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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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
Wow. Now this was a read! I often worry reading books about characters still in high school for fear that it may feel too childish and un-relatable to me, but A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder was nothing of the sort! Extremely intriguing, mysterious and a real page turner.
Loved the way the writing switched throughout from the narrator, to Pip’s logs and her evidence. Great twists and suspense. I feel like every chapter I was thinking someone new was the killer. It felt like we were Pippa, solving the case for ourselves.
Also we love Ravi in this house. Such a sweet endearing character.
SPOLIERS:
I feel like I guessed early on it had to be Naomi or Mr.Ward. Mostly for the fact that, Naomi’s first interview gave away that she was EXTREMELY vulnerable and I felt like she wasn’t telling the whole truth. I just had this feeling, with the unknown texts she was receiving, it had to be someone close to Pippa who knew a lot of what she was researching.
Then Mr.Ward…it was the fact that there was an older man in Andie’s life, who could be ruined, all signs to me pointed to him. But damn, as the chapters went on I couldn’t even figure out who it could be!
I will say, I think Mr.Ward’s reveal was a bit lackluster…like he just lets Pippa in and tells her everything?? No fight left? Most of the characters did just give her all the info she wanted but hey, she can be persuasive! But the girl in the attic NOT being Andie? THAT WAS CRAZY!!!!!
A real shock was Becca. I had a feeling she knew more than she was letting on but that reveal at the end was wild. Once Mr.Ward revealed his side I remembered Andie was on caught on video driving the night she went missing, and it hit me that her & her sister look a lot alike. I was like GASP IT WAS BECCA
Loved the way the writing switched throughout from the narrator, to Pip’s logs and her evidence. Great twists and suspense. I feel like every chapter I was thinking someone new was the killer. It felt like we were Pippa, solving the case for ourselves.
Also we love Ravi in this house. Such a sweet endearing character.
SPOLIERS:
I feel like I guessed early on it had to be Naomi or Mr.Ward. Mostly for the fact that, Naomi’s first interview gave away that she was EXTREMELY vulnerable and I felt like she wasn’t telling the whole truth. I just had this feeling, with the unknown texts she was receiving, it had to be someone close to Pippa who knew a lot of what she was researching.
Then Mr.Ward…it was the fact that there was an older man in Andie’s life, who could be ruined, all signs to me pointed to him. But damn, as the chapters went on I couldn’t even figure out who it could be!
I will say, I think Mr.Ward’s reveal was a bit lackluster…like he just lets Pippa in and tells her everything?? No fight left? Most of the characters did just give her all the info she wanted but hey, she can be persuasive! But the girl in the attic NOT being Andie? THAT WAS CRAZY!!!!!
A real shock was Becca. I had a feeling she knew more than she was letting on but that reveal at the end was wild. Once Mr.Ward revealed his side I remembered Andie was on caught on video driving the night she went missing, and it hit me that her & her sister look a lot alike. I was like GASP IT WAS BECCA
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent
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