Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Kill Joy by Holly Jackson

18 reviews

camoo3032's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Only Holly Jackson would have the skill to make a lighthearted murder mystery party such an engaging story. Such a fun addition to the GGGTM series

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Incest, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Cursing, Drug use, Cancer, Classism, Excrement, War, Child death, Medical content, and Suicide

aida_x's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

It was an enjoyable book but not as thrilling as the main books of the Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Terminal illness and Murder

ari_w's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I loved this little novella, I thought it was the perfect length and a great tie in to the original series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Blood, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Drug use, and Sexual content

tabea1409's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Addiction and Cursing

Minor: Terminal illness, Classism, and Cancer

bones_jackson's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Gostei muito de como foi escrito esse livro, de como a pip teve a ideia de investigar as mortes da andie e do sal 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Minor: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Abandonment, Death, Medical content, Murder, War, Terminal illness, Violence, and Cancer

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

When I bought this series as a boxset, this book was included in it - I thought it would be set after the events of As Good As Dead due to the cliffhanger and how there was a lot of loose ends, so I was a little disappointed to find out this took place before the events of the first book in this series.  

This book follows Pip who we’ve come to love during this series. She is not in the mood for her friend’s murder mystery party. Especially one that involves 1920s fancy dress and pretending that their town, Little Kilton, is an island called Joy. But when the game begins, Pip finds herself drawn into the make-believe world of intrigue, deception and murder. But as Pip plays detective, teasing out the identity of the killer clue-by-clue, the murder of fictional Reginald Remy isn’t the only case on her mind. 

This book was so fun, and you learn more about why Pip decided to investigate the case that started it all. This book also shows you the personality of the side characters and already tells us who we are going to like and dislike in the series (Ant, I'm looking at you, you need a personality transplant). I love that you see Pip’s interest into stuff like this and how she gets so involved and then that leads her to want to investigate the case of Andie Bell. 

I missed Ravi, again I thought it was placed after the events of As Good as Dead and it wasn’t, but it was a good, little story overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Terminal illness and Cancer

whosgina's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Minor: War

giulianalb99's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Great intro to the GGGTM trilogy. Was it necessary? Nope. Was it good? Yes, but it could’ve been better.
Although it’s not obligatory to read it (because this is just Pip playing a mystery game with her friends), in this short novella of less than a hundred pages you can take a peek of how the main character likes to solve mysteries and how/why she decided to solve the case of Andie Bell for her school project (which is the main plot of the first book). It was a really fast read so I recommend it to anyone who wants to start these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Blood, Murder, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cursing, Terminal illness, and Cancer

laurenevlyn's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

What a cute little prequel to one of my favorite series of all time (from my favorite author of all time)! I found so many little Easter eggs to the main series. I was almost annoyed about the ending (Pip finding the right answer with a bit too much speculation thrown in), but what happened instead was a wonderful subversion of my (and the genres) expectations. Holly Jackson is a master storyteller and I can’t wait for more of her work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Blood, and Death

Minor: Incest, Terminal illness, War, and Toxic friendship

itsheyfay's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Drug use, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, and Medical content