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Moordgids voor Lieve Meisjes by Holly Jackson

212 reviews

lialovesreading's review against another edition

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

5.0

This book was literally AMAZING. I was super surprised with the plot twists and every scene was insane. There were so many characters that I was so suspicious of and even if they weren't the main person, I loved how developed their stories were. I don't even know what to say because this book was just so amazing. You seriously have to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Murder, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Self harm, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Dysphoria, and Fatphobia

estellec13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

I loved this book so much, it kept me on my toes the whole time, I juste wanted to know everything !! There's just one part that I did not like, but I read it super fast!!

why did she have to kill the dog???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

shoshi824's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, and Cursing

Minor: Drug use, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Bullying, and Body shaming

singalana's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dividing books based on the age of the protagonist has always felt a bit arbitrary to me: this book is young adult, but deals with some rather heavy topics, even more so that a lot of the thrillers directed at adults. 

This is Holly Jackson’s strong debut thriller. Five years ago a schoolgirl was murdered. Everyone knows who did it, and the case is closed. Pippa chooses the case as her final-year project and starts to dig deeper to what really happened. 

The characters in this book are mostly teenagers and the adults in their lives. The characters feel well-defined and authentic with their complex problems. The main character Pippa doesn't feel especially memorable, but on the other hand this gives more room for the story. I liked the family dynamics of the main characters, they were so wholesome. 

The book is told in mixed media format: there are notes, texts and diagrams as Pippa collects evidence in an attempt to solve the case. 

I found the book to be very entertaining, relatively fast-placed and at least I couldn't predict what had really happened that night five years ago. 

If you're looking for utmost realism in your books, be warned. As some reviewers have pointed out, Pippa does get into rather dangerous situations and there seem to be no repercussions for her actions. You'd think the police might have something to say about the way she acquires information.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Body shaming, Racism, Stalking, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Cancer, Car accident, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Murder, Grief, Bullying, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Violence

cicireadsinthedark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

eclipse_the_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

This book kept me guessing right until the last page! I couldn’t put it down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Murder, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Car accident, Self harm, Addiction, Rape, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

jen_reads23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Addiction, Vomit, Rape, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, Sexual violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Self harm

goldenjoy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Gaslighting

Moderate: Car accident, Confinement, Death, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

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

bluvlvt's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Animal death, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Stalking, Kidnapping, Blood, Self harm, and Alcohol