Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

462 reviews

ashley_dreaming's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Addiction, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Racism, Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Grief, and Hate crime

clovetra's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

can i just say ive never guessed a killer so quickly. 96 pages in and i guessed it. pretty proud of myself for that one. 

anyways um this book to me perfectly encapsulates booktok. not in a bad way. i mean this in a nice way i swear

it’s got plot twist galore, thrilling scenes, cute charm, humour, suspense, mixed media, and a smidge of romance.

but why oh why is it only a 3 star then?

i got bored.

man this book reads like a YA. it’s a heavy YA-leaning book.

not saying that’s a bad thing! i also knew it was a YA going in so i can’t blame ignorance like i do in every other review (/lh). but yeah u can really tell this is a YA.

it kinda reminded me of my year 8 mystery novel where i had to write a complex murder. mind u i only got 70% and i wrote a wonderful story about a missing lia atsni dying of exsanguination. yeah i used that word at 14 and what. anyways i mean that to say is that this book is quite juvenile. i mean that’s ok but with how people rant & rave about it (side eyeing u alastair & lily) it was….. ok! it wasn’t outright bad but it wasn’t a masterpiece. and that’s ok not every book is meant to be like that. but i think because i had this hyped up to me my hopes were too high?

like seriously i know this book was more complex than just one clear cut killer but…. i guessed it <100 pages in. 

i don’t know if that’s a good thing or not for a general reading audience but i don’t like being correct with my guesses because i always guess someone out of left field.

granted i also could just be goated at guessing killers in fiction because i guessed the killer in the movie “happy death day” (2017) about 30 minutes in so do what you will with that information.

this is kind of a ramble but that’s to say i can’t actually pin point anything specific that sucked or excelled in this book! i mean i can defo say the “confession” flopped so hard. but also i like that pip is lowkey fire ass autistic representation. i don’t even know if she was consciously written like that but idc.

um anyways i will be reading the rest of the series but my ass will not be buying them. this was a perfectly average book. it does not spark joy. it is marie kondo’ing out of my house tomorrow (aka entering facebook marketplace)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Violence, Drug use, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Car accident, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Bullying

Minor: Self harm, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

ninariella's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Sexual assault, Animal death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Murder, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Dementia and Terminal illness

antonellarc's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Murder, Blood, Drug use, Animal death, and Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Rape, and Stalking

the_outsiders_addicted's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Animal death, Sexual assault, Self harm, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Blood, Car accident, Drug use, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Rape, and Murder

ccerpa's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Car accident, Self harm, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

nele_281's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Vomit, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Suicide, Bullying, Death of parent, Car accident, Cursing, Racism, and Self harm

a_ford1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Animal death, Bullying, Self harm, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent and Panic attacks/disorders

nee_shelf's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent

blankaurban's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

5.0

Holy crap. That's the way this book left me feeling after finishing it.

The plot and storyline of this entire book was perfect. The small leads revealed in every chapter had me thinking about scenerios non-stop when I wasn't reading. All of the suspects had so many strings attached and yet the ending of this made so much sense. Not to mention I did not expect it at all.

I think it's safe to say I won't shut up about this book for a long time.

I think all of the characters were amazingly written but Pip and Ravi have a special place in my heart. They were the best duo for this.

Throughout the book, I always felt like I was right there with them; experiencing everything and being scared when something eery came up.

All in all, I would easily recommend this book to anyone and I already have. 

This would definitely be a 6 star book if there was such a rating!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Animal death, and Pedophilia

Minor: Body shaming, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Racism, Cursing, Death of parent, and Rape