Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Lief meisje, kwaad bloed by Holly Jackson

86 reviews

gothmiku's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, and Death of parent

julierambaeck'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I read this in three days... I was so intrigued!! In the first 50 pages I had already cried and laughed. Amazing writing, and the way Holly Jackson seamlessly recaps the first book was fantastic. I love Pip and Ravi, absolutely stunning couple right there. The talk on the justice system was great. I really enjoyed how Pip, is unapologetically herself by the end. All in all amazing, can't wait to read the last book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, and Car accident

whosgina's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious relaxing 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse and Drug use

bill_nai_bxtch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was an amazing read! The only reason this one isn’t getting 5 stars is because everything came together too quickly in the end compared to the first book. It also seemed to come out of nowhere, but it was still written so well and gave me the shock of the century. Definitely wasn’t expecting this ending. Worth the read!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Car accident

cjreadstoomuch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Super good, on the edge of my seat the entire time. The ending broke my heart, I felt so bad for everyone.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cancer and Alcohol

math_scooter's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

græder græder og græder så meget at jeg måtte kæmpe for at læse de sidste kapitler af bogen gennem mine tårer. måtte stoppe mig selv fra ikke bare, at bestille den sidste i serien online lige med det samme.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer

zoeesreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, and Car accident

elliizzzabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

Excellent sequel to A Good Girl's guide to murder. Extremely gripping, I burned through the audiobook in only a few days, finding every moment to find out what happened. 
I liked the new angle with a live case now and we get to see the reaction of the family as well as the way the podcast episodes affect them. Again, it wasn't the biggest twist of all time and I was able to work out most of it before the reveal. Although I did think that

it was a little bit too obvious to have the new neighbours as the killers. You knew they had to have something to do with the case otherwise why had they been included?

This edition of the audiobook (because I belive there is another) was very well done with effects put in that really added to the story. However I am tempted to recommend you read this in print as there were several images in the story that were mentioned but that obviously I couldn't see. Also there is one section where a witness uses a voice modulator and it was completely impossible to tell what he was saying. Luckily it wasn't too crucial but it was kind of annoying 
Looking forward to the 3rd book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Stalking

There is a side plot about a court trial of a serial rapist and his victims and also at the end Pip suffers from a lot of disassociation and ptsd-type symptoms

lil_rachie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury