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A review by mello_t
Kill Joy by Holly Jackson
3.0
I read Kill Joy before reading A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. I wanted to see Holly Jackson's writing style, and I must say that I enjoyed it. It was easy to get into it, and a short novella like this was perfect before starting the main series.
I love a good murder mystery, and the setting of the game in the 1920s was great. The murder game itself was interesting—not too original but too cliche—so I liked it. I must say that it was very difficult to remember the character's name at the beginning since each character is playing their own character in the game, so knowing who's who was almost impossible. The characters in the game and in real life had personalities, and it was easy to imagine what was going on.
The actual "who did it" reveal wasn't bad either. I would prefer Pip's idea and how she thought everything happened, but the actual reveal was funny to me, and the whole novella made me read the actual trilogy.
I love a good murder mystery, and the setting of the game in the 1920s was great. The murder game itself was interesting—not too original but too cliche—so I liked it. I must say that it was very difficult to remember the character's name at the beginning since each character is playing their own character in the game, so knowing who's who was almost impossible. The characters in the game and in real life had personalities, and it was easy to imagine what was going on.
The actual "who did it" reveal wasn't bad either. I would prefer Pip's idea and how she thought everything happened, but the actual reveal was funny to me, and the whole novella made me read the actual trilogy.