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A review by the_lovely_mrs_p
Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Jackson has delivered something fast, intense, and a perfect mystery. Worthy of the halls of Ware, Hawkins, and Brown. This book is a great second book in a trilogy meant to scratch an itch that hasn't been well done for YA until now. The only hang up? This book should not exist.
After solving a famous murder and disappearance in her small town, Pip has become semi famous. With half a million listeners tuning into her podcast each week she has an army at her fingertips. So when her friends brother goes missing she is compelled by his distraught mother to step in and once again solve the case. Meanwhile, the towns pretty facade is starting to crack under pressure. And what they are willing to abide, and what they're not, will show some truly horrific true colors.
The very foundation of this story is unlikely and confusing. A distruaght, middle-class mother begging a literal teen to find her son? Already we are off to shaky start. Then as the evidence piles up, it's clear the police would have wanted to be involved from the start - if only to cover their own.
If you put aside the Scooby Doo of it all, the book is a fun read. It's well written and will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat. The parts that are the most well written and heart breaking are the parts that were most believable. Where we are allowed to see the towns values and code. There was nothing to doubt there. I continue to love Pip and Ravi and though I had to suspend belief here, I can't wait to dive into the next one.
After solving a famous murder and disappearance in her small town, Pip has become semi famous. With half a million listeners tuning into her podcast each week she has an army at her fingertips. So when her friends brother goes missing she is compelled by his distraught mother to step in and once again solve the case. Meanwhile, the towns pretty facade is starting to crack under pressure. And what they are willing to abide, and what they're not, will show some truly horrific true colors.
The very foundation of this story is unlikely and confusing. A distruaght, middle-class mother begging a literal teen to find her son? Already we are off to shaky start. Then as the evidence piles up, it's clear the police would have wanted to be involved from the start - if only to cover their own.
If you put aside the Scooby Doo of it all, the book is a fun read. It's well written and will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat. The parts that are the most well written and heart breaking are the parts that were most believable. Where we are allowed to see the towns values and code. There was nothing to doubt there. I continue to love Pip and Ravi and though I had to suspend belief here, I can't wait to dive into the next one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Child death
Its child murder. Not just death, but that wasnt an option there is a description of a serial killer who murders children with the "help" of his 10 year old who he forces to participate. Its a huge part of the story line in the last 1/4th of the book. With a huge detailed article directly before chapter 37. From 37 on, the murders are reference regularly with varying degrees of detail.