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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2
Good Girl, Bad Blood
NEW YORK TIMES
BESTSELLER - The highly anticipated sequel to the international bestseller, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled mystery.
Pip is not a detective anymore.
With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.
But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.
The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?
Pip is not a detective anymore.
With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.
But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.
The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?
416 pages, Paperback
First published April 30, 2020
About the author
Holly Jackson
20 books57.1k followersHolly Jackson was born in 1992. She grew up in Buckinghamshire and started writing stories from a young age, completing her first (poor) attempt at a book aged fifteen.
'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' is a YA Mystery Thriller and her debut novel. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys binge-playing video games and pointing out grammatical errors in street signs.
'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' is a YA Mystery Thriller and her debut novel. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, she enjoys binge-playing video games and pointing out grammatical errors in street signs.
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October 23, 2024
FIVE FRANK-FREAKING-TASTIC, AMAZING STARS coming up!
This series has truly educational purpose: especially last chapters of this book literally taught me how to speak Gibberish! I’m stunned, startled, speechless and numb. I loved the first book so much and as soon as I got my digital copy, I jumped up and down several times on the couch and broke it! ( Thankfully not my Ipad, I just broke my favorite couch! Shame on my over exaggerated excitement skills and too much sweet consumption during quarantine and chill times!)
I was so happy to see Pip and Ravi back. After solving five years old cold case, acquitting Ravi’s brother Sal Singh’s honor and bringing justice for him and Andie Bell by finding the murderer, she was ready to talk and reach a bigger audiences about the progression of the events and her crime solving methods via podcast (thanks to Ravi, who named the podcast with series’ name)Now she’s sharing the details and interviews as Ravi resumes his court visits to pursue Max Hastings’ case who drug-rapped to many girls at the school including Nat who truly hates Pip right now because of being wrongly accused by her.
When the life turns into its new normal routine and Pip promises herself not to get obsessed with any other case and live her life as a normal young adult (sweet 18 times!), attending the memorial of Sal and Andie, she finds herself dragged into Jamie Reynolds’ case: who is missing and his brother Connor who is also her high school friend needs her help to find him.
Pip has no idea who 24 years old, outcast young man’s disappearance will bring out more terrifying secrets of town, fish netting online sites, secrets and Pip finds herself playing more dangerous game will bring her at the edge of tremendous breakdown because this time she took few more steps to the dark side and she may fall down from the cliff at any second. Even her loved ones and dear Ravi cannot help her this time.
This was record time reading and at the beginning I thought the first book was a little better but when I reached to the last third, my mind was already blown away! My heart rate goes through the roof! I kept murmuring “Holly Sh*t” like a mantra several times and ending was epic, dazzling, dark, thought-provoking, volatile, phenomenal!
Now I’m looking at the ceiling with a numb expression on my face and I can start screaming any time because the book is finished and I need more books of the series! I already missed the fast paced, nail biting, little hair lifter, excitingly delicious story telling. It’s addictive and I want more. I want it now. (Freddie Mercury’s song lyrics blaring in my ears!) I don’t know how I could wait for one more year! Give me patience Lord!
I'm thanking myself and my husband's credit card for this copy! I bought it and I enjoyed every second of it. Highly recommended one of my favorite YA thrillers of the year!
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This series has truly educational purpose: especially last chapters of this book literally taught me how to speak Gibberish! I’m stunned, startled, speechless and numb. I loved the first book so much and as soon as I got my digital copy, I jumped up and down several times on the couch and broke it! ( Thankfully not my Ipad, I just broke my favorite couch! Shame on my over exaggerated excitement skills and too much sweet consumption during quarantine and chill times!)
I was so happy to see Pip and Ravi back. After solving five years old cold case, acquitting Ravi’s brother Sal Singh’s honor and bringing justice for him and Andie Bell by finding the murderer, she was ready to talk and reach a bigger audiences about the progression of the events and her crime solving methods via podcast (thanks to Ravi, who named the podcast with series’ name)Now she’s sharing the details and interviews as Ravi resumes his court visits to pursue Max Hastings’ case who drug-rapped to many girls at the school including Nat who truly hates Pip right now because of being wrongly accused by her.
When the life turns into its new normal routine and Pip promises herself not to get obsessed with any other case and live her life as a normal young adult (sweet 18 times!), attending the memorial of Sal and Andie, she finds herself dragged into Jamie Reynolds’ case: who is missing and his brother Connor who is also her high school friend needs her help to find him.
Pip has no idea who 24 years old, outcast young man’s disappearance will bring out more terrifying secrets of town, fish netting online sites, secrets and Pip finds herself playing more dangerous game will bring her at the edge of tremendous breakdown because this time she took few more steps to the dark side and she may fall down from the cliff at any second. Even her loved ones and dear Ravi cannot help her this time.
This was record time reading and at the beginning I thought the first book was a little better but when I reached to the last third, my mind was already blown away! My heart rate goes through the roof! I kept murmuring “Holly Sh*t” like a mantra several times and ending was epic, dazzling, dark, thought-provoking, volatile, phenomenal!
Now I’m looking at the ceiling with a numb expression on my face and I can start screaming any time because the book is finished and I need more books of the series! I already missed the fast paced, nail biting, little hair lifter, excitingly delicious story telling. It’s addictive and I want more. I want it now. (Freddie Mercury’s song lyrics blaring in my ears!) I don’t know how I could wait for one more year! Give me patience Lord!
I'm thanking myself and my husband's credit card for this copy! I bought it and I enjoyed every second of it. Highly recommended one of my favorite YA thrillers of the year!
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September 17, 2024
I made a promise. . . . I said I would never do this again, never play the detective, never again lose myself.
Pip has sworn off solving mysteries for good. Now she's just following the trials from her one and only bout of sleuthing and updating her podcast with all the latest developments. But when a friend goes missing and the police refuses to do anything, Pip knows she'll have to step up again, even if it costs her everything.
Sometimes I read a book, and it so far exceeds my expectations that I wonder afterwards if maybe I'd hallucinated. That's how I felt about the first book in this series. It was young adult, yet it was so smart, sharp, gritty, and utterly unputdownable. Now that I've read book 2, I know it wasn't just a fluke because it yet again exceeded all my expectations.
I'm one of those people who grew up reading Nancy Drew (and The Hardy Boys, of course, but Nancy was my main jam). And so I'm always on the lookout, hoping some new, smart, spunky teen detective would pick up the mantle and delight me once again. And I've found exactly that in Pip.
One of my favorite things about this series is the way the investigation unfolds. Clues are collected and followed up, which then leads to the next set of steps and clues. It's all very logical. And the dossier format of interviews, articles, maps, notes, etc. is so masterfully done that it feels like I'm in the middle of a real investigation.
Just a word of warning: this isn't one of those mystery series you can read in any order you'd like. This book contains crucial information on the resolution of book 1, something I'm very thankful for because I have absolutely terrible book-memory. But it means you must read the books in order or risk being completely spoiled.
As I'm getting older, I've noticed that I'm slowly outgrowing YA, but this series still speaks to me. Its mysteries and the way they expose the darkness of human nature, but also its cleverness and resourcefulness through its teen detective, appeals to all ages. I cannot wait for book 3!
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See also, my thoughts on:
#1. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
#3. As Good As Dead
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May 6, 2020
okay WOW!
I did not think Holly Jackson would be able to top A Good Girl's Guide To Murder -- but this book was fantastic! The plot is so carefully constructed, and the characters are wonderfully believable. The dozens of twists mean that it is super fast-paced (the only downside is that you quite literally can't put it down!) and gripping from first to last page.
If you read just one thing this year, it should be this series.
I did not think Holly Jackson would be able to top A Good Girl's Guide To Murder -- but this book was fantastic! The plot is so carefully constructed, and the characters are wonderfully believable. The dozens of twists mean that it is super fast-paced (the only downside is that you quite literally can't put it down!) and gripping from first to last page.
If you read just one thing this year, it should be this series.
August 9, 2021
not to be a slut but if ravi called me a good girl I’d simply pass away
August 20, 2020
She's done it again folks! Absolutely knocked another dark mystery out of the park. Looking forward to book #3!
November 27, 2021
LOOKS LIKE HOLLY JACKSON KEPT ME UP TILL 6AM ONCE AGAIN WITH HER WRITING GENIUS!!
September 13, 2024
when i like a book even once i will chase that series for the rest of time.
and this was a more fun and satisfying mystery than the first one! i've learned that, like many mystery writers, i like holly jackson's setups without liking the endings, but i felt more the opposite way about this one, which was interesting.
i also thought that pip's various trials and myriad tribulations were handled well. like, you know what, maybe if a 16 year old is single-handedly responsible for the crime solving and well-being of an entire midsized town, she WOULD fall apart a little bit. maybe homework wouldn't get done!
there were also a few things in this that i thought would come up again or be explained and never did or were, which is fine i guess. one way to look at a red herring.
is what i would say if i were an optimist, and not a hater with a heart of coal.
bottom line: i never expected to like these books, because i'm a spoilsport and my #1 pastime is raining on parades, but here we are!
and this was a more fun and satisfying mystery than the first one! i've learned that, like many mystery writers, i like holly jackson's setups without liking the endings, but i felt more the opposite way about this one, which was interesting.
i also thought that pip's various trials and myriad tribulations were handled well. like, you know what, maybe if a 16 year old is single-handedly responsible for the crime solving and well-being of an entire midsized town, she WOULD fall apart a little bit. maybe homework wouldn't get done!
there were also a few things in this that i thought would come up again or be explained and never did or were, which is fine i guess. one way to look at a red herring.
is what i would say if i were an optimist, and not a hater with a heart of coal.
bottom line: i never expected to like these books, because i'm a spoilsport and my #1 pastime is raining on parades, but here we are!
October 14, 2024
**4.5-stars rounded up**
I have been anticipating Good Girl, Bad Blood since I turned the final page of Holly Jackson's 2019-release, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
Truth be told, I didn't actually know there was going to be a sequel, but I knew I wanted more of Pippa Fitz-Amobi and her badass investigatory skills!
After she solved the mystery behind the disappearance of Andie Bell, Pippa created a True Crime podcast about the case, along with her now boyfriend, Ravi Singh.
The podcast went viral, but in spite of its huge popularity, Pippa swore off any further investigations.
But when her good friend Connor's older brother, Jamie, goes missing, Connor enlists Pippa's help with finding him.
Pippa's first suggestion is that Connor go to the police with his concerns. She even goes to speak with them herself, but the officers don't take her seriously. Jamie has disappeared before and they think he has just skipped town for a few days.
Pippa can't ignore the signs, however, and they all point to foul play.
Against her better judgement, she agrees to look into it. She can't deny a friend in need and sit by while Jamie may be in danger, or worse.
As her investigation begins, she unearths a lot of secrets Jamie has been hiding. It's a wicked web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.
This was such a fun story. It didn't quite capture me to the extent that A Good Girl's Guide did, but I think that's mostly attributable to first being introduced to Pippa in book one.
In the initial book, I loved learning about her as a character. Meeting a girl who was willing to go outside of her comfort zone and risk everything in the name of truth and justice.
Pippa definitely felt more mature in this novel, like an old friend. She still has that same fire inside her to discover the truth though. She's really a character you can get behind.
The mystery was well-plotted and I absolutely adored the podcast elements incorporated throughout. Podcasts are definitely a popular plot device over the past couple of years and it felt very natural within this story.
Holly Jackson has such a pleasing writing style. The setting, format and fantastic characters in these stories will keep me coming back for more as long as she keeps writing them.
I cannot wait for the next book in the series!!!
I have been anticipating Good Girl, Bad Blood since I turned the final page of Holly Jackson's 2019-release, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
Truth be told, I didn't actually know there was going to be a sequel, but I knew I wanted more of Pippa Fitz-Amobi and her badass investigatory skills!
