Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

138 reviews

vigilante_sh's review against another edition

5.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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great book! brought me out a reading slump!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt

lifeonasofa's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful mysterious 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: No

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4.25 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Worth the hype. I really didn’t think a YA thriller would be my cup of tea any more. But I just loved this 😍

The perfect a balance of mystery and thriller, I never felt bored, the story kept moving forwards. 🏃🏻‍♀️

I loved the notebook, email and cut out sections, I kind of wish there was a bit more of that, it added to the detective vibes 🕵🏻‍♀️

I think the characters were written perfectly for the target audience too, they were super likeable and believable. 🥰

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

ashleyvaleria's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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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omg i  loved pip. my true crime loving self absolutely loved this book. even though in some parts seemed unrealistic, who cares i read to be entertained lol. following along with the case and getting everything slowly pieced together from different perspectives was everything and when i thought the story and mystery was over i got more questions answered and a very fulfilling ending. i love this style of writing with the timeline being pieces together slowly so everything come together perfect at the end. kinda reminded me of pretty little liars alison tbh and that’s a compliment. the character depth of all the characters and especially andie was fascinating and discovering more and more abt andie was so fun. also, pip and ravi are the perfect partners in crime🫶 excited to start “good girl, bad blood”!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment

readwithari's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Modern Agatha Christie. Didn’t see this twist coming! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

rhysandismysoulmate's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt

karac15's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

swedishfrisk's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious 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

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I can’t completely decide where I land with this read. I didn’t enjoy it initially as I wasn’t yet attached to the characters. That did change throughout my reading as I got to know Ravi and Pip more and even some of their family and friends. I grew to like them and their relationship. However, I can’t say I loved this book because the premise itself lends itself to incredulity at times and confusion at other times. And the twists felt like they could have worked better in a visual medium but on the page felt a bit flat for me. Something was missing though this was an interesting story overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt

meganmew418's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Definitely a change of pace from my typical Colleen Hoover reads. Appreciated the mystery and while I was able to guess the « murderer », I appreciated that it was more nuanced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

huntress's review against another edition

2.25

mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

samantha7815's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail