A review by captainoliimar
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

I loved this book, I read most of it in one sitting and I was sad when I got to the end. I thought that the premise of the book was super unique and interesting. The way the chapters were laid out with the 'production logs' was really fun and I liked that they weren't just for show and you actually learnt stuff that was relevant to the plot through them. I spent the entire book trying to figure out who the murderer was and I want to reread the book and see how many bits of foreshadowing I can spot now I know the ending. I will say though that

I'm not sure I can forgive the author for killing the dog

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I'm really glad that the writer has more books in this series and I can't wait to get my hands on them!

Characters - 9/10
Atmosphere/Setting - 6.5/10
Writing - 10/10
Plot - 8.5/10
Intrigue - 9/10
Logic - 7/10
Enjoyment - 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail