MixedOne thing I will say, the plot was very engaging, but I felt like it was missing some characterization, especially for our main character. But this was fun, and I would recommend it. I'd give it like a 3.5 stars.
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (2019)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! With shades of Serial and Making a Murderer this is the story about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town. But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer? Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent . . . and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.
- ISBN:
- 9798217116775
- Length:
- 400 pages
Genres: mystery, thriller, young adult
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Loved itBut, I read it and I loved it and would highly recommend it. It is a great one and it's a great YA thriller one for that.
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Loved itAnd this one was another book that just really took me by surprise. I went in thinking I'd enjoy it, but didn't quite expect to love it as much as I did. I was just hooked and really needed to know what happened, and this is one that I just could not stop listening to.
Loved itShe's particularly famous for The Good Girls Guide to Murder, but she has a few other titles as well, and I love them all. I love, love her thrillers.
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Loved ita good girls guide to Murder By Holly Jackson like this really struck my love for Thrillers
Mixedultimately though this is an enjoyable multimedia detective story and it's really good as an audio book
Loved itsometimes I do really just like the kind of ya murder mystery like good girls guide to murder that really has been so much fun
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Loved itThis is the first in a phenomenal trilogy. I highly recommend this series. THIS IS A WILD [ __ ] RIDE.
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Loved itthis is one of the best why a thrillers that i have read if you do end up reading this one i will say that you should probably take the opportunity to listen to it on audio
Loved itthis one was fantastic this is another one of our book club picks so good so good talked about it my favorite books of the year video so i'm trying not to be like super repetitive of those videos but this one was really fun
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