After she solved the mystery behind the disappearance of Andie Bell, Pippa created a True Crime podcast about the case, along with her now boyfriend, Ravi Singh.
The podcast went viral, but in spite of its huge popularity, Pippa swore off any further investigations.
But when her good friend Connor's older brother, Jamie, goes missing, Connor enlists Pippa's help with finding him.
Pippa's first suggestion is that Connor go to the police with his concerns. She even goes to speak with them herself, but the officers don't take her seriously. Jamie has disappeared before and they think he has just skipped town for a few days.
Pippa can't ignore the signs, however, and they all point to foul play.
Against her better judgement, she agrees to look into it. She can't deny a friend in need and sit by while Jamie may be in danger, or worse.
As her investigation begins, she unearths a lot of secrets Jamie has been hiding. It's a wicked web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.
This was such a fun story. It didn't quite capture me to the extent that A Good Girl's Guide did, but I think that's mostly attributable to first being introduced to Pippa in book one.
In the initial book, I loved learning about her as a character. Meeting a girl who was willing to go outside of her comfort zone and risk everything in the name of truth and justice.
Pippa definitely felt more mature in this novel, like an old friend. She still has that same fire inside her to discover the truth though. She's really a character you can get behind.
The mystery was well-plotted and I absolutely adored the podcast elements incorporated throughout. Podcasts are definitely a popular plot device over the past couple of years and it felt very natural within this story.
Holly Jackson has such a pleasing writing style. The setting, format and fantastic characters in these stories will keep me coming back for more as long as she keeps writing them.
I cannot wait for the next book in the series!!!
January 7, 2022
this was fun! i enjoyed it just as much as the first book, but for different reasons.
with ‘a good girls guide to murder,’ i really enjoyed how much it paid homage to the podcast, ‘serial.’ i could see countless similarities to the case itself, as well as the format. with this sequel, i had a lot of fun with the new storyline that didnt remind me of a true crime case in particular. if feels fresh and unique and is definitely a wild ride.
i also appreciate how much more mellow this sequel is. yes, its fast paced, but it doesnt feel busy like the first book did. i swear, AGGGTM contained every crime under the sun, so much so that it started to feel a little farfetched. this sequel doesnt go as overboard and i found that to be a big improvement.
but the thing i found the most fascinating of all was the whole subplot. oh my gosh. im so bummed this only shows up right towards the very end because i totally could have read so much more about this aspect of the story. so interesting!
overall, a great addition to the series and im really looking forward to picking up the next book because my girl pip is seriously going through it.
↠ 4 stars
with ‘a good girls guide to murder,’ i really enjoyed how much it paid homage to the podcast, ‘serial.’ i could see countless similarities to the case itself, as well as the format. with this sequel, i had a lot of fun with the new storyline that didnt remind me of a true crime case in particular. if feels fresh and unique and is definitely a wild ride.
i also appreciate how much more mellow this sequel is. yes, its fast paced, but it doesnt feel busy like the first book did. i swear, AGGGTM contained every crime under the sun, so much so that it started to feel a little farfetched. this sequel doesnt go as overboard and i found that to be a big improvement.
but the thing i found the most fascinating of all was the whole subplot. oh my gosh. im so bummed this only shows up right towards the very end because i totally could have read so much more about this aspect of the story. so interesting!
overall, a great addition to the series and im really looking forward to picking up the next book because my girl pip is seriously going through it.
↠ 4 stars
October 5, 2023
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January 11, 2023
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August 18, 2023
Oh wow I absolutely loved this one.
A far better story and pacing compared to AGGGTM with lots of twists and turns that made me want to binge it which I would have if I had the time.
I liked Ravi a lot and how he cares for Pip. But Pip is such a badass. Her character growth is everything. The worries she presented, the way she dealt with things and her cautious self was far more realistic.
The ending was perfect even though kinda heavy emotionally.
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LET'S GOOOO
A far better story and pacing compared to AGGGTM with lots of twists and turns that made me want to binge it which I would have if I had the time.
I liked Ravi a lot and how he cares for Pip. But Pip is such a badass. Her character growth is everything. The worries she presented, the way she dealt with things and her cautious self was far more realistic.
The ending was perfect even though kinda heavy emotionally.
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LET'S GOOOO
March 19, 2024
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Holly Jackson should just take my money now, because whatever thrilling mystery she writes next will be an instant pre-order for me.
This is a stellar follow-up to the first book in Jackson's YA mystery trilogy, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
We follow case-cracking Pip once again in this story, only this time she's searching for a Jamie Reynolds, who has gone missing on the same night as the town hosted a memorial for the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.
Oddly, the police are not interested in doing anything about Jamie's disappearance, so Pip takes it upon herself to investigate. Along the way, she unearths many of her town's dark secrets, and remains one of the most likeable sleuths I've read. I adore this character for her determination and courage.
Highly recommend this trilogy!
Holly Jackson should just take my money now, because whatever thrilling mystery she writes next will be an instant pre-order for me.
This is a stellar follow-up to the first book in Jackson's YA mystery trilogy, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
We follow case-cracking Pip once again in this story, only this time she's searching for a Jamie Reynolds, who has gone missing on the same night as the town hosted a memorial for the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.
Oddly, the police are not interested in doing anything about Jamie's disappearance, so Pip takes it upon herself to investigate. Along the way, she unearths many of her town's dark secrets, and remains one of the most likeable sleuths I've read. I adore this character for her determination and courage.
Highly recommend this trilogy!
April 28, 2021
Esta saga va a ser mi perdición.
Si Asesinato para principiantes fue un 5 sobre 5 sin ningún tipo de duda, tampoco la tengo para su continuación. Para mi sorpresa, Desaparición para expertos mantiene el nivel o incluso lo supera en algunas cosas respecto al anterior. Y mis cielas, creo que la Holly Jackson no es de este planeta.
Empezaré dejando claro que sí, esta novela es una continuación. Parece que es un caso independiente, pero oooooh, vais a flipar. Sí que lo es en su mayoría, pero continúa con tramas abiertas que se mantienen de la primera entrega, y hacia el final todo va encajando. ¿Os acordáis de una escena random del primer libro donde pasa una tontería que se desecha porque no tenía sentido? ¿O que en el primer libro X personaje le dice a otro una frase sin más? Pues queridas, TODO TERMINA ENCAJANDO. No me puedo creer que la autora plante las semillas de algunos sucesos con tanta antelación.
En Desaparición para expertos tenemos justamente lo que nos dice el título: una desaparición. En un primer momento la protagonista decide no actuar, porque los hechos del primer libro casi le cuestan la vida. ¿Pero sabéis qué es lo que adoro de Pip? Que va con todo. Se la suda todo el mundo y va al 200% a resolver sus casos. Y eso es lo que vemos en esta continuación. Ya no le van a amedrentar y va a conseguir las respuestas.
En este caso el misterio parece más sencillo durante gran parte del libro, pero va habiendo detalles que comienzan a hacerlo peliagudo. Como lector, algunos de los giros y tramas que se van desarrollando puedes ir intuyendo hacia dónde van a tirar, pero no, la autora juega muchísimo contigo y todo se convierte en otra cosa mucho más grande, temible y llena de sorpresas. Qué bien encajado todo, y sobre todo, qué bien narrado. Porque esa es otra...
Holly Jackson es muy buena escritora. El primer libro tenía una calidad increíble, pero creo que mejora en esta segunda entrega. El personaje de Pip adquiere aún más -si cabe- profundidad, y el estilo es impoluto. La autora maneja de forma espectacular las dinámicas entre personajes y los diálogos. Son tan entretenidos y bien pensados, reflejando en todo momento cómo son los personajes. Además, estilísticamente, hay momentos más que interesantes hacia el final (¡que me han encantado!).
Respecto a cómo esta novela está planteada desde el punto de vista de maquetación, si en el primero teníamos entrevistas, artículos de webs, comentarios y demás, en esta ocasión llegamos incluso a tener fotografías REALES de los objetos del caso, mapas + todo lo anterior. Es una experiencia leer estos libros, porque sientes realmente el caso entre las páginas y puedes incluso observar los detalles de las fotografías o calcular tú mismo las distancias recorridas por la gente en los mapas.
Y si hablamos del final... Al principio no estaba muy convencido de que la cosa fuera hacia ese camino, pero finalmente, en cuanto vi que la autora había planteado estas tramas de una forma casi oculta en el primer libro me quedé de piedra. Además, el final de este libro no solo resuelve la desaparición, sino que nos deja elementos muy importantes para la continuación, que creo que va a ser un cambio definitivo para esta saga. Estoy deseando leer el tercero... ¡Esperemos que la editorial no tarde demasiado en traerlo a España!
En definitiva: Desaparición para expertos es un thriller espectacular, con una protagonista determinada e inteligente, con un caso que se convierte poco a poco en algo más grande de lo que aparenta en un principio, y que no deja de sorprender y te mantiene en vilo desde el primer momento. Honestamente, esta saga es de los mejores misterios que he leído.
Si Asesinato para principiantes fue un 5 sobre 5 sin ningún tipo de duda, tampoco la tengo para su continuación. Para mi sorpresa, Desaparición para expertos mantiene el nivel o incluso lo supera en algunas cosas respecto al anterior. Y mis cielas, creo que la Holly Jackson no es de este planeta.
Empezaré dejando claro que sí, esta novela es una continuación. Parece que es un caso independiente, pero oooooh, vais a flipar. Sí que lo es en su mayoría, pero continúa con tramas abiertas que se mantienen de la primera entrega, y hacia el final todo va encajando. ¿Os acordáis de una escena random del primer libro donde pasa una tontería que se desecha porque no tenía sentido? ¿O que en el primer libro X personaje le dice a otro una frase sin más? Pues queridas, TODO TERMINA ENCAJANDO. No me puedo creer que la autora plante las semillas de algunos sucesos con tanta antelación.
En Desaparición para expertos tenemos justamente lo que nos dice el título: una desaparición. En un primer momento la protagonista decide no actuar, porque los hechos del primer libro casi le cuestan la vida. ¿Pero sabéis qué es lo que adoro de Pip? Que va con todo. Se la suda todo el mundo y va al 200% a resolver sus casos. Y eso es lo que vemos en esta continuación. Ya no le van a amedrentar y va a conseguir las respuestas.
En este caso el misterio parece más sencillo durante gran parte del libro, pero va habiendo detalles que comienzan a hacerlo peliagudo. Como lector, algunos de los giros y tramas que se van desarrollando puedes ir intuyendo hacia dónde van a tirar, pero no, la autora juega muchísimo contigo y todo se convierte en otra cosa mucho más grande, temible y llena de sorpresas. Qué bien encajado todo, y sobre todo, qué bien narrado. Porque esa es otra...
Holly Jackson es muy buena escritora. El primer libro tenía una calidad increíble, pero creo que mejora en esta segunda entrega. El personaje de Pip adquiere aún más -si cabe- profundidad, y el estilo es impoluto. La autora maneja de forma espectacular las dinámicas entre personajes y los diálogos. Son tan entretenidos y bien pensados, reflejando en todo momento cómo son los personajes. Además, estilísticamente, hay momentos más que interesantes hacia el final (¡que me han encantado!).
Respecto a cómo esta novela está planteada desde el punto de vista de maquetación, si en el primero teníamos entrevistas, artículos de webs, comentarios y demás, en esta ocasión llegamos incluso a tener fotografías REALES de los objetos del caso, mapas + todo lo anterior. Es una experiencia leer estos libros, porque sientes realmente el caso entre las páginas y puedes incluso observar los detalles de las fotografías o calcular tú mismo las distancias recorridas por la gente en los mapas.
Y si hablamos del final... Al principio no estaba muy convencido de que la cosa fuera hacia ese camino, pero finalmente, en cuanto vi que la autora había planteado estas tramas de una forma casi oculta en el primer libro me quedé de piedra. Además, el final de este libro no solo resuelve la desaparición, sino que nos deja elementos muy importantes para la continuación, que creo que va a ser un cambio definitivo para esta saga. Estoy deseando leer el tercero... ¡Esperemos que la editorial no tarde demasiado en traerlo a España!
En definitiva: Desaparición para expertos es un thriller espectacular, con una protagonista determinada e inteligente, con un caso que se convierte poco a poco en algo más grande de lo que aparenta en un principio, y que no deja de sorprender y te mantiene en vilo desde el primer momento. Honestamente, esta saga es de los mejores misterios que he leído.
April 2, 2024
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷・❥・“𝓢𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓹𝓮𝓸𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓽𝓽𝔂 𝓰𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓪𝓽 𝓱𝓲𝓭𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓪𝓻𝓮.”・❥・ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
🎯04/02/24
There are no other lines to describe this book the best than the above💌 There is so much I want to say but I'll keep this review short as this has been a long overdue review (I'm definitely solulu for not posting this soon😃). So here I'm posting the review after a month💀
Now, ladies and gentlemen, this is what we call a ✨PERFECT✨ sequel to a series. The overall plot, the twists, and that insane ENDING had me on a never-ending rollercoaster!😵🎢 My heart rate was📈📉📈📉 towards the ending, no kidding😭✋🏻 I put this book on hold at the start for nearly a month as I didn't feel like reading it immediately after agggtm#1. But when I picked up the book again, after the first half of the book, it really really picked up that I couldn't even put it down, I wished I could binge-read it without having to worry about studying😞
Also can we talk about that ENDING please? I literally sobbed reading the last chapters, my heart breaks for Stanley (if you hated him in the first book, you got all reasons to love him in this one), he deserved better, he really did😭🤧 And Pippa, my heart goes out for her, she suffered a lot in the end, I just wanted to give her a tight bear crushing hug🥺❤️🩹
PipRavi💞 They once again ruled this book, the brewing romance and the banters between them were icing on the cake💋 And Pip was more badass in this book than the first one, and I felt her more REAL in this one. Am I surprised at myself for falling in love for the second time with the ravi-shing ✨Ravi Singh✨?! Not at all...🙈💘 Although his care for her was shown in the first book, in this one, he is more caring and more gentle🥰 *melting into a puddle*
If anything I want y'all to read this book, if you haven't already. I loved this book more than the first one, and I can't wait to read the third one (I got so many spoilers for third one, so I'll read it when I'm ready😭✋🏻)
❥𝓢𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓶𝔂 𝓯𝓪𝓿 𝓹𝓲𝓹𝓻𝓪𝓿𝓲 𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼💌:
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷・❥・𝒫𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌・❥・ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
🎯02/26/24
CRYING. THROWING UP. BAWLING MY EYES OUT.
I've been crying for the last half an hour😭😭🤧 Stanley deserved better😭💔 RTC soon when I feel like I can get back to writing one (this is the 4th or 5th review pending ig)
P.S. I can't believe I put this book on hold for nearly a month, I must have been delulu🤦🏻♀️
🎯01/28/24
Yup, that's me🙋🏻♀️- jumping right to this book within 24 hrs of reading the first one🤭
PippaRavi here I come🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Review - 4.75⭐'s
🎯04/02/24
There are no other lines to describe this book the best than the above💌 There is so much I want to say but I'll keep this review short as this has been a long overdue review (I'm definitely solulu for not posting this soon😃). So here I'm posting the review after a month💀
Now, ladies and gentlemen, this is what we call a ✨PERFECT✨ sequel to a series. The overall plot, the twists, and that insane ENDING had me on a never-ending rollercoaster!😵🎢 My heart rate was📈📉📈📉 towards the ending, no kidding😭✋🏻 I put this book on hold at the start for nearly a month as I didn't feel like reading it immediately after agggtm#1. But when I picked up the book again, after the first half of the book, it really really picked up that I couldn't even put it down, I wished I could binge-read it without having to worry about studying😞
‘Mysteries always seem to find their way to you, don’t they?’
‘We’re the same, you and me. You know it deep down,’
Also can we talk about that ENDING please? I literally sobbed reading the last chapters, my heart breaks for Stanley (if you hated him in the first book, you got all reasons to love him in this one), he deserved better, he really did😭🤧 And Pippa, my heart goes out for her, she suffered a lot in the end, I just wanted to give her a tight bear crushing hug🥺❤️🩹
‘So, here it is: Welcome to season two of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder – The Disappearance of Jamie Reynolds’
PipRavi💞 They once again ruled this book, the brewing romance and the banters between them were icing on the cake💋 And Pip was more badass in this book than the first one, and I felt her more REAL in this one. Am I surprised at myself for falling in love for the second time with the ravi-shing ✨Ravi Singh✨?! Not at all...🙈💘 Although his care for her was shown in the first book, in this one, he is more caring and more gentle🥰 *melting into a puddle*
If anything I want y'all to read this book, if you haven't already. I loved this book more than the first one, and I can't wait to read the third one (I got so many spoilers for third one, so I'll read it when I'm ready😭✋🏻)
❥𝓢𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓶𝔂 𝓯𝓪𝓿 𝓹𝓲𝓹𝓻𝓪𝓿𝓲 𝓶𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼💌:
‘Ah, we’re still title-less are we, Lady Fitz-Amobi?’
‘Breakfast of kings, that is, nice and softened by my arse-heat.’
‘Just checking, Grumpus.’
‘That’s my word for you. You aren’t allowed to have it.’
‘Can solve murders, but can’t tell her left from right,’
‘That’s left, our left, his right.’
‘OK, please don’t hurt me.’
‘You want to put me on a dating site? You’re a weird kind of girlfriend.’
‘It’s just easier because I already have photos of you. We’ll delete the profile right after.’
‘Fine, but you can’t use this to win any future arguments.’
‘No but I really really like you.’
‘We are in a graveyard. Behave.’
‘They can’t hear.’
‘Stop.’
‘You actually being nice to someone.’
‘Well done. Gold star for you, Pip.’
‘Shut up.’
‘When do we move in?’
‘Like your bedroom is much better than this.’
‘Stake-out? Alright, Sarge.’
‘Hey, you’re Sarge. Don’t you use my own names against me.’
‘Let me know when you remember who I am. Who you are.’
‘You should have just asked me. I know exactly who you are. And I love her. I love you. Oh, by the way, I said it first.’
‘Yeah, in anger,’
‘Ah, that’s just because I’m so brooding and mysterious.’
‘I bet everyone dreads the day they get a knock at the door from Pip Fitz-Amobi,’
‘Why’d you ask his age? Looking to trade me in for an older model?’
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷・❥・𝒫𝓇𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌・❥・ˏˋ°•*⁀➷
🎯02/26/24
CRYING. THROWING UP. BAWLING MY EYES OUT.
I've been crying for the last half an hour😭😭🤧 Stanley deserved better😭💔 RTC soon when I feel like I can get back to writing one (this is the 4th or 5th review pending ig)
P.S. I can't believe I put this book on hold for nearly a month, I must have been delulu🤦🏻♀️
🎯01/28/24
Yup, that's me🙋🏻♀️- jumping right to this book within 24 hrs of reading the first one🤭
PippaRavi here I come🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️🚶🏻♀️
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Review - 4.75⭐'s
November 25, 2024
Bardzo doceniam przemianę głównej bohaterki i to, jak bardzo wydarzenia z tych tomów na nią wpływają. Ale niestety fabularnie/kryminalnie jest dużo słabsza niż tom 1 :(
April 3, 2022
Ahhh so good! The mystery had so many unexpected twists and turns and then all the puzzle pieces fit together perfectly at the end. Also I love pip and Ravi. They are so cute together and pip has such a bold and brave spirit which I absolutely love. So excited to start the third book
May 28, 2024
˗ˏˋ 4 / 5 ★ ´ˎ˗
O.M.G.
Holly Jackson: YOU DID IT AGAIN! the genius queen that you are 🛐🤌🏼
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➴ I loved the first book, and this one didn’t disappoint me. The plot twist was twisting and plotting, and I absolutely ate it all up! My mind was blowing up all the time with every page I read. Holly Jackson makes magic with her writing. It captivates you until you feel like you can’t stop reading until you finish everything. This woman doesn’t disappoint✨ and I can’t wait to read the rest of her books!
➴ I was soooo invested in this mystery, and I must admit that my detective skills completely failed me🤡🤣 it was a total failure😭💀 LMAO, but it was fun trying to guess everything. And all the drama at the end (I don’t want to give spoilers), HAD ME IN TEARS, OKAY!? I didn’t love this character in particular, but omg. How it broke my whole heart the entire scene😭😩 and now my baby Pip is going through PTSD and now I want to cry more thinking about it.
➴ I feel a little scammed, you know… because- WHY DID I THINK I WAS GETTING MORE ROMANTIC SCENES FROM PIP+RAVI!? My own audacity in fooling myself that this was a romance book instead of a mystery thriller😭🤡😂 I needed more from Ravi😩 my dear author, WHYYY!?
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Anyways💜🦋 I really enjoyed this book, and it looks like I can’t have enough of this jaw-dropping writing that makes you question your whole existence, and makes you suspicious of everyone🕵🏻♀️
I can’t finish this review without mentioning that the whole reading experience was so much better thanks to my lovely buddy read mads 💗💗 she would definitely be a better detective than me because she really guessed part of the plot twist, unlike me💀I couldn’t decide who was guilty🤡🤣 and obviously I’ll start the third book ASAP🔪✨
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˚˖𓍢ִ໋ 🕵🏻♀️ ·˚ pre-read ˚ · ˖ I’m back to my detective era 🖤 anddd I’m so ready to see more of Pip and Ravi 🥀
𓏲 buddy read for the first time with this lovely girl mads 🦋💗✨
🌹“Maybe I don’t have to be good, or other people’s versions of good. And maybe I don’t have to be likeable.”🌹
O.M.G.
Holly Jackson: YOU DID IT AGAIN! the genius queen that you are 🛐🤌🏼
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❥𝓜𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼💭 ˖⁺. ༶ ⋆˙⊹
➴ I loved the first book, and this one didn’t disappoint me. The plot twist was twisting and plotting, and I absolutely ate it all up! My mind was blowing up all the time with every page I read. Holly Jackson makes magic with her writing. It captivates you until you feel like you can’t stop reading until you finish everything. This woman doesn’t disappoint✨ and I can’t wait to read the rest of her books!
➴ I was soooo invested in this mystery, and I must admit that my detective skills completely failed me🤡🤣 it was a total failure😭💀 LMAO, but it was fun trying to guess everything. And all the drama at the end (I don’t want to give spoilers), HAD ME IN TEARS, OKAY!? I didn’t love this character in particular, but omg. How it broke my whole heart the entire scene😭😩 and now my baby Pip is going through PTSD and now I want to cry more thinking about it.
🥀“… the justice system is supposed to be this purveyor of right and wrong, good and bad. But sometimes, I think it gets it wrong almost as much as it gets it right. I’ve had to learn that, too, and it’s hard to accept. What do you do when the things that are supposed to protect you, fail you like that?”🥀
➴ I feel a little scammed, you know… because- WHY DID I THINK I WAS GETTING MORE ROMANTIC SCENES FROM PIP+RAVI!? My own audacity in fooling myself that this was a romance book instead of a mystery thriller😭🤡😂 I needed more from Ravi😩 my dear author, WHYYY!?
