A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Book Review
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson book review and recommendation with NO SPOILERS
Date: 12-06-24 Post Written By: MK Overall Rating: 9.8/10
Book Cover Rating: 7.3/10
(My personal opinion)
Title: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Author: Holly Jackson
Pages: 433
Genre: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Mystery
Subplots: True Crime, Romance
Series: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1
Publisher: Ember
First Published: 2019
Number of Editions: 114
Goodreads Rating: 4.29/5
Number of Goodreads Ratings: 1,648,576
Amazon Rating: 4.7/5
Number of Amazon Ratings: 10,292
Common Sense Media Age Recommendation: 14+
Book Type: Standard
Hook: Five years ago, the small town of Fairview changed. Popular high schooler, Andie, was killed. Well… murdered… by her boyfriend, Sal Singh. Just a few days later, he killed himself. At least, this is what Fairview believes. Now, a senior herself, Pip needs a project for her ‘senior capstone’. So, she decides to investigate the two deaths that entirely changed her town’s entire history. But the digging is not appreciated by everyone in her town. Between the threats, uncovered secrets, and lives to be changed for the worse, Pip is anything but safe.
Overall Book Rating: 9.8/10
I would strongly recommend this book
Review: Wow!! This was a great book!! (Fun fact, this is actually the book that re-got me into reading about a year ago (so clearly I like it 😊)). This book was fast paced, entertaining, AND kept me on the edge of my seat. The plot was SUPER entertaining and by the end I REALLY wanted to know what happened. The mystery aspects had the PERFECT mix of clues, discoveries, and answers (I clearly haven’t ever tried writing a book before, but I feel like this would be super hard to do, so GREAT job Holly Jackson!!). I really liked the characters, especially the main character, Pip. She had so much personality and was BRILLIANT!! This book was so enjoyable, and definitely the sort of book that I plan to re-read over, and over, and over, and over again.
Main Characters:
Pippa Fitz-Amobi: Pip is the main character in this book. She’s a senior in high school. She is passionate, strong, and chases her goals.
Ravi Singh- Ravi is the brother of a famous dead teenager in their town. He is 20 years old, kind, and loves his family.
Cara Ward- Cara is Pip’s best friend in high school. She’s funny, supportive, but also a little stubborn.
Character Rating: 9.7/10
Setting:
This book takes place in a small town in New England. The setting is described REALLY well. I love the small town vibes, but near and within access to larger cities.
Setting Rating: 9.0/10
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Holly Jackson went to the University of Nottingham
She studied creative writing and literary linguistics
She lives in London
For more information, view Holly Jackson’s website: agoodgirlsguidetomurderpodcast.com
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