A Good Girls Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood / As Good As Dead (A Good Girls Guide to Murder, #1-3) by Holly Jackson

A Good Girls Guide to Murder / Good Girl, Bad Blood / As Good As Dead (A Good Girls Guide to Murder, #1-3) Reviews

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  alice 💗💗

  this series was so so so good and so so so smart im sad that it’s over but i think it had a good ending and was the perfect trilogy
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  Laura

  Star rating based off of average book review:
  Book 1: 4.2
  Book 2: 5
  Book 3: 2.8
  
  I personally rounded down the last book to a 2 star instead of rounding up because I was so angry about the ending. I’ll be pretending that book doesn’t exist. If you’re thinking of purchasing the series I would just buy the first 2 books.
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  m ★

  the best series ever pls read right now ur missing out if you’re not reading this!!!!!!
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  lyz ❦

  My review for this trilogy is quite lengthy so, I decided to mash them all up. Here goes nothing.
  
  ⚠️ SLIGHT SPOILERS !!! ⚠️
  
  A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder REVIEW!!
  
  In the first book, we are introduced to our main character, Pipa Fitz Amobi, otherwise known as “Pip”. She is your typical straight-A student, a very intelligent, and diligent woman. To add more to that, she’s also a true-crime fan. In this book, she was a year 12 student (if I’m not mistaken), and they had to do this project called the “EPQ project” (forgot what it was exactly called but all I remember is EPQ so just go along with it please 😭) where they can research or investigate anything or anybody. Pip, being the true-crime fan that she is, decided to re-investigate a closed murder case that occurred in their town 5 years ago. She is very determined to prove that Sal Singh (don’t worry, this isn’t a spoiler LOL), the accused, is not the actual killer of Andie Bell.
  
  Long story short, this EPQ project turned into something more. A lot of adults and officials were involved, and people’s secrets were unveiled. I gave the first book a 5/5 because it is THE perfect introduction to a trilogy. And even if it weren’t a trilogy, it is still a mystery-thriller book.
  
  In my 17 years of existence, I only read a few mystery-thriller books, and half of them I barely even enjoyed because you can just tell that the authors are trying so hard to make it as thrilling and mysterious as possible even though the details don’t make sense anymore. But with this book, every little detail connects, and every little detail makes sense.
  
  Good Girl, Bad Blood REVIEW!!
  
  Moving forward to the second book. To tell you honestly, it took me a while to get invested with the plot of this book — I don’t have any specific reason as to why, but maybe because I was still hungover with how good the first one was. Anyway, in this book, Pip decided to create a podcast surrounding the Andie Bell case that she worked on.
  
  In this book, she took a vow to herself and her loved ones that she won’t be investigating any cases anymore, because, in the last book, her loved ones were the ones who suffered for the consequences that she took and she didn’t want that happening again.
  
  But what will you do when one of your closest friends needs your help with finding their missing brother? Of course, Pip agreed to help. She decided to include this mystery that she was solving on her podcast, and decided to ask her listeners for help.
  
  My description for this book and even the blurb of the book do not give the book enough justice, it sounds uninteresting but I swear this book is good. I did not expect to cry while reading a mystery-thriller book.
  
  As Good As Dead REVIEW!!
  
  Lastly, we have As Good As Dead, the third and final book. This one is pretty connected to the second book, it mostly focuses on Pip’s mental well-being considering the traumatic events that transpired in the previous book. Aside from that, Pip also has a stalker. This time around, she investigated what was happening with her, and who was stalking her. I’d like to say this book has 2 plots (???).
  
  Anyway, I rated this book 3/5. Don’t get me wrong, I found the plot of this book very intriguing and it did keep me at the edge of my seat. Unfortunately, the ending felt very flat to me. It was so unlike Pip to do that. But maybe Holly Jackson opted for that ending since Pip did change (you can notice the subtle changes with Pip as you go through this book). The ending was not for me. It’s kind of sad tbh that I didn’t like the third book as much as I liked the others.
  
  OVERALL REVIEW!!
  
  Overall, I rate this trilogy 5/5 stars ⭐️!!
  
  I don’t know what Holly Jackson put in this trilogy to make it so addicting. Who would have thought a thriller trilogy will put me on a rollercoaster of emotions, but it did. With all 3 books, I was invested, I wept, I was thrilled, and I was also disappointed. I’d also like to commend Holly Jackson for being a consistent writer. Despite me not loving the third book as much as the others, Holly Jackson did not fail to deliver intense and intriguing plots with every single book.
  
  I wasn’t able to mention Pip and Ravi buuuut I love Pip and Ravi’s dynamic so much 🥹 I love how Ravi knows just what to say to Pip so she can be focused again or what to say when she needs comfort. Ravi best boy 🫶🫶 I love Pip too! She’s an intelligent human being and I admire how determined she is with every little thing she does — may it be school or solving mysteries.
  
  They included a lot of visuals in the books and it made me love the trilogy even more !! It truly felt like I was solving the mysteries alongside Pip.
  
  Reading this book was one hell of a rollercoaster ride — one that I would like to experience over and over again.
  
