A review by tiffandy92
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Five years ago, Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.

But in the same small town, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn’t quite as convinced. For her senior project, she decided to uncover the case and prove Sal’s innocence.

What she finds is a twisty, sickening trail of lies, deceit, and someone desperate to keep the secrets hidden. 

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I started this book at 3pm on Friday and finished it at 5pm on Saturday. Impossible to put it down! It was incredibly fast paced and straight forward which is what my brain needed.

What I liked: 

• it’s a quick read (even at almost 400 pages). It goes by so fast. 
• So many twists I didn’t expect, by the end I had only figured out half of the mystery!
• The book has multiple sections that show texts between characters, emails, etc. It was a fun touch. 

What I didn’t care for:

• The characters are pretty one dimensional, but this is a YA book so I can’t be too picky on this.
• There’s a few moments where I had to suspend belief that an 18 year old about to graduate high school could figure out something better than detectives. But hey - it comes with the genre. 
• Some of the dialogue was very juvenile and the tone shifted between grief filled dialogue to a sudden joke.

Overall I really recommend this one if you want a fun mystery that you can shut down your brain and enjoy!

“I’ve already learned my lesson here: when you catch someone lying about a murdered girl, you go ask them why.”