Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

73 reviews

k_elliott's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Minor: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Animal death, Drug use, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Death, Murder, and Sexual assault

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, and Animal death

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, Bullying, Car accident, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Rape, and Self harm

heyjaneysmith's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Kidnapping

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Grief, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Vomit

jadarchive's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

LOVED LOVED LOVED!!!! finished it in a day and immediately bought the next 2 in the series 100% recommend this book. it’ll get you right out of your reading slump 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Stalking, Vomit, Animal death, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Cancer

rosenau's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Rape, Car accident, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, and Child death

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

allydoessomereading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

Fun and tense mystery novel. Definitely a darker YA book with mentions of some heavy topics, all within the scope of a murder mystery. Felt inspired by the Seriel Podcast and other murder podcasts with its unique writing techniques. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Stalking

Moderate: Body shaming, Racial slurs, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Torture, Dementia, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Cancer, Blood, and Classism

rinku's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Stalking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Confinement, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death, Rape, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Blood, Cancer, Self harm, and Dementia

ash_ton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

i want to rate it higher but i can't bc of the 20 year old and 17 year old relationship. idk if things are different in britain (where the author lives) but that's um... yeah no.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Addiction, Car accident, Rape, Animal death, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Confinement and Cancer

savreads28's review against another edition

adventurous 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Stalking