Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

90 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

♡ Cold Case 

♡ Small Clues

♡ Murder Board

The plot was a bit cliché but entertaining enough.  It is unfortunate that the US edition had so much edited out, there are just moments that feel skipped over or some parts that seem missing general.  But in the end it was a good story.

I loved the formatting of this book, all the extra details like the schedules, text messages, were all formatted nicely.  It was an entertaining to read, it had twists and turns, an unlikely friendship, a killer hiding in plain sight, and a school project that turned into solving a murder.

Spice Level: n/a

POV: Third Person

Release Date: 05, January 2021

Rep: BIPOC (Main Character and Side Characters), Lesbian (Side Character)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Death, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Vomit, Child death, Car accident, Cursing, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Suicide, and Rape

hellokatya's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

this was a very good read - super easy to get through, and felt like a palette cleanser. 
only complaint is it felt a bit too YA for the mature topics that were in it, hence the lower rating, but overall i thoroughly enjoyed it and the ending was really nice! 
highly recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Death of parent

Moderate: Dementia, Drug abuse, Rape, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood and Body shaming

dixiecarroll's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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

4.0

Very excellent YA thriller. I clocked the killer pretty early on and one twist BUT it was still riveting and so fun. I downloaded it to keep me busy while running and then I went and barreled through it far too quickly. There are A LOT of trigger warnings - I’m tagging them all on StoryGraph

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug use, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Bullying, Dementia, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Self harm, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Hate crime, Rape, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

sarahlgriffin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Animal death

Minor: Car accident, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, and Dementia

jenn_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Death, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Body shaming, and Animal death

Moderate: Racism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Stalking, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Dementia

canadawithoutthec's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Drug use, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, Self harm, Drug use, Dementia, and Domestic abuse

allydoessomereading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Fun and tense mystery novel. Definitely a darker YA book with mentions of some heavy topics, all within the scope of a murder mystery. Felt inspired by the Seriel Podcast and other murder podcasts with its unique writing techniques. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Stalking

Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Torture, Dementia, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Cancer, Blood, and Classism

rinku's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Stalking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Confinement, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death, Rape, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Blood, Cancer, Self harm, and Dementia

abception's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

OK, I see the hype.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Animal death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: Toxic friendship, Confinement, Drug use, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Dementia, and Fatphobia

laheath's review

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

4.0

Fast-paced YA mystery centered around a murder that occurred 5 years ago.  Lots of twists that had me revising my theory repeatedly.  It was frustrating to read a few of the typical mistakes seen in mystery/horror novels/movies, such as a girl taking her dog for a walk alone in the woods at night after receiving threatening messages.  However, there were a lot of unique elements in the plot and the characters were interesting.  The epilogue, 2 months later, seemed a little anticlimactic and I had a couple of unanswered questions, but I'll definitely be reading the other books in the series.

Check the trigger warnings before reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, and Animal death

Minor: Dementia, Vomit, and Self harm