Good Girl, Bad Blood

Hi guys! It has been a while but I am back to review the novel “Good Girl, Bad Blood” by Holly Jackson. It is book #2 in the “A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder” series. It is about Pip having a new case again, this time it’s the disappearance of Jamie Reynolds, her friend Connor Reynolds’s brother. 

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Warning: SPOILERS UP AHEAD! (IF YOU’VE READ IT, GREAT! BUT IF NOT THEN DON’T SCROLL UP OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO SPOIL IT FOR YOURSELF THEN GO AHEAD)

⚠️TRIGGER WARNINGS: MENTIONS OF BLOOD ETC, ⚠️ 

My book review:

Book itself:

• Love the duct tape on the book cover 📕

Characters:

• Loving the relationship between Pip and Ravi, especially the nicknames
• DI Hawkins is a complicated character let’s say.
• Stanley is an interesting, complex character. I wished he stayed alive at the end. 

Plot:

• I did not expect Stanley Forbes to be Child Brunswick. That was a plot twist I didn’t see coming. 
• Charlie Green. Another plot twist I didn’t see coming. I thought he was just Pip’s friendly neighbour. Instead, he had revenge on his mind against Stanley, which I get in a way. However, he could have gotten justice differently. 
• It was nice reading all of Pip’s friends and family having a peaceful barbeque 🍖 at the end, even though Pip herself wasn’t feeling at peace at all. However, it was intriguing to read what was going on inside her mind 🧠 after Stanley’s death. The repeating sounds of the bullet were well described too. 

Moments:

• The moment Charlie shot 🔫 Stanley and Pip couldn’t do anything but watch was so painful. I could feel the shock from her. 
• Also, when she was trying to save Stanley, I was rooting for her. I wanted her to save Stanley too. I felt her pain when she couldn’t save him and he was losing a lot of blood🩸. It was torture. I hated that moment but the way it was shown was so good. 
• I didn’t like Ant in this book. At all. It felt good reading Pip punch 🤜 Ant in the face. He deserved it. 
• I was happy when Jamie was reunited with Connor again. 
• I was so angry when the protesters were there at Stanley’s funeral ⚰️. I felt Pip’s anger too. It was palpable and I also wanted to come at them like Pip wanted to as well. 

Overall this was another good book! 

It was a rollercoaster 🎢 . It had moments where you were devastated, angry, happy, and every other emotion you could think of. 

Comment down below which part of the book was your favourite!

Also, comment below any parts, characters and plotlines I missed!