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Anyways💜🦋 I really enjoyed this book, and it looks like I can’t have enough of this jaw-dropping writing that makes you question your whole existence, and makes you suspicious of everyone🕵🏻♀️
I can’t finish this review without mentioning that the whole reading experience was so much better thanks to my lovely buddy read mads 💗💗 she would definitely be a better detective than me because she really guessed part of the plot twist, unlike me💀
🔪“Some people are pretty good at hiding who they really are.”🔪
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˚˖𓍢ִ໋ 🕵🏻♀️ ·˚ pre-read ˚ · ˖ I’m back to my detective era 🖤 anddd I’m so ready to see more of Pip and Ravi 🥀
𓏲 buddy read for the first time with this lovely girl mads 🦋💗✨
July 21, 2023
It looks like THIS ALBUM HAS NO SKIPS.
OVERALL THOUGHTS This book was phenomenal. Honestly, I feel violated, Holly Jackson called me stupid in at least 17 languages. There were so many twists and turns and I guessed NONE OF THEM. Usually when reading thriller/mystery, I have SOME IDEAS, now I had none lol. I was just trying not to get a heart attack. Actually, I had this one theory that I almost posted... so happy I didn't because BOY WAS I WRONG. Thriller is usually one of my favorite genres, but an aspect that it doesn't usually excel in is PROTAGONISTS you will root for. Detectives are usually weird, unlikeable, you don't understand the way they think, and they change from book to book. Here, that's not the case. Pip is your average girl, very smart, but she's just like you and me, she loves mystery but she's trying to lead a peaceful life (obv not trying hard enough). But, problems keep finding her. I feel like this is a huge part of the charm of this series (such a bad sentence). This book wasn't short, but I ATE IT UP. And it kept me hooked. I can't recommend this series (and this book) enough. I think it can work for anyone, even if you don't typically read this genre. It starts as this silly little school project and turns in this big bad dark monster. BUT IT DOES GRADUALLY, so you get to learn about the darkness of the world WITH PIP. BEAUTIFULBEAUTIFUL. It's executed so well also, there are so many formats within this book, interviews, articles, podcast files, pictures of evidence material, THAT COURT DRAWING... I GASPED.
THE PLOT Have you heard? Pip is (in)famous in her town now. She launched the very first (and she hopes only) season of her podcast... as Ravi named it AGGTM (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder). While wrapping up the story, she's trying to live a normal life. Until her friend's brother goes missing. Police won't listen to Jamie's frantic brother and mother. But who will take the case seriously? Yes, Pip will.
CHARACTERS You don't have to read this part, it's just me raving about how much I love these two.
RAVI - THE BEST MAN. The definition of golden retriever boyfriend material. He's so supportive and wonderful. I wish we got more of him and Pip in this one, BUT I get why he wasn't that prominent. Sal's case of course affected him more and he had to spend a lot of time in court.
PIP - THIS BARBIE IS MY FAVORITE DETECTIVE. I was on okay terms with her in the first book, BUT I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER IN THIS ONE. She's smart, meticulous, determined, kind, the best girl. I love her with Ravi, but as and individual as well. Can't wait for the show, casting department slayed.
THIS SECTION IS FOR HOLLY: RELEASE THE PIPRAVI DATE SCENE NOW, I'M UNDER YOUR BED!!!
OVERALL THOUGHTS This book was phenomenal. Honestly, I feel violated, Holly Jackson called me stupid in at least 17 languages. There were so many twists and turns and I guessed NONE OF THEM. Usually when reading thriller/mystery, I have SOME IDEAS, now I had none lol. I was just trying not to get a heart attack. Actually, I had this one theory that I almost posted... so happy I didn't because BOY WAS I WRONG. Thriller is usually one of my favorite genres, but an aspect that it doesn't usually excel in is PROTAGONISTS you will root for. Detectives are usually weird, unlikeable, you don't understand the way they think, and they change from book to book. Here, that's not the case. Pip is your average girl, very smart, but she's just like you and me, she loves mystery but she's trying to lead a peaceful life (obv not trying hard enough). But, problems keep finding her. I feel like this is a huge part of the charm of this series (such a bad sentence). This book wasn't short, but I ATE IT UP. And it kept me hooked. I can't recommend this series (and this book) enough. I think it can work for anyone, even if you don't typically read this genre. It starts as this silly little school project and turns in this big bad dark monster. BUT IT DOES GRADUALLY, so you get to learn about the darkness of the world WITH PIP. BEAUTIFULBEAUTIFUL. It's executed so well also, there are so many formats within this book, interviews, articles, podcast files, pictures of evidence material, THAT COURT DRAWING... I GASPED.
THE PLOT Have you heard? Pip is (in)famous in her town now. She launched the very first (and she hopes only) season of her podcast... as Ravi named it AGGTM (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder). While wrapping up the story, she's trying to live a normal life. Until her friend's brother goes missing. Police won't listen to Jamie's frantic brother and mother. But who will take the case seriously? Yes, Pip will.
CHARACTERS You don't have to read this part, it's just me raving about how much I love these two.
RAVI - THE BEST MAN. The definition of golden retriever boyfriend material. He's so supportive and wonderful. I wish we got more of him and Pip in this one, BUT I get why he wasn't that prominent. Sal's case of course affected him more and he had to spend a lot of time in court.
PIP - THIS BARBIE IS MY FAVORITE DETECTIVE. I was on okay terms with her in the first book, BUT I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER IN THIS ONE. She's smart, meticulous, determined, kind, the best girl. I love her with Ravi, but as and individual as well. Can't wait for the show, casting department slayed.
THIS SECTION IS FOR HOLLY: RELEASE THE PIPRAVI DATE SCENE NOW, I'M UNDER YOUR BED!!!
September 14, 2021
I'M IN SHOCK RIGHT NOW.
Okay, this is my favorite mystery of all time. The suspense, the careful pacing, the twists (yes, with an s), the realistic character development. How can it possibly be any better?
Review to come...
Okay, this is my favorite mystery of all time. The suspense, the careful pacing, the twists (yes, with an s), the realistic character development. How can it possibly be any better?
Review to come...
October 7, 2023
Due to all the obstacles she had to face and her family's insistence, Pip quit her detective job. Her podcast also had gone viral. Nothing in the world will bring Pip back to do investigative work again.
But sometimes, in some exceptional cases where our intervention is inevitably needed, we will be forced to change our decision. Pip faces such a situation in her life when Jamie Reynolds suddenly disappears. Pip's initial thought was that the police would do whatever was necessary. But when she finds out that she will have to take the initiative to solve this case, Pip decides to restart her podcast and rekindle her investigative brain.
What happened to Jamie? Why did he disappear precisely on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh? Holly Jackson will answer these questions in this book.
This sequel starts off somewhat slowly after the exciting investigative journey of Pip in the first book. The narrative pace quickly picks up and turns out more exciting than in the first book, especially during the central part of this novel. Even though this book deals with a few mature themes, it is pretty exciting to read after the initial 50 pages. The youngsters who are fond of mystery series books by authors like Enid Blyton, Hardy Boys, etc., are in for a treat here. But sadly, the author fails to maintain that pace during the latter part of the book, and the ending won't satisfy all the readers. Still, it is a decent book to read, like the first book, if you love to read books dealing with mysterious plots.
What I learned from this book
1) What will you do if someone you love calls you a waste of space or SOL (Space Occupying Lesion)?
These are the worst words that you can call your loved ones. But unfortunately, there are still people who treat their loved ones like this. It can be your father, your partner, your friends, your colleagues, your boss, or even your children. We can see all the devastating consequences that such behavior can bring to your life in this book.
Labeling and put-downs by parents or teachers are said to be the worst way to treat children. It is said that labels not just stick for life, but for generations. So please be careful when you think about calling your children a dummy or whether they suck at maths or science. If you are a grown-up individual but still staying with your parents or siblings, like Jamie in this book, and they are trying to devalue you by saying that you are useless, the first thing you should do is find a new place to live. You should stay away from them and contact them only when it is necessary and give a strict warning when they try to demotivate you. It doesn't mean to avoid your loved ones totally. But it is still better to keep a safe distance until they start to recognize your efforts and acknowledge your hard work. You should take charge of your life. It will be easier for you to succeed if you are surrounded by positive people instead of negative people.
Holly Jackson is doing an amazing job of making people understand the nasty side effects of parents' mistreating their grown-up children. She also indirectly says that there might be a history of bad parenting behind almost every unsuccessful person, and the insults and name-calling won't end even when their children have grown up and become adults.
2) Who are the people that you should be careful about?
It is not the serial killers or the extreme psychos who try to physically hurt everyone in front of them that you should spend all your energy to avoid in your life. These people are few in number, and the probability of meeting such a person in your life is very rare. It is those silent killers who have personality disorders, who are sociopaths who emotionally shatter you, that you should be more careful about. The problem with them is that they are more in number now, and it is pretty tricky for an ordinary individual to understand whether the people they are talking with belong to this category. It is because they are pretty good at hiding their predatory traits and are walking amongst us as ordinary human beings.
Proper education and life experiences will help us to find out these silent predators.
3) How far will the predators go for manipulation in court?
This is one of those questions that many of you might have asked yourself after the famous case of two celebrity defamation cases in the US court in 2022. The mainstream media and the whole world were so obsessed with this case that every action of both parties was closely scrutinized by the public. The way one person tried to mirror the actions and dressing style of the other raised a lot of controversial debates. It was widely interpreted after the public reveal of borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder by the psychologist that one celebrity was trying to manipulate everyone in the court, the opposite lawyer and his client, and even the judge.
We can see how the author describes a similar situation in this book. (This book was published in 2020 before all these fiascos happened). Everything they used for manipulation, including expensive suits, fake glasses (fake glasses without any proper indication are always a red flag), and how they dressed, is well depicted by the author.
My favourite three lines from this book
What could have been better?
I believe that the latter half of this novel should have been dealt with in a better way by the author. The way the author introduced a different subplot after the twist in the latter half was a little unconvincing. Some of the readers might feel tricked by the author as she doesn't initially give sufficient clues that connect with the subplot after the twist reveal. That feeling will be greater, and the reader will feel forcefully pushed to a parallel new story if we do a retrospective analysis of the novel after we finish reading it.
The whole vandalizing episode was dealt with extremely immaturely and casually compared to the rest of the book. Just because someone did something wrong doesn't give you the license to take the law into your hands and do anything to them and their relatives. Either the author should have avoided the whole vandalizing episode or dealt with its aftermath in a more mature manner.
Rating
4/5 Despite all the negatives I mentioned above, this book will still be a decent choice for you if you loved reading the first book in this series.
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But sometimes, in some exceptional cases where our intervention is inevitably needed, we will be forced to change our decision. Pip faces such a situation in her life when Jamie Reynolds suddenly disappears. Pip's initial thought was that the police would do whatever was necessary. But when she finds out that she will have to take the initiative to solve this case, Pip decides to restart her podcast and rekindle her investigative brain.
What happened to Jamie? Why did he disappear precisely on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh? Holly Jackson will answer these questions in this book.
This sequel starts off somewhat slowly after the exciting investigative journey of Pip in the first book. The narrative pace quickly picks up and turns out more exciting than in the first book, especially during the central part of this novel. Even though this book deals with a few mature themes, it is pretty exciting to read after the initial 50 pages. The youngsters who are fond of mystery series books by authors like Enid Blyton, Hardy Boys, etc., are in for a treat here. But sadly, the author fails to maintain that pace during the latter part of the book, and the ending won't satisfy all the readers. Still, it is a decent book to read, like the first book, if you love to read books dealing with mysterious plots.
What I learned from this book
1) What will you do if someone you love calls you a waste of space or SOL (Space Occupying Lesion)?
These are the worst words that you can call your loved ones. But unfortunately, there are still people who treat their loved ones like this. It can be your father, your partner, your friends, your colleagues, your boss, or even your children. We can see all the devastating consequences that such behavior can bring to your life in this book.
Labeling and put-downs by parents or teachers are said to be the worst way to treat children. It is said that labels not just stick for life, but for generations. So please be careful when you think about calling your children a dummy or whether they suck at maths or science. If you are a grown-up individual but still staying with your parents or siblings, like Jamie in this book, and they are trying to devalue you by saying that you are useless, the first thing you should do is find a new place to live. You should stay away from them and contact them only when it is necessary and give a strict warning when they try to demotivate you. It doesn't mean to avoid your loved ones totally. But it is still better to keep a safe distance until they start to recognize your efforts and acknowledge your hard work. You should take charge of your life. It will be easier for you to succeed if you are surrounded by positive people instead of negative people.
Holly Jackson is doing an amazing job of making people understand the nasty side effects of parents' mistreating their grown-up children. She also indirectly says that there might be a history of bad parenting behind almost every unsuccessful person, and the insults and name-calling won't end even when their children have grown up and become adults.
"Dad said, 'You're a waste of space.'"
2) Who are the people that you should be careful about?
It is not the serial killers or the extreme psychos who try to physically hurt everyone in front of them that you should spend all your energy to avoid in your life. These people are few in number, and the probability of meeting such a person in your life is very rare. It is those silent killers who have personality disorders, who are sociopaths who emotionally shatter you, that you should be more careful about. The problem with them is that they are more in number now, and it is pretty tricky for an ordinary individual to understand whether the people they are talking with belong to this category. It is because they are pretty good at hiding their predatory traits and are walking amongst us as ordinary human beings.
"Some people are pretty good at hiding who they really are."
Proper education and life experiences will help us to find out these silent predators.
3) How far will the predators go for manipulation in court?
This is one of those questions that many of you might have asked yourself after the famous case of two celebrity defamation cases in the US court in 2022. The mainstream media and the whole world were so obsessed with this case that every action of both parties was closely scrutinized by the public. The way one person tried to mirror the actions and dressing style of the other raised a lot of controversial debates. It was widely interpreted after the public reveal of borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder by the psychologist that one celebrity was trying to manipulate everyone in the court, the opposite lawyer and his client, and even the judge.
We can see how the author describes a similar situation in this book. (This book was published in 2020 before all these fiascos happened). Everything they used for manipulation, including expensive suits, fake glasses (fake glasses without any proper indication are always a red flag), and how they dressed, is well depicted by the author.
"Yeah, that seems to be the image he and his lawyer have settled on. Expensive suit, fake glasses. Maybe they think his blonde, messy hair will be disarming to the jury or something."
My favourite three lines from this book
"Hunches have to follow the evidence, that's how this works."
"What do you do when the things that are supposed to protect you, fail you like that."
"Everything's a clue until we discount it."
What could have been better?
I believe that the latter half of this novel should have been dealt with in a better way by the author. The way the author introduced a different subplot after the twist in the latter half was a little unconvincing. Some of the readers might feel tricked by the author as she doesn't initially give sufficient clues that connect with the subplot after the twist reveal. That feeling will be greater, and the reader will feel forcefully pushed to a parallel new story if we do a retrospective analysis of the novel after we finish reading it.
The whole vandalizing episode was dealt with extremely immaturely and casually compared to the rest of the book. Just because someone did something wrong doesn't give you the license to take the law into your hands and do anything to them and their relatives. Either the author should have avoided the whole vandalizing episode or dealt with its aftermath in a more mature manner.
Rating
4/5 Despite all the negatives I mentioned above, this book will still be a decent choice for you if you loved reading the first book in this series.
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June 3, 2023
: ̗̀➛ 4 stars ☆
“some people are pretty good at hiding who they really are.”
god that ending really fucked me up. ngl i did get teary eyed and a few tears may or may not have escaped.
— pip went through so much in this book. i felt so bad for her and i wish i could reach through the book to give her a hug. she could never catch a break because she'd always feel obliged to find , be the one to do everything and the podcast was a lot of pressure. good girl, bad blood showed so much more of her emotions and feelings and it was so raw and i felt so much. one minute pip would feel like she understood herself but then a second later something would happen and she'd lose her herself again. also, nat and pip bonding and crying together? the most purest thing ever.
— ravi made the book so much better than it already was. we needed less connor and more ravi. he's so adorable and sweet, my heart aches for him. the fact that he connected to the case more than you think is so heartbreaking. he was always there for pip and put up with her random outbursts. plus, the angry love confession? fucking dead.
pip and ravi are the best. their little moments and teamwork were the sweetest. their relationship is the cutest thing ever and i can't wait to read more about them in the next book. when they told each other they loved one another? i fainted.
now onto the reasons why it isn't five stars ↴
unpopular opinion: i liked a good girl's guide to murder more than this book. first of all, i didn't find it as thrilling and exciting as the first book. don't get me wrong, good girl, bad blood was very entertaining and it did keep me on my toes but i feel like since agggtm was on two different, but connected, cases there was more happening and more clues and evidence unravelling. i feel like since stupid ass just went missing it wasn't so enjoyable. yes, it was serious but since we knew andie and sal were dead in agggtm we were finding out who and not where.
spoilers from this point on.
secondly, i, kind of, expected the plot twist. i did not expect stanley's involvement but charlie? yeah he was so suspicious from the every beginning. the part where i definitely knew it was him was when pip found the note in the locker. i mean, come on, we're pulling an elliot ward? i was so spooked when pip, connor and ravi was texting him and he knew it was them. i was so shocked, i had no words. also, the wifes involvement? her being the one on the phone to jamie? creepy if i do say so myself.
lastly, the whole chunswick (however it's spelt) felt rushed. i mean, i know the whole purpose is to build up the story and then find out why and whatever but it was mentioned randomly and so quickly.
— i felt so sorry for stanley :( i was so confused bc everyone's updates were all saying that stanley didn't deserve it and i remember him being a dick in agggtm but he deserved so much better. he just wanted to be loved for who he was. he tried helping jamie by putting a mattress in the bathroom and he gave him meals everyday. and the ending? he protected pip until he died. he just wanted to be a good person. he didn't want his father to be a constant reminder to him.
spoilers ended.
i loved this soso much, and i'm still thinking about it after finishing it nearly two weeks later. i hope max rots in hell but i'm intrigued to know what happens to him, if anything does, in as good as dead. also, ant and lauren? what fake ass bitches. anyhow, i'm really scared to read the last book. everyone's updates on it is giving me anxiety i need to read it rn.
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guess whose physical copy came today 🤭 SO EXCITED.
“some people are pretty good at hiding who they really are.”
god that ending really fucked me up. ngl i did get teary eyed and a few tears may or may not have escaped.
And she checked, down inside herself, under her skin, but she couldn’t find it. The scream was no longer there, waiting for her. She’d beaten it.
— pip went through so much in this book. i felt so bad for her and i wish i could reach through the book to give her a hug. she could never catch a break because she'd always feel obliged to find , be the one to do everything and the podcast was a lot of pressure. good girl, bad blood showed so much more of her emotions and feelings and it was so raw and i felt so much. one minute pip would feel like she understood herself but then a second later something would happen and she'd lose her herself again. also, nat and pip bonding and crying together? the most purest thing ever.
“You don’t have to go to the trial,” she said.
“Yes I do. I’m not just doing it for you. I mean, I am doing it for you, I’d do anything for you.” He dropped his gaze. “But I’m doing it for me, too.”
— ravi made the book so much better than it already was. we needed less connor and more ravi. he's so adorable and sweet, my heart aches for him. the fact that he connected to the case more than you think is so heartbreaking. he was always there for pip and put up with her random outbursts. plus, the angry love confession? fucking dead.
pip and ravi are the best. their little moments and teamwork were the sweetest. their relationship is the cutest thing ever and i can't wait to read more about them in the next book. when they told each other they loved one another? i fainted.
now onto the reasons why it isn't five stars ↴
unpopular opinion: i liked a good girl's guide to murder more than this book. first of all, i didn't find it as thrilling and exciting as the first book. don't get me wrong, good girl, bad blood was very entertaining and it did keep me on my toes but i feel like since agggtm was on two different, but connected, cases there was more happening and more clues and evidence unravelling. i feel like since stupid ass just went missing it wasn't so enjoyable. yes, it was serious but since we knew andie and sal were dead in agggtm we were finding out who and not where.
spoilers from this point on.
secondly, i, kind of, expected the plot twist. i did not expect stanley's involvement but charlie? yeah he was so suspicious from the every beginning. the part where i definitely knew it was him was when pip found the note in the locker. i mean, come on, we're pulling an elliot ward? i was so spooked when pip, connor and ravi was texting him and he knew it was them. i was so shocked, i had no words. also, the wifes involvement? her being the one on the phone to jamie? creepy if i do say so myself.
lastly, the whole chunswick (however it's spelt) felt rushed. i mean, i know the whole purpose is to build up the story and then find out why and whatever but it was mentioned randomly and so quickly.
— i felt so sorry for stanley :( i was so confused bc everyone's updates were all saying that stanley didn't deserve it and i remember him being a dick in agggtm but he deserved so much better. he just wanted to be loved for who he was. he tried helping jamie by putting a mattress in the bathroom and he gave him meals everyday. and the ending? he protected pip until he died. he just wanted to be a good person. he didn't want his father to be a constant reminder to him.
spoilers ended.
i loved this soso much, and i'm still thinking about it after finishing it nearly two weeks later. i hope max rots in hell but i'm intrigued to know what happens to him, if anything does, in as good as dead. also, ant and lauren? what fake ass bitches. anyhow, i'm really scared to read the last book. everyone's updates on it is giving me anxiety i need to read it rn.
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guess whose physical copy came today 🤭 SO EXCITED.
October 6, 2021
Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2) by Holly Jackson
Pip's podcast about the crime she and Ravi solved last year has gone viral. She has vowed to put that time behind her, that time when she wasn't herself and stepped out of her ethical boundaries to solve that case. Pip's detective days are over. Until a family friend goes missing and Jamie's family begs Pip to do what she can to find him.
Pip is changing before our very eyes and she feels like this new person is the real Pip. Eventually she is at the point that she will do whatever it takes to find out what has happened to Jamie and that might mean finding her own way to get justice for wrongs that have occurred. This is a dark story and had me glued to my headphones. Ravi is back, along with many other characters from the last book. I can't wait to read the next book.
Published March 2, 2021
Pip's podcast about the crime she and Ravi solved last year has gone viral. She has vowed to put that time behind her, that time when she wasn't herself and stepped out of her ethical boundaries to solve that case. Pip's detective days are over. Until a family friend goes missing and Jamie's family begs Pip to do what she can to find him.
Pip is changing before our very eyes and she feels like this new person is the real Pip. Eventually she is at the point that she will do whatever it takes to find out what has happened to Jamie and that might mean finding her own way to get justice for wrongs that have occurred. This is a dark story and had me glued to my headphones. Ravi is back, along with many other characters from the last book. I can't wait to read the next book.
Published March 2, 2021
November 25, 2024
2.75!
Alright, let’s talk about this book. I’m giving it a 2.75, and honestly, that’s me being generous because the characters did grow on me a little more this time. But the plot? Still weak. And in a thriller, plot is king.
I stayed up all night reading this one (thanks to my girl Bruna for staying awake with me and indulging my wild conspiracy theories), and while I wanted to give it a lower score, I ended up sticking with 2.75 because, well... the characters saved it just a little. But here’s the thing: I guessed 60% of the plot, and it wasn’t fun. At all. And yeah, I blame myself for having “detective mode” permanently switched on, but still.