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  Casp

  another book that tiktok Pressured me into reading but this time i Loved it
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  Madison Paige

  I personally only liked the first and third book, i didn’t really wanna go through the drama in the second one.. and it went by so slow and i felt it was pretty unnecessary, just my opinion. BUT WHY DID SHE HAVE TO FLIPPING GHOST RAVI.
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  Enii

  LOVE THESE BOOKS THEY ARE SO GOOD LIKE ALL THREE OF THEM ARE INCREDIBLE IN THEIR OWN WAY
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  Manasa Joshi

  This book series deserves a standing ovation.
  
  Completely had me hooked throughout. I was constantly second guessing myself in the first book and I couldn't even imagine the twists and turns. The actual replay of the murder in the end had me sobbing.
  
  The second book was a little underwhelming, but nevertheless good. And a very important climax to start off things in the third book.
  
  The third and the final book brought us back to the beginning, therefore forming a full circle. To the one thing that set off a catastrophe of events in the small town for 6 and half years. Brought back clues and events that we had forgetten about. The climax had me tearing up but the end had me smiling again.
  
  I've been reading these books for a month and finishing it is really sad. I wish I could read them for the first time again.
  
  Absolutely wonderful series.
  100% recommended.
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  Journeynirvana

  ☕The Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series
  ☕Author: Holly Jackson
  ☕ Rating:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
  ☕ Review: This is one of the first series i read and i definitely enjoyed it. As soon as i started reading i couldn't stop and when i finished i had to go get the second book to see what happened next. All books didn't disappoint. It was a truly great experience reading. this series. Holly Jackson wrote every thing so beautifully. I would definitely recommend this book.
  ☕ Quotes: They were each other’s crutch to lean on when life got too much to carry alone.
  "𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛'𝚜 𝚌𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎."- 1𝚜𝚝 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔
  "𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚢 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚛𝚎."- 2𝚗𝚍 𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔
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  a r s h

  ✰ Review ✰
  Pros: Literally healed me during 2020. Solving puzzles and finding out clues with Pip was like an adventure in real life. The first book was worth the hype. Second was alright, and then the last one. I don’t even have any words for the last one. Holly Jackson->New fav author.
  The moment I finished these books, I was unable to forget Pip. It was like I was somehow connected to her which made me give this series a 5-star in general.
  
  Cons: No criticism honestly. Everything was perfect; the plot, writing, suspense, mystery, clues and curiosity of finding out.
  
  Definitely recommend this to any murder mystery lover. Haven’t read many murder mystery books myself so I don’t know about you, but I have deep affection towards this series.
  
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  Dionysus

  4'3⭐
  
  Calificación haciendo la media de todos los libros:
  
  APP: 5⭐
  DPE: 5⭐
  VPV: 3'5⭐
  
  El tercero lo he redondeado a 3, no a 4.
  
  Los dos primeros me encantaron, y diría que el segundo más que el primero, pero el último ha sido una decepción, esperaba mucho del tercero porque los anteriores habían dejado el listón muy alto, por lo que mis expectativas eran bastante altas, pero no se cumplieron.
  
  Aun así es una trilogía que recomiendo mucho, aunque yo personalmente me quedo con el final del segundo libro y voy a fingir que la segunda mitad del tercero nunca ocurrió y lo imaginaré a mi manera xD.
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  🪐Emilia🪐

  I’m going to get a lot of hate for this but, most of the time Booktok’s recommendations are a letdown. I’ve been reading ever since I was a baby, literally, so I’ve read a lot of books. Especially crime novels, and I have to say this series was 4.0 stars. I consider this a 4.0 read because of the writing style, character development/personality, and the brilliant way of the author's ability to write a true-crime-nonfiction series.
  So would I reread this series? Absolutely.
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  Jas

  i loved this series SO SO SO SO MUCH.
  It’s one i find myself always going back to.
  The twists. The romance sub-plot. The way everything comes together. The way it constantly gives me goosebumps.
  At the end of every book, it always leaves me speechless. (ESPECIALLY the last book)
  Not once have i guessed who committed the crimes in here and i love when that happens.
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  cherry wilson

  woah! finally just finished the entire series and oh my god. these are absolutely phenomenal. down to the small details that always play out in the long run. without a doubt my favorite book series of all time! great ya novels that will keep you enthralled through the 1,100 page run. :)
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  Ashley Murray

  All of these books were great!! I give them all 5 stars. However, I do wish there was another book. If not, then I hope Holly keep writing and publishing more books like these. I love her writing. I will definitely be reading these books again one day. Thank you for a great trilogy!
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  Ashley Black

  I absolutely loved the series overall. The only issue was that an 18 year old girl was able to figure out all of this and the police department has nothing to do with any of it until something was drastically wrong. It would’ve been five stars for me if the police was more involved.
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  Jo

  bro this whole trilogy was so good, it was prob the first of the books to get me back into reading, i don't really understand why everyone was saying that the last book was sad, it wasn't. over all great triolgy and very fast paced lmfaoo, would love to read for the first time ever!