Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Kill Joy by Holly Jackson

21 reviews

jadeandherbunny's review

lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Racism, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Death

maryam_reads246's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I love this book with my whole heartttt it was such a quick read and THIS THIS book is one of the reasons now why I love the agggtm series. I loved pip in this book and the murder mystery party was so well set up!! 
I never could've guessed HE was the killer- pippas points were so valid and I could kinda understand about her not wanting to be wrong, academic validation makes us think that? 
Eitherway the book was VERY fast paced and I finished it in 2 hours in one sitting, and the characters were somewhat loveable I guess, I love Cara and pips yk 'friendship' girl bffs really are the besttt and I HATED ant so freaking much I hated his character in agggtm, good girl bad blood, and in as good as dead and now kill joy 😭 he's the type of character you wish you could punch by his 'funny' dialogs, and Lauren was somewhat very pick me imo, anyways that's it I'm not gonna go very deep into why she's a pick or the other characters😭 
Totally recommend it was easily a 
★★★★★ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Minor: Cursing

neiks02's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

itstruly_flower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Drug use

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

katben2232's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

annikenr's review

dark mysterious tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Blood, and Murder

aysha_blake's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

serendipity421's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Cursing

librarymouse's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a fun, quick read. I read Kill Joy after A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and it was really interesting picking up on the little Easter eggs in the prequel! The audiobook runs the exact length of the game in the novella, which is a fun tidbit.

There's also a really good depiction of the fear of the dark and the unsettling feeling of being seen by someone/something unseen.

It's unsettling to see Elliott interacting with the kids, knowing what he's done. It's funny that Ravi was actually the inspiration for the incept on of Pip's capstone, after his joke at the end of the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Medical content, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol