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A review by 12rhys23
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I struggled to finish this one. I think I almost DNFed about 4 times but powered through.
The main character is awful. She's very underwritten and not fleshed out at all other than called "smart" and "quirky". I don't think I learned anything more about her from page 1 till the end, who she really was as a person. She engages in bad behavior such as blackmail, breaking and entering, theft, and manipulation of her friends in order to trick them into giving her answers, and never gets called out for it, to the extent you really have to raise your suspension of disbelief beyond reasonable levels. No one acts like a real person! They just spill all their secrets to a high schooler because the plot demands it.
I gave it a 2/5 stars, but only because I was able to finish it.
The main character is awful. She's very underwritten and not fleshed out at all other than called "smart" and "quirky". I don't think I learned anything more about her from page 1 till the end, who she really was as a person. She engages in bad behavior such as blackmail, breaking and entering, theft, and manipulation of her friends in order to trick them into giving her answers, and never gets called out for it, to the extent you really have to raise your suspension of disbelief beyond reasonable levels. No one acts like a real person! They just spill all their secrets to a high schooler because the plot demands it.
I gave it a 2/5 stars, but only because I was able to finish it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Child death, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual assault, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Toxic friendship