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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

125 reviews

stellabyproxy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

What does one say about a book that has left them at a loss for words?

This story started with young academic Pippa who had a love for learning, a love for true crime and ultimately a love for truth. We see her as she tries to unearth the mysterious disappearance of Andie Bell and attempt to prove Sal Singh’s innocence, with help from Sal’s younger brother Ravi. 

I would have loved to see more about Pippa’s personal life and have more on certain characters like Ravi or the Ward family but overall I really enjoyed the partners-in-crime dynamic between Pippa and Ravi and looked forward to every interaction between them. 

This book made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me shake with anxiety. But it also made me have hope. Have hope in Pippa and Ravi and, above all, have hope in Sal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, and Murder

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

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, and Stalking

delz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Good mystery. Just when I thought I had it all figured out there’s a twist. Pip is a senior in high school. In Fairview HS the seniors have a Senior Capstone Project and Pip has decided to go big, she’s planning to solve a 5 year old crime. Five years ago a girl, Andi Bell disappeared and her boyfriend, Sal who committed suicide, was the prime suspect, but Pip never believed that Sal could have committed the crime. She’s taking on the case to clear his name.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Drug use

Minor: Confinement, Fatphobia, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.0

A solid YA novel, this book follows Pippa as she completes a murder investigation for her senior project. The twist at the end is unexpected but Pip makes some very dumb choices to get to the unveiling of the murderer. Some bits of the story are unbelievable — particularly the interviews Pip holds with potential suspects where she does everything but outright ask if they murdered Andie. If they were the murderer, what makes Pip think they wouldn’t hurt her too? Hard to tell. Maybe that’s just teenage invincibility? Either way, this book was fun and fast-paced and I couldn’t help but love the characters even when they were making dumb choices. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Racism

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Murder

emmakira's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

miandi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Terminal illness

emilysreadingbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

annabeavo'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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, Suicide, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity

_malia_pt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

megan_deathe's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! The first section was a little slow however when it really started going it was actually quite tense. I had no idea where the ending was going so I read it in about 8 hours. The layout of the book was really unique as you have some sections in normal story format, some in the characters personal notes for her project and then other extra bits like interview transcripts, this really helped me immerse into the story. I loved the two main characters Pip and Ravi and I didn't find their dialogue over the top like in some YA books. Overall it is a very strong book and I'm excited to read the sequel 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Vomit