➷ **Where’s the Creepy Vibes?**
This trilogy promised me chills, but I’m still waiting to get spooked. The second book? Just as bland as the first when it comes to scariness. Sure, this one leaned more into character development, which some people might vibe with, but for me?
Plot >>> everything. If the story doesn’t slap, it’s a miss.
The thing is, if you’re not the kind of person who reads thrillers with a magnifying glass and Sherlock Holmes-level deductions, the plot might work for you. But me? I can’t help it—I’m piecing everything together before the author even gets there.
➷ **The Theories I Got Right**
From the vault of my Notes app, here’s a little flex session about my predictions:
1. [Jamie’s gonna get involved in something sketchy]
Duh. He was practically invisible in book one. ✅
2. [Jamie’s being manipulated by someone shady online.]
Called it. Low self-esteem + the internet = red flags. ✅
3. [Max is gonna dodge jail time, but book 3 will focus on him.]
First part? Yep. ✅
Second part? TBD—I’m going into book 3 blind.
4. [Child Brunswick = Stanley.]
This one? Plsss it was So obvious. ✅
Basically, I nailed it. But the downside? It totally ruined the suspense for me.
➷ **Character Rundown**
Pippa: Okay, hear me out—Pip surprised me in this one. She’s still kind of predictable and plays into some repetitive tropes, but I feel like I’m growing up alongside her. She’s maturing emotionally and mentally, and I’m rooting for even more growth in book 3. She might just pull through as a solid character by the end.
Ravi: Oh my god, this guy. Ravi is the MVP. The way he cares about Pip? The support, the teamwork, the fact that he’s always documenting stuff and showing up for her—it’s all so wholesome. They’re the couple you want to root for, and his “lift you up when you’re down” energy is everything.
Stanley: This man needs an apology from the whole world. Like Sal, he carried guilt for something that wasn’t his fault, and it crushed him. The way Pip handled revealing the truth? A solid moment. He deserved that vindication, and my heart genuinely broke for him.
➷ **Final Thoughts**
The character development was the only thing keeping this book afloat for me. The rest was just... meh. I really hope book 3 comes through with the vibes and delivers on all the tension and creepiness this trilogy promised but hasn’t quite delivered yet. Fingers crossed.
❝I don't have to be likeable. Fuck likeable❞
Alright, let’s talk about this book. I’m giving it a 2.75, and honestly, that’s me being generous because the characters did grow on me a little more this time. But the plot? Still weak. And in a thriller, plot is king.
I stayed up all night reading this one (thanks to my girl Bruna for staying awake with me and indulging my wild conspiracy theories), and while I wanted to give it a lower score, I ended up sticking with 2.75 because, well... the characters saved it just a little. But here’s the thing: I guessed 60% of the plot, and it wasn’t fun. At all. And yeah, I blame myself for having “detective mode” permanently switched on, but still.
➷ **Where’s the Creepy Vibes?**
This trilogy promised me chills, but I’m still waiting to get spooked. The second book? Just as bland as the first when it comes to scariness. Sure, this one leaned more into character development, which some people might vibe with, but for me?
Plot >>> everything. If the story doesn’t slap, it’s a miss.
The thing is, if you’re not the kind of person who reads thrillers with a magnifying glass and Sherlock Holmes-level deductions, the plot might work for you. But me? I can’t help it—I’m piecing everything together before the author even gets there.
➷ **The Theories I Got Right**
From the vault of my Notes app, here’s a little flex session about my predictions:
1. [Jamie’s gonna get involved in something sketchy]
Duh. He was practically invisible in book one. ✅
2. [Jamie’s being manipulated by someone shady online.]
Called it. Low self-esteem + the internet = red flags. ✅
3. [Max is gonna dodge jail time, but book 3 will focus on him.]
First part? Yep. ✅
Second part? TBD—I’m going into book 3 blind.
4. [Child Brunswick = Stanley.]
This one? Plsss it was So obvious. ✅
Basically, I nailed it. But the downside? It totally ruined the suspense for me.
➷ **Character Rundown**
Pippa: Okay, hear me out—Pip surprised me in this one. She’s still kind of predictable and plays into some repetitive tropes, but I feel like I’m growing up alongside her. She’s maturing emotionally and mentally, and I’m rooting for even more growth in book 3. She might just pull through as a solid character by the end.
Ravi: Oh my god, this guy. Ravi is the MVP. The way he cares about Pip? The support, the teamwork, the fact that he’s always documenting stuff and showing up for her—it’s all so wholesome. They’re the couple you want to root for, and his “lift you up when you’re down” energy is everything.
Stanley: This man needs an apology from the whole world. Like Sal, he carried guilt for something that wasn’t his fault, and it crushed him. The way Pip handled revealing the truth? A solid moment. He deserved that vindication, and my heart genuinely broke for him.
➷ **Final Thoughts**
The character development was the only thing keeping this book afloat for me. The rest was just... meh. I really hope book 3 comes through with the vibes and delivers on all the tension and creepiness this trilogy promised but hasn’t quite delivered yet. Fingers crossed.
November 28, 2024
4.75 stars
keep in mind there are some mentions of the spoilers in the comments!! pls proceed with caution <3
this book was a fucking MASTERPIECE!! i definitely liked this one more than the first. i’m going to need to talk to a therapist after this book. i felt so emotionally drained after finishing this book it’s surreal. i was sobbing the entire time at the ending. i became so intrigued with the story that i dare say i might have gotten out of my slump with this book. it was absolutely a wild adventure! i’m not prepared at all to start the third one.
confession: i started this book bc i wanted to see ravi again. they are constantly on my mind even after reading the books. they make my heart burst with joy because they were so beautifully written. this book delivered with all the scenes that he was in! the way they describe their interactions and how pip glowed anytime she was with ravi was so heartwarming to read about. i really need a ravi singh in my life. you’re telling me they said i love you in the rain and kissed?? i’m not going to be available for the foreseeable future bc i’ll be too busy crying about them.
that being said, the small scenes where he played a bigger role than pip’s boyfriend broke my heart. the way he connected to the case and had hope were so saddening to hear about when the realization of what it means to him hits. it felt as though every presence he made in this book was deliberate and i loved him so much. the way he tried his best to be there for pip and put up with her outbursts while staying with her throughout it was so sweet. i’m never getting over them
the only flaw was that the friendships within this book were disappointing. the true colors were revealed within this book and even though i expected ant and lauren to be bitches, i did not expect connor to be so shy and a pushover. he was constantly annoying pip and never listened to her advice and i tried my best to sympathize with him but it became hard to. especially since he became sort of a constant character who helped pip along this journey. not to mention the way he wouldn’t stand up for himself when his friends accused them of lying yet he knew the truth?? he was probably the only downside to reading this book, along with max hastings. the only friendship i liked was pip and cara’s. they stayed good friends throughout the book and understood each other.
this book was so funny at times. it felt like the perfect mix of everything combined into one which i loved. it would shift from funny to creepy and keep me on my toes all the same. the small banter was everything with pip and ravi and their small little ways of communicating were both adorable and hilarious at the same time. i hope they never lose their humor and their love. this book never lost my interest and i loved practically everything about this book.
spoilers from this point on!
pip went through so much in this book. it felt as though she’d never catch a break because as soon as she felt she understood who she was, something happens that completely changes her and she loses herself again. she deserves so much after everything and i’m still in disbelief after everything that she experienced. the scene between nat da silva and pip and how they cried together and bonded?? i found it to be so emotional and painful after everything that happened and how max hastings never got what he deserved. there’s something about the way holly jackson portrays the emotions of a character that really hits me.
the ending was like an emotional roller coaster. it was like one plot twist after another and i started bawling at the ending. i thought that it was genius to build off something that happened in the first book and center around it. i shed so many tears for stanley and what he experienced bc he never wanted to be like his father but suffered the consequences and lost all his friends in the process. it was disappointing how no one realized he was just a kid and regretted his mistakes. i wish he had a better death scene. he was so kind and realizing the person he truly was was so saddening. the fact that they wrote “You were better” on stanley’s grave made me sob uncontrollably.
honestly i did NOT expect charlie to be the catfish. the way he knew that pip messaged him through connor’s account? literal chills. it’s hard to sympathize with both stanley and charlie but i understand both sides. it was so sad how stanley accepted his fate and tried protecting pip when she tried to defend stanley. i hope charlie appears in the final book and we get to find out once and for all what will happen. it felt as though jamie only played a small part in everything that went down in this book. stanley turned out to be such a good character trying to live a normal life who was never really able to escape his past mistakes.
i hope we find out more about max after everything. i’m so proud of pip for what she did and facing the consequences so he would face the consequences also. the way max smiled at pip and ravi when he spotted them?? it was so confusing but i’m glad ravi put him in his place. i hated him so much in this book for everything he’s made everyone suffer through and he has the audacity to post a photo celebrating after being found not guilty. it disgusts me that he gets to be free but i appreciate the realistic aspect of this.
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kill joy - 2.5 stars
a good girl’s guide to murder - 4.25 stars
good girl, bad blood - 4.75 stars
as good as dead - 4.5 stars
pre-review
i’m still sobbing over that ending. rtc if i can ever pull myself together 🥲
“So here it is: welcome to season 2 of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: The Disappearance of Jamie Reynolds.”
“It is my responsibility because I started something and I can’t now take it back. Whatever it did to me, to all of us, I still solved a double murder case last year. Now I have six hundred thousand subscribers who will listen to me and I’m in a position to use that, to help people. To help Jamie.”
keep in mind there are some mentions of the spoilers in the comments!! pls proceed with caution <3
this book was a fucking MASTERPIECE!! i definitely liked this one more than the first. i’m going to need to talk to a therapist after this book. i felt so emotionally drained after finishing this book it’s surreal. i was sobbing the entire time at the ending. i became so intrigued with the story that i dare say i might have gotten out of my slump with this book. it was absolutely a wild adventure! i’m not prepared at all to start the third one.
”Ravi knew just what to say, what to pick out, how to push her into thinking clearly. And he jumped with her, hand in hand, into even her wildest conclusions. They just worked like that, teased out the best in each other, knowing when to talk and when to just be there.”
confession: i started this book bc i wanted to see ravi again. they are constantly on my mind even after reading the books. they make my heart burst with joy because they were so beautifully written. this book delivered with all the scenes that he was in! the way they describe their interactions and how pip glowed anytime she was with ravi was so heartwarming to read about. i really need a ravi singh in my life. you’re telling me they said i love you in the rain and kissed?? i’m not going to be available for the foreseeable future bc i’ll be too busy crying about them.
that being said, the small scenes where he played a bigger role than pip’s boyfriend broke my heart. the way he connected to the case and had hope were so saddening to hear about when the realization of what it means to him hits. it felt as though every presence he made in this book was deliberate and i loved him so much. the way he tried his best to be there for pip and put up with her outbursts while staying with her throughout it was so sweet. i’m never getting over them
the only flaw was that the friendships within this book were disappointing. the true colors were revealed within this book and even though i expected ant and lauren to be bitches, i did not expect connor to be so shy and a pushover. he was constantly annoying pip and never listened to her advice and i tried my best to sympathize with him but it became hard to. especially since he became sort of a constant character who helped pip along this journey. not to mention the way he wouldn’t stand up for himself when his friends accused them of lying yet he knew the truth?? he was probably the only downside to reading this book, along with max hastings. the only friendship i liked was pip and cara’s. they stayed good friends throughout the book and understood each other.
this book was so funny at times. it felt like the perfect mix of everything combined into one which i loved. it would shift from funny to creepy and keep me on my toes all the same. the small banter was everything with pip and ravi and their small little ways of communicating were both adorable and hilarious at the same time. i hope they never lose their humor and their love. this book never lost my interest and i loved practically everything about this book.
