Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

89 reviews

sahramahtab's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

"Good Girl, Bad Blood" by Holly Jackson delivers a gut-wrenching ending that left me reeling and heartbroken. The last few chapters were an emotional rollercoaster, and finding words to describe the impact feels nearly impossible. The unexpected turn at the conclusion took me by surprise, defying all initial expectations.

The character development, especially regarding

Stanley Forbes

, was masterfully executed. Jackson skillfully made me feel for his character within just a few pages, transforming my indifference into genuine emotional investment.

His death, difficult to read, left a lasting impact, and I secretly hoped for a miraculous survival that never came to pass.

The evolution of Holly Jackson's writing in this sequel impressed me, and the anticipation for the third book is palpable. While the ending was a bitter pill to swallow, it speaks to the author's ability to evoke deep emotions. A break from the intense feelings might be necessary, but the prospect of what the next installment holds is equally compelling.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Medical content, and Sexual violence

maybe_perhaps's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Child death

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

allydoessomereading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

2nd book in the good girls guide to murder series! A great page-turner with suspense and mystery. I'm constantly trying to figure out the case with Pip which is great fun. This one was quite sad in the end though :'(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Murder, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Bullying, Blood, Grief, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

chellery's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence

asiminam's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical trauma

lizziemarie01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Suicide, and Confinement

Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

alexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

3.25

mysterious and interesting. after AGGTM, this book takes some of the consequences of the last and manages to be a consistent and coherent follow-up. 

pip isn’t my favorite character

- she can be a little insensitive to some of her co-characters (especially Nat!) and has inexplicably become an expert at police investigative procedures without development of those skills. i would have loved a chapter or two of her enjoying casual researching on investigations, just so her almost over-professional knowledge is explained better. that also would have made a fantastic contrast with the end, where she experiences this from a different side, as a direct witness. either way, pip’s mental health and the way it is discussed were very strong points in this book.

i enjoyed how the different characters were introduced and how a new mystery was developed without entirely neglecting the first. that was impressive and really immersive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

amethyst15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death and Gaslighting

Minor: Confinement

aysha_blake's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, Child abuse, Gore, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious slow-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

5.0

Jackson does it again in the sequel to AGGGTM. Pippa once again investigates as her friends older brother goes missing and the police won't investigate. In this new installment Pippa is determined to rescue her friends brother and return him safely. This new book retains all the joy and intrigue of the first while remaining different from the first books story. The only way this is really bad though is because Sal is in this book way less than the first unfortunately. I am so excited to see where Jackson takes the story into the second and accompanying novella. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Drug use, Rape, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Car accident, Cursing, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship