233 reviews

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark 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

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karalyndawn's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

I really liked this one! It kept me guessing until the end and I enjoyed the characters. The final chapter was a bit cheez but overall it was an enjoyable read.

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zojbean's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious tense medium-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: Complicated

*US edition of the audiobook, wish I listened to the british one but alas*
Really liked the audio production and was kind of fun to read but sighhhhh I just could not look past how ridiculous and unbelievable a lot of it was (which is to be expected, the book is about a 17 year old solving a murder lol). When the reveal happened I thought it was kind of comical how the perpetrator explained everything in such great detail to our main character for no reason. But the story did get a bit darker than I thought it would for a YA book, which was unexpected. In conclusion, if you can get it from your library, do that.

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barbarella85's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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goldengeode's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

CW: ANIMAL DEATH
I really wish reviews would mention that.

I was excited to read this book but after finishing it I feel like it’s been massively overhyped.

I liked the bits of the report sprinkled into the story; I always like when documents and those sorts of things are put into fiction.

Even for a YA mystery, it’s very implausible. Tailing and interviewing a drug dealer would get you killed, not closer to your goals. You also wouldn’t eliminate suspects so early in your investigation just based on a hunch.
At least in other YA mysteries/thrillers the MCs have adult resources to fall back on and consult, which is realistic.

The main character Pippa was very flat and had little interest in anything except the case. Oh, except judging everyone she could while acting like a good girl.

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patsshelf's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The dialogue between characters was lackluster and cliche. I never felt emotionally invested in the main character, which took away from my capacity to become invested in the plot.

Also the dog dies

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