“I’m sorry. I feel guilty all the time, so I don’t need you to tell me. I’m the expert on my own mistakes. I understand.”
“She hadn’t almost lost herself, maybe she’d actually been meeting herself for the very first time. And she was tired of feeling guilty about it. Tired of feeling shame about who she was.”
“She wanted just to be the Pip she was with Ravi for a while. But that Pip wasn’t here right now. And maybe she really was gone.”
“I think we all get to decide what good and bad and right and wrong mean to us, not what we’re told to accept. You did nothing wrong. Don’t beat yourself up for other people’s mistakes.”
spoilers from this point on!
pip went through so much in this book. it felt as though she’d never catch a break because as soon as she felt she understood who she was, something happens that completely changes her and she loses herself again. she deserves so much after everything and i’m still in disbelief after everything that she experienced. the scene between nat da silva and pip and how they cried together and bonded?? i found it to be so emotional and painful after everything that happened and how max hastings never got what he deserved. there’s something about the way holly jackson portrays the emotions of a character that really hits me.
the ending was like an emotional roller coaster. it was like one plot twist after another and i started bawling at the ending. i thought that it was genius to build off something that happened in the first book and center around it. i shed so many tears for stanley and what he experienced bc he never wanted to be like his father but suffered the consequences and lost all his friends in the process. it was disappointing how no one realized he was just a kid and regretted his mistakes. i wish he had a better death scene. he was so kind and realizing the person he truly was was so saddening. the fact that they wrote “You were better” on stanley’s grave made me sob uncontrollably.
honestly i did NOT expect charlie to be the catfish. the way he knew that pip messaged him through connor’s account? literal chills. it’s hard to sympathize with both stanley and charlie but i understand both sides. it was so sad how stanley accepted his fate and tried protecting pip when she tried to defend stanley. i hope charlie appears in the final book and we get to find out once and for all what will happen. it felt as though jamie only played a small part in everything that went down in this book. stanley turned out to be such a good character trying to live a normal life who was never really able to escape his past mistakes.
i hope we find out more about max after everything. i’m so proud of pip for what she did and facing the consequences so he would face the consequences also. the way max smiled at pip and ravi when he spotted them?? it was so confusing but i’m glad ravi put him in his place. i hated him so much in this book for everything he’s made everyone suffer through and he has the audacity to post a photo celebrating after being found not guilty. it disgusts me that he gets to be free but i appreciate the realistic aspect of this.
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kill joy - 2.5 stars
a good girl’s guide to murder - 4.25 stars
good girl, bad blood - 4.75 stars
as good as dead - 4.5 stars
pre-review
i’m still sobbing over that ending. rtc if i can ever pull myself together 🥲
July 15, 2022
Actual Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
Tell me it didn't just end like that.... right???
You've actually got to be kidding me.🤬😫
Like ending Good Girl, Bad Blood like that and then expecting me to WAIT until 2021??!!!
As of now I am going to announce that I really hate seeing the digits 2021. Come next year, I'll love it but until then... I absolutely despise seeing that year. (Haha well maybe I should be glad the release date isn't 2022---->that would be intended torture)
Better yet, lemme just steal the nearest time machine and go to a future where all the next book is already released.
AHHHhhhhHHHHhhhhh I CAN'T DEAL WITH ALL THIS. SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
EVEN THE LAST SENTENCE FREAKED ME OUT!!!! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE??!!!
The story picked up a few weeks after A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The day after the memorial of Sal and Andie is when new trouble starts—Connor Reynold's older brother, Jamie, has gone missing and the police aren't doing anything about it because he's an adult & that behavior is not unusual for him. Sooooo even though Pip before promised to never go back into Detective Mode, she's going to have to break that promise to save Jamie—though this time, she says she'll be 'more careful'. Oh and also during the book, the trial for Max Hastings (How I despise him) is going on to prove whether he's guilty or not, but I mean it's super obvious what verdict should be-
I love how Pip created her own podcast named after the title of the first book, AGGGTM. And Ravi was the one who came up with it LOL.
Of course Pip didn't like it, but she relented with the name anyways😌
Speaking of Pip & Ravi, their relationship was the best. Though Ravi didn't appear as much as he did in the first book ('cause he had to attend Max's trial), he was super supportive whenever he was around Pip. Especially since Pip still had some trauma from the first book and was having a hard time dealing with what happened in Andie Bell's case. Ravi always tried to be there for her and not decide things for her. He understood her and never tried to be controlling.
To sum it all up ----> Ravi is the sweetest🥺🥰
And while Pip is trying to understand herself and all that's happened the past few months, Charlie (the new neighbor) gives like one of the best speeches I've ever heard that really helped Pip:
Okay now that I've said that I don't think I can go on without giving away any spoilers soooo.......
SPOILERS START HERE:
You have been warned..........
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.
.
.
STANLEY.😭😭😭
MAX.🤬🤬🤬
CHARLIE.😫😨🤯
THOSE 3 ARE THE ONES THAT KEEP ATTACKING MY THOUGHTS.
First of all.....STANLEY FORBES (aka Child Brunswick)😭😭
I'M SORRY STANLEY. I'M SO SORRY. I'm sorry for EVER disliking you in the previous book. You just wanted a normal life after having your own father train you to assist him in murders EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE 10 YEARS OLD. He literally had the worst childhood and people hate him and blame him for something he did when he was a KID.
I mentioned hating Stanley and finding him suspicious BUT NO I WAS WRONG. THIS GUY DID NOT DESERVE
DEATH😭
HE DID NOT DESERVE TO BE SHOT TO DEATH BY SIX BULLETS.
I'M SO SORRY STANLEY.😭😭
WHY COULDN'T MAX FREAKING HASTINGS BE MURDERED??!! THIS GUY WAS CHARGED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT/RAPE YET CAME OUT OF ALL OF THAT WITHOUT A SINGLE CHARGE.
ISTG THE JURY IN THIS BOOK IS STUPID. YOU LEGIT HAVE VICTIMS OF MAX AND A VIDEO TAPING OF HIM ADMITTING IT YET YOU STILL RELEASE HIM?!?!
^ Let that be ME doing that to MAX except replace the NEWSPAPER with a METAL BAT :)
If anyone should've died in this book, it should've been MAX HASTINGS.
Oh and remember how before the spoilers started, I was talking about how nice Charlie was?
Yeah, well turns out HE was the one behind all of this. (He didn't have Jamie --->that was Stanley (long story), BUT Charlie started all of this and was the catfish -Layla Mead)
AND CHARLIE KILLED STANLEY. Although, I can understand why he was angry and killed Stanley (Charlie's sister was one of the victims of the Brunswick murders) he still shoudn't have killed Stanley. STANLEY WAS 10 WHEN ALL THESE MURDERS HAPPENED. IT WAS HIS FATHER'S FAULT, NOT STANLEY.
Still, I actually don't hate Charlie.
Oh no, I have all that hate towards Max Freaking Hastings.🤬
And then you have the book ending with Pip being even more traumatized then before since she literally watched someone (Stanley) die right in front of her. Oh Pip :(
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SPOILERS END HERE!!!
One more thing before I end this:
I'm like really, really, really pissed off at Ant and Lauren. They're supposed to be Pip's friends, but instead throughout the whole book you see them acting like complete jerks to the point where they think this whole investigation is a JOKE??? They didn't even bother trying to help or anything—instead those two just kept gazing at each other, ignoring the whole world around them. Hope they get karma in the next book :))
When Pip retaliated, I WAS CHEERING MY HEAD OFF(that sounds weird now that I think abt it lol). Even though she got suspended for 3 days, it was SO WORTH IT.
Oh and Pip spray painting and breaking the windows of Max's house WAS A M A Z I N G.
I love this new Pip😍🤩
In the next book, I better be seeing the revenge I'm waiting for.🔥🔥
LET'S GOOOO PIP & RAVI
|Blog|
Tell me it didn't just end like that.... right???
You've actually got to be kidding me.🤬😫
Like ending Good Girl, Bad Blood like that and then expecting me to WAIT until 2021??!!!
As of now I am going to announce that I really hate seeing the digits 2021. Come next year, I'll love it but until then... I absolutely despise seeing that year. (Haha well maybe I should be glad the release date isn't 2022---->that would be intended torture)
Better yet, lemme just steal the nearest time machine and go to a future where all the next book is already released.
AHHHhhhhHHHHhhhhh I CAN'T DEAL WITH ALL THIS. SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
EVEN THE LAST SENTENCE FREAKED ME OUT!!!! HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE??!!!
The story picked up a few weeks after A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The day after the memorial of Sal and Andie is when new trouble starts—Connor Reynold's older brother, Jamie, has gone missing and the police aren't doing anything about it because he's an adult & that behavior is not unusual for him. Sooooo even though Pip before promised to never go back into Detective Mode, she's going to have to break that promise to save Jamie—though this time, she says she'll be 'more careful'. Oh and also during the book, the trial for Max Hastings (How I despise him) is going on to prove whether he's guilty or not, but I mean it's super obvious what verdict should be-
I love how Pip created her own podcast named after the title of the first book, AGGGTM. And Ravi was the one who came up with it LOL.
‘OK . . .’ He chewed his lip and it made Pip’s stomach tighten. ‘So, something murder, or kill or dead. And you are Pip, who’s a student and a girl who’s good at . . . oh shit,’ he said suddenly, eyes widening. ‘I’ve got it!’
‘What?’ she said.
‘I’ve literally got it,’ he said, far too pleased with himself. ‘What is it?’
‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder.’
‘Noooo.’ Pip shook her head. ‘That’s bad, way too try- hard.’
Of course Pip didn't like it, but she relented with the name anyways😌
Speaking of Pip & Ravi, their relationship was the best. Though Ravi didn't appear as much as he did in the first book ('cause he had to attend Max's trial), he was super supportive whenever he was around Pip. Especially since Pip still had some trauma from the first book and was having a hard time dealing with what happened in Andie Bell's case. Ravi always tried to be there for her and not decide things for her. He understood her and never tried to be controlling.
To sum it all up ----> Ravi is the sweetest🥺🥰
And while Pip is trying to understand herself and all that's happened the past few months, Charlie (the new neighbor) gives like one of the best speeches I've ever heard that really helped Pip:
‘Oh, justice exists,’ Charlie said, looking up at the rain. ‘Maybe not the kind that happens in police stations and courtrooms, but it does exist. And when you really think about it, those words – good and bad, right and wrong – they don’t really matter in the real world. Who gets to decide what they mean: those people who just got it wrong and let Max walk free? No,’ he shook his head. ‘I think we all get to decide what good and bad and right and wrong mean to us, not what we’re told to accept. You did nothing wrong. Don’t beat yourself up for other people’s mistakes.’
Okay now that I've said that I don't think I can go on without giving away any spoilers soooo.......
SPOILERS START HERE:
You have been warned..........
.
.
.
.
STANLEY.😭😭😭
MAX.🤬🤬🤬
CHARLIE.😫😨🤯
THOSE 3 ARE THE ONES THAT KEEP ATTACKING MY THOUGHTS.
First of all.....STANLEY FORBES (aka Child Brunswick)😭😭
I'M SORRY STANLEY. I'M SO SORRY. I'm sorry for EVER disliking you in the previous book. You just wanted a normal life after having your own father train you to assist him in murders EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE 10 YEARS OLD. He literally had the worst childhood and people hate him and blame him for something he did when he was a KID.
I mentioned hating Stanley and finding him suspicious BUT NO I WAS WRONG. THIS GUY DID NOT DESERVE
DEATH😭
HE DID NOT DESERVE TO BE SHOT TO DEATH BY SIX BULLETS.
