kyrstin_p1989 's review for:

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

4.0

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

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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, Sexual harassment

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