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

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A good book for YA readers but not exactly something with a great story or learnings/morals. 

There are a lot of times when I had to remind myself that, despite this being a story rooted in reality, the MC makes extremely unsafe decisions when investigating a potential murder. Classic stupid teenager hubris I guess? Otherwise, it’s fine. 


Basically a true crime novel where a teenage girl plays detective Pikachu. She keeps choosing to not bring her partner, Ravi nor even tell him what she is planning to do. It seems like he’s pretty all-in so I’m not sure why she keeps making dumb choices to potentially get murdered. Like, if you’re so smart, plan ahead! Have a plan and then a backup plan!
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