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

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

While this book was definitely a page turner & I was very intrigued to see how things played out, I do have some critiques for it. I know the intended audience is YA (& I LOVE YA books!), & while that could forgive some issues I had with the book, I felt as though the dialogue & the writing fit more with middle-grade style. At times, the FMC also came off a bit white-saviour-esque & some of the dialogue was a bit distasteful at times. Lastly, I felt as though some plot twists & reveals made a lot of sense & were surprising yet sensible, while others just didn’t really seem to fit as well as other potential options. I also really disliked the plot line with the dog & felt it was unnecessary. Despite the few issues I had with it, I still flew through this story, enjoyed my time reading it, & intend to read the rest of Holly’s books!