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A review by cowboylikemeagan
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
4.0
I really enjoyed this book but first off, I had to knock a star off for pet death. It always makes me really uncomfortable when this is used as a plot point and I'm not sure I've ever seen an instance of it that I really felt was justifiable. I don't think it was warranted here either.
So. It turns out the audiobook I was listening to was an adapted American version, with the original book being set in Britain. I had a look at some of the differences and I have to be honest, it weirds me out and I don't get why they did it. I can only guess that it must have been for marketing reasons but finding out you're reading an adapted version halfway through is jarring. It was also really obvious in places once you know there's something up (words like "fancied", "cheeky" and "roundabout" were left in). I think the location makes a huge difference so I might reread, except with the actual original version, at some point.
Still, it was a good book and I did enjoy it. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
So. It turns out the audiobook I was listening to was an adapted American version, with the original book being set in Britain. I had a look at some of the differences and I have to be honest, it weirds me out and I don't get why they did it. I can only guess that it must have been for marketing reasons but finding out you're reading an adapted version halfway through is jarring. It was also really obvious in places once you know there's something up (words like "fancied", "cheeky" and "roundabout" were left in). I think the location makes a huge difference so I might reread, except with the actual original version, at some point.
Still, it was a good book and I did enjoy it. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series.