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A review by namimerijaan
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
4.0
Positives:
- Pip and her relationship with all those around her. She would do anything to protect her loved ones and there's a beautiful charm in that.
- Pip and Ravi's friendship. They're adorable and I liked how Ravi finally had someone he could share his grievances with.
- The little details about Indians? Him bringing cookies in Tupperware? The milk in tea always? These are details you can only know when you have thoroughly researched the setting for your characters and for that I can commend Holly she did a great job.
Negatives:
- Pip frustrated me as a reader because she went into everything head first without thinking through and I could not help but be annoyed like PIP BABY PLEASE TALK TO SOMEONE!!!!
- This is a personal ick but this white saviour complex of white characters bringing justice to a POC boy wrongfully accused of murder just doesn't sit right with me. Even though Holly did try to show hints of rascism and what Ravi has to face I still did not like reading it and that's just on me.
Even with its few negatives I do believe it's a fun and enjoyable book to read specially if you want to get into the genre. It's a page turner with small chapters and it will keep you on the edge of your seat wanting to know what happens next. Currently I cannot digest the Pip Ravi romance relationship because it did feel like it came out so randomly but I know this has 2 more books so I would love to go through their journey together.
- Pip and her relationship with all those around her. She would do anything to protect her loved ones and there's a beautiful charm in that.
- Pip and Ravi's friendship. They're adorable and I liked how Ravi finally had someone he could share his grievances with.
- The little details about Indians? Him bringing cookies in Tupperware? The milk in tea always? These are details you can only know when you have thoroughly researched the setting for your characters and for that I can commend Holly she did a great job.
Negatives:
- Pip frustrated me as a reader because she went into everything head first without thinking through and I could not help but be annoyed like PIP BABY PLEASE TALK TO SOMEONE!!!!
- This is a personal ick but this white saviour complex of white characters bringing justice to a POC boy wrongfully accused of murder just doesn't sit right with me. Even though Holly did try to show hints of rascism and what Ravi has to face I still did not like reading it and that's just on me.
Even with its few negatives I do believe it's a fun and enjoyable book to read specially if you want to get into the genre. It's a page turner with small chapters and it will keep you on the edge of your seat wanting to know what happens next. Currently I cannot digest the Pip Ravi romance relationship because it did feel like it came out so randomly but I know this has 2 more books so I would love to go through their journey together.