I'M SO SORRY STANLEY.😭😭
WHY COULDN'T MAX FREAKING HASTINGS BE MURDERED??!! THIS GUY WAS CHARGED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT/RAPE YET CAME OUT OF ALL OF THAT WITHOUT A SINGLE CHARGE.
ISTG THE JURY IN THIS BOOK IS STUPID. YOU LEGIT HAVE VICTIMS OF MAX AND A VIDEO TAPING OF HIM ADMITTING IT YET YOU STILL RELEASE HIM?!?!
^ Let that be ME doing that to MAX except replace the NEWSPAPER with a METAL BAT :)
If anyone should've died in this book, it should've been MAX HASTINGS.
Oh and remember how before the spoilers started, I was talking about how nice Charlie was?
Yeah, well turns out HE was the one behind all of this. (He didn't have Jamie --->that was Stanley (long story), BUT Charlie started all of this and was the catfish -Layla Mead)
AND CHARLIE KILLED STANLEY. Although, I can understand why he was angry and killed Stanley (Charlie's sister was one of the victims of the Brunswick murders) he still shoudn't have killed Stanley. STANLEY WAS 10 WHEN ALL THESE MURDERS HAPPENED. IT WAS HIS FATHER'S FAULT, NOT STANLEY.
Still, I actually don't hate Charlie.
Oh no, I have all that hate towards Max Freaking Hastings.🤬
And then you have the book ending with Pip being even more traumatized then before since she literally watched someone (Stanley) die right in front of her. Oh Pip :(
.
.
.
.
.
SPOILERS END HERE!!!
One more thing before I end this:
I'm like really, really, really pissed off at Ant and Lauren. They're supposed to be Pip's friends, but instead throughout the whole book you see them acting like complete jerks to the point where they think this whole investigation is a JOKE??? They didn't even bother trying to help or anything—instead those two just kept gazing at each other, ignoring the whole world around them. Hope they get karma in the next book :))
When Pip retaliated, I WAS CHEERING MY HEAD OFF
Oh and Pip spray painting and breaking the windows of Max's house WAS A M A Z I N G.
I love this new Pip😍🤩
In the next book, I better be seeing the revenge I'm waiting for.🔥🔥
LET'S GOOOO PIP & RAVI
|Blog|
April 25, 2024
Simply put: Pip meets true crime
4.5 stars
Similarly to AGGGTM, this took me on such a wild ride when things started unraveling as they did. The plot twists were real twisty and my mind was running in circles with the clues given and suspense taking place. Essentially once someone came into the picture, I just kept questioning, who tf were they?! It was making my brain hurt. although, I did manage to narrow down my suspects and ended up being right about them and wasn’t mad at it but otherwise still like 🫨
Unlike the first book, the first 25% here felt fairly slower to me but it picked up immediately after. if I had the time and energy, I could’ve easily binged the last 75% with how well crafted it was all set up to be. I loved the addition of the podcast as it gave it a true crime feel besides the storyline. It also felt impossible not to draw the same connections as pip did—almost felt like our minds were threaded lol
“But that wasn't it, was it? She hadn't almost lost herself, maybe she'd actually been meeting herself for the very first time. And she was tired of feeling guilty about it. Tired of feeling shame about who she was.”
Aside from the mystery being entertaining, this book was also more emotionally charged. Solving crime as an amateur detective clearly isn't easy as Pip had to handle the pressures and challenges that came with that (again, a suspension of disbelief is needed here even though the scenario is likely with how complex the CRJ system is) while also balancing her personal life. As a result, she was a bit reckless and a bit unhinged but to me she was trying her best to keep it together as she dealt with the Injustice of all that transpired. it was honestly kinda sad what happened in the middle and at the end.
Reiterating this again but Pipravi? Love them 🥹 I wish we got more of Ravi but I did enjoy him riling up pip and the moments he was there for her. I fully believe we were robbed of more so i hope the adaption gives us that and i cannot wait to see what’s next for them both and seeing a certain someone getting what they deserve
Shout out to Jess for letting me spam her with my theories and gaslighting me in the process.
“But the smile broke eventually, and Ravi drew back. You should have just asked me. I know exactly who you are.”
“To all the girls who’ve ever been doubted or not believed. I know how that feels. These books are for all of you.” This dedication >
4.5 stars
Similarly to AGGGTM, this took me on such a wild ride when things started unraveling as they did. The plot twists were real twisty and my mind was running in circles with the clues given and suspense taking place. Essentially once someone came into the picture, I just kept questioning, who tf were they?! It was making my brain hurt. although, I did manage to narrow down my suspects and ended up being right about them and wasn’t mad at it but otherwise still like 🫨
Unlike the first book, the first 25% here felt fairly slower to me but it picked up immediately after. if I had the time and energy, I could’ve easily binged the last 75% with how well crafted it was all set up to be. I loved the addition of the podcast as it gave it a true crime feel besides the storyline. It also felt impossible not to draw the same connections as pip did—almost felt like our minds were threaded lol
“But that wasn't it, was it? She hadn't almost lost herself, maybe she'd actually been meeting herself for the very first time. And she was tired of feeling guilty about it. Tired of feeling shame about who she was.”
Aside from the mystery being entertaining, this book was also more emotionally charged. Solving crime as an amateur detective clearly isn't easy as Pip had to handle the pressures and challenges that came with that (again, a suspension of disbelief is needed here even though the scenario is likely with how complex the CRJ system is) while also balancing her personal life. As a result, she was a bit reckless and a bit unhinged but to me she was trying her best to keep it together as she dealt with the Injustice of all that transpired. it was honestly kinda sad what happened in the middle and at the end.
Reiterating this again but Pipravi? Love them 🥹 I wish we got more of Ravi but I did enjoy him riling up pip and the moments he was there for her. I fully believe we were robbed of more so i hope the adaption gives us that and i cannot wait to see what’s next for them both and seeing a certain someone getting what they deserve
Shout out to Jess for letting me spam her with my theories and gaslighting me in the process.
“But the smile broke eventually, and Ravi drew back. You should have just asked me. I know exactly who you are.”
“To all the girls who’ve ever been doubted or not believed. I know how that feels. These books are for all of you.” This dedication >
October 21, 2024
4.5 ☆
🎧 ⋮ I did something bad
they say I did something bad
then why’s it feel so good?
most fun I’ve ever had
ೃ⁀➷ my thoughts :
this was even better than the first one! It’s a contemporary series, but it has all the depth and character development that I would expect from a high fantasy. The plot twists were plot twisting, not to mention Pipravi were absolutely adorable!! I didn’t have super strong feelings towards ravi in book 1 but now I love him; he’s such a cinnamon roll 🥺 and someone needs to give pip a hug omg. This series deserves all the hype! I can’t wait to read the next one xx
ೃ⁀➷ quotes :
“mysteries always seem to find their way to you, don't they?”
“but justice doesn’t exist, and truth doesn’t matter, not in the real world.”
“are we squad goals?” Ravi whispered to Pip.
“I know exactly who you are. And I love her. I love you.”
🎧 ⋮ I did something bad
they say I did something bad
then why’s it feel so good?
most fun I’ve ever had
ೃ⁀➷ my thoughts :
this was even better than the first one! It’s a contemporary series, but it has all the depth and character development that I would expect from a high fantasy. The plot twists were plot twisting, not to mention Pipravi were absolutely adorable!! I didn’t have super strong feelings towards ravi in book 1 but now I love him; he’s such a cinnamon roll 🥺 and someone needs to give pip a hug omg. This series deserves all the hype! I can’t wait to read the next one xx
ೃ⁀➷ quotes :
“mysteries always seem to find their way to you, don't they?”
“but justice doesn’t exist, and truth doesn’t matter, not in the real world.”
“are we squad goals?” Ravi whispered to Pip.
“I know exactly who you are. And I love her. I love you.”
February 7, 2023
Never would I thought the series could get any better... but it does. Holly Jackson seems to outdo the first book and I am simply amazed (no, it is not possible). This is probably one of the best murder-mystery novels I've read in a long time and I'm so glad it failed to disappoint me (disclaimer: I've been disappointed a lot by the middle book syndrome). But Holly Jackson literally said: SIKE, YOU BET!
The author managed to keep me guessing and stay for the truth. There were so many twists and turns that worked very well with the plot developments. I remember pointing out in the first book that all the clues felt rather coincidental and merely luck. However, Pippa truly proves herself over and over that she has what it takes to be a true investigator.
This book offered another kind of format that is still well organized and written. Holly Jackson lured me back into Pip's story with a great opening line and a deftly constructed synopsis of the events of the last book. As the number of suspects expands and secrets, lies, and false identities are uncovered, the plot moves at a very fast pace. A total page-turner.
And to see Pippa and Ravi again was my ultimate goal in continuing this. We get to see the romance without it taking away the overall suspenseful atmosphere of the book. It was just a bummer that Ravi's presence felt less significant in this one as it focuses more on Jamie (a brother to Pippa's friend). I don't mind me more Ravi (ノ^∇^)
I was also definitely surprised with the revelation, despite the suspicion. And as much as I enjoyed it, it feels a bit underwhelming Nevertheless, this is another success from Holly Jackson. Good Girl, Bad Blood is bewildering, intense and dark. I couldn't wait to start the last book (gonna miss Pippa, I just know).
[4.5/5]
The author managed to keep me guessing and stay for the truth. There were so many twists and turns that worked very well with the plot developments. I remember pointing out in the first book that all the clues felt rather coincidental and merely luck. However, Pippa truly proves herself over and over that she has what it takes to be a true investigator.
This book offered another kind of format that is still well organized and written. Holly Jackson lured me back into Pip's story with a great opening line and a deftly constructed synopsis of the events of the last book. As the number of suspects expands and secrets, lies, and false identities are uncovered, the plot moves at a very fast pace. A total page-turner.
And to see Pippa and Ravi again was my ultimate goal in continuing this. We get to see the romance without it taking away the overall suspenseful atmosphere of the book. It was just a bummer that Ravi's presence felt less significant in this one as it focuses more on Jamie (a brother to Pippa's friend). I don't mind me more Ravi (ノ^∇^)
I was also definitely surprised with the revelation, despite the suspicion. And as much as I enjoyed it, it feels a bit underwhelming Nevertheless, this is another success from Holly Jackson. Good Girl, Bad Blood is bewildering, intense and dark. I couldn't wait to start the last book (gonna miss Pippa, I just know).
[4.5/5]
November 3, 2021
⭐2.5
Ehhhhh I didn't care for it and I am so disappointed.
I really loved A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and this had similar podcast/interview elements I enjoyed so much. But it lacked Pip's tenacity and grit. Pip felt washed out and bland. She depressed me to be honest. I know the character was tired but it felt overdone.
The mystery of the missing brother was lackluster at best for the first 2/3's of the novel. Then the twists started coming and they didn't stop coming. And they were insane (I mean that in a bad way, if it wasn't obvious). Completely left field. Nothing anyone could have predicted or even imagined. I did not like the ending at all.
I think this book is probably suffering from middle-book syndrome. It felt very episode-of-the-week.
I am still interested in picking up the third book however. I have hope for this storyline.
Ehhhhh I didn't care for it and I am so disappointed.
I really loved A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and this had similar podcast/interview elements I enjoyed so much. But it lacked Pip's tenacity and grit. Pip felt washed out and bland. She depressed me to be honest. I know the character was tired but it felt overdone.
The mystery of the missing brother was lackluster at best for the first 2/3's of the novel. Then the twists started coming and they didn't stop coming. And they were insane (I mean that in a bad way, if it wasn't obvious). Completely left field. Nothing anyone could have predicted or even imagined. I did not like the ending at all.
I think this book is probably suffering from middle-book syndrome. It felt very episode-of-the-week.
I am still interested in picking up the third book however. I have hope for this storyline.
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