Happy October! The book for this month is A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, by Holly Jackson. Recently a bookstagram craze, the story is worth the hype, and is followed by two equally gripping novels.
The story is that of a Pippa Fitz-Amobi, a British girl who decides to investigate a cold case and local town legend as her end-of-year project for school. She soon finds more than she bargains for, with death threats and unheard secrets bringing the ugly truth of the past to light.
“I’ve already learned my lesson here: when you catch someone lying about a murdered girl, you go ask them why.”
-Holly Jackson, A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder
Pip’s quirky voice brings the right mood to a fun murder mystery. Her trivia coping mechanism and determined innocence make her an enjoyable protagonist. Jackson’s decision to include Pip’s production log as chapters is an innovative way to provide exposition and let us in on Pip’s thoughts with a first-person perspective in these diary-like entries.
Not only was the mystery itself fun to discover and solve alongside Pip, but her motivations and personality made the story all the more exciting to read. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is an amazing modern murder mystery that is absolutely worth the hype.
- Rating: 𝙼
- Author: Holly Jackson
- Published: 2019
- Review: ★★★★☆