Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

411 reviews

hamohero's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

3.75

I borrowed the us version from my library but didn't know it so I got super thrown off when everyone was speaking like a brit and then they said they lived in Connecticut.

A super fun mystery with a charming main character. I was able to find out who the killer was pretty early on but was still enraptured by many mysteries unraveling. 

The only things that got me side eying this story is the romance subplot (but it's ya so like, whatever I guess ) and

why didnt mr ward just delete/steal her research when he broke into her room

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Racism, Murder, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Rape, and Drug use

emmadobson33's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

One of the best murder mystery books I've read! Just when I thought I'd figured it out, there was more information to keep me guessing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Murder, Bullying, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Animal death

Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Vomit, and Violence

kevin_the_intern's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault and Vomit

poetkoala's review against another edition

5.0

Has some flavors of Truly Devious, which I also loved. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Vomit and Rape

jennaweston's review against another edition

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? N/A

3.75

I originally thought this was going to be a fun-loving tween mystery novel, but it ended up being a lot more intense, but also very interesting. I think this book got lost in the weeds at moments with trying to push you off the track of who the killer is, but overall good book.

What I Liked 

• It was a quick read.
• Liked the different format of it. Made the book go by quickly.
• the plot twist was interesting at the end…saw some of it coming, but not really!
• Liked the duo of Pip and Ravi.

What I didn’t like

• though i liked the plot twist, i wasn’t super sold on Becca as the killer. It felt a little anti-climatic to be totally honest.
• No need to kill the dog…just sad for sad’s sake 
  • also comparing it to losing Sal…a little bit of a yikes there

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide, Vomit, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

katcarter_'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Stalking, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Rape, Murder, Death, and Car accident

antonellarc's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Murder, Blood, Drug use, Animal death, and Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Rape, and Stalking

starlit_pathways's review against another edition

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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Grief, Xenophobia, Rape, Vomit, Sexual assault, Car accident, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, and Violence

nele_281's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Vomit, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Suicide, Bullying, Death of parent, Car accident, Cursing, Racism, and Self harm

_pauline's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

deserves every bit of the praise & attention it got and still gets on booktok/bookstagram

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, and Animal death

Minor: Drug use