Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Lief meisje, kwaad bloed by Holly Jackson

46 reviews

kiittycatt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

Such a good book! I was crying my eyes out at the end though 😂

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Alcohol, Medical content, Bullying, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

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

amfuchen's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I cried at the end. This book is nothing for someone that doesn’t deal well with

death

but it is plot wise amazing and I can’t wait to read “As good as dead”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.75

This was a great second book and I can’t wait to read the third. Pip and Ravi being back at another case should feel the same, but there was something about this time that just felt more dark and gritty. I’m happy the author doesn’t water down the story for a more YA feel, the story is just as I could imagine it in adult fiction just with a YA cast. 
A perfect book for fall. 


Crying score: yup 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, and Grief

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

dcnireads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

OK. How do I even start? Another wild ride as usual. And just like the previous book, it did not take long at all before I was absolutely hooked. definitely a point there. Was not expecting that sad and intense ending, and I am equal parts intrigued and very, very nervous for what the next book has in store for me. The plot was very well planned and thought out as always (thank you Holly Jackson), and the Brunswick part of the story kinda took me off guard, but in a great way, and I love how it tied into the whole story! I did think that Jamie Reynolds' motivations and purpose in the whole thing was a bit ridiculous, but the again, I don't know what goes on thru the minds of 24 year old having an existential crisis, therefore I have no right to judge. I'm just glad he was actually alive and well this time, unlike our first victims. 

That's all for now, I had absolute blast as always, and I'm very excited for the finale!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, Cursing, Death, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Trafficking

mishasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Cancer, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

gracemullender's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

profilernewt07's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

Another five star for Holly Jackson is well deserved, I know that this is the only outlier within the whole series as this book is the one “least liked within the series.” Maybe it had something to do with the underdog take the book had, but if anything I enjoyed this book more than the first. The main character Pip is more unhinged and more motivated than ever <seing as the case of the missing boy- Jamie Reynolds, hits close to home seeing as one of her best friends is brother to Jamie. I loved the friendships she forms especially in this book since it shows her connection to Nat Da Silva is one unmatched, Pip was able to support her in a way that only they understood. Although, there was similar parts in A Good Girls Guide To Murder I just personally enjoyed this one better seeing as- at least for me, if had more emotional depth seeing as we (the readers) were with Pip through everything that happened to her in the barn, and it was way more tense then in A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death, Car accident, Cancer, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual violence

rebecathebookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Cursing, and Child abuse

Minor: Bullying and Gaslighting