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Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

17 reviews

nevaeh_rose1205's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Pip swore she was done with investigating. But when someone she loves goes missing and the police dismiss it, she dives back into the darkness — this time, reluctantly and with consequences. This book is more raw than the first. It’s about trauma, trust, and how seeking justice can also destroy you.

The ending is emotionally brutal but powerful. Pip isn’t just clever here — she’s unraveling, and it’s heartbreaking to watch.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Yes: Good Girl, Bad Blood continues the emotional fallout of Book 1. There is a suicide and several traumatic revelations that affect Pip’s mental health deeply. The story is darker and heavier than the first, with themes of guilt, obsession, and moral ambiguity taking center stage. While not graphically explicit, it’s intense and should be read with care.

den1elle's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Self harm, Stalking

reish3ll's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

olive_bush's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking

_chrstnlvly's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional 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: Yes

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Initial rating: 3.5
Reread rating: 5.0

Everytime I read a book in this series, I cry. I cry because I am so amazed at how Holly Jackson's mind can be this phenomenal. I cry because I see fragments of myself in Pip. I cry because Ravi is perfect.

Stanley Forbes, they could never make me hate you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Stalking, Alcohol

elliotjackson's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

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This story had a slow start but picked up during the investigation into Jamie’s disappearance. I loved the reappearance of characters and things we learned from the first book. It made the world feel more cohesive and realistic for things that happened in the past to still be affecting the characters in a way we can empathize with and understand. I picked this up almost immediately after finishing AGGGTM, so I recognized a lot of the information that was recalled throughout this story. The trauma the characters undergo was handled in a way that can make readers feel seen. The writing style is unmatched, and I cannot wait to read the last book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Kidnapping, Stalking

Minor: Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness

kat_a's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Gaslighting, Alcohol

juanrubin's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol

ellarae0111's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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: Complicated

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Amazing book! Adventurous but you have to read the first book to understand a few things. Suspenseful and had me reading till 12:30 last night! Amazing plot and amazing characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

ong's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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those last few chapters? i was there with her. that was fucking scary. incredible. never wanna go through something like that again.
 happy i was able to guess who they are 191 pages in. never fully trust people who are kind for no reason. they also just groomed her to do bad things and just fully let her anger out. did pip go to therapy after the last book? she def should go now.
i hope max dies next. or go to jail forever, then immediately die bcs they beat him to death.
wish i could tag the cw for betrayal bcs fuck ant & lauren.

the beginning of the book was not as catchy as agggtm. found it kinda hard to pick up, but i'm glad i pushed through, because once i hit the 20%-something mark i really couldn't stop. especially the last 40% of the book. holy shit. she's done it again. completely blew me away by the last few chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Self harm, Car accident