Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

111 reviews

archer_w27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

there isn’t a content warning for this but people get drugged multiple times throughout this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Suicide, Fatphobia, Racism, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

katyannreads's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Murder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Drug use, and Child death

I know so many people love the book and the series… I just didn’t. I don’t see at all what the hype is.

inkandbooksforever's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was really great! It was so fun to read and it so easy to loose track of time while reading. The special style and formatting with the notes and log entries added to the realism. I think the 3rd person narration was what enhanced the writing style and my expectations were exceeded. I thought it would be similar to One of Us is Lying but it was much better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

pinkupengu's review against another edition

dark funny 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? No

4.25

One of my favorite murder mysteries I’ve read. Had a traditional twist but I liked how it also leaned into the tropes often found in true crime moreso than murder mysteries. Examples like martyring the white girl, blaming the brown person, police negligence, and communities being ruined. Definitely need to read the other two because I need to know how the loose ends come together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Murder, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Dementia, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Hate crime, Medical content, Self harm, and Car accident

fe_aye's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I don’t normally read crime but after hearing good things I finally decided to give this one a go. My god I was not expecting to be pulled into the story in such a way. I may have to read more crime novels because this one was really good. I loved the way everything progressed and the varying ways the clues are presented. The EPQ framing for the case was something I haven’t really seen before and I actually quite like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Blood, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Bullying, Car accident, Racism, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

avgtaylorfangirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Drug use, and Drug abuse

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug use, and Bullying

Minor: Self harm

carolinefrazier's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Suicide

traa's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Stalking, Self harm, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Car accident, Fatphobia, and Drug use

katharina90's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A cute, enjoyable and wholesome YA murder mystery. Not without its flaws and a bit predictable but it was a fun read. 

Even though the main character is a high school senior, she comes across much younger but I liked how she challenged other characters' harmful behavior, e.g., xenophobic comments. 

What I don't understand is why the US version is set in Connecticut when you can still tell by the author's word choices that she is British. Why not leave it in the UK?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Animal death, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, and Rape

Minor: Self harm and Eating disorder