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Posted on April 29, 2017April 29, 2017 by Eilidh

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(Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) Pip is an intelligent teenage girl, who decides to investigate the disappearance of teenager Andie Bell as part of her extra credit school project. Andie Bell was “murdered” five years prior to the book’s present timeline, although no body was ever discovered. As Pip digs for the truth, she’s putting herself in danger, because somebody doesn’t want the truth of that night to be uncovered, and they’re quite serious about the lengths they’ll go to keep it buried. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is an upbeat, Nancy Drew-like mystery, with an interesting narration style and brilliant lead characters. Damn, Holly Jackson pulls no punches! I loved this book. The characters and the plot had my stomach in knots. One minute I was all tense, and then I was crying. It had this air about it that sucked me in. This has great plot development, with thrilling mini climaxes that had me hooked. ... The story is narrated through two styles; Pip writing in her project logbook, and what is unfolding in real time. This worked because one delivered the plot’s progression by discovering new information, character interactions and so on. The other (through the logbook) provided a diary feel, and acted like a murder board, where the reader gets to contemplate all the facts and evidence Pip has gathered. And oh boy did I! Everyone was a suspect at some point or another… It genuinely felt like I was there with Pip, trying to figure out what was essential to solving the case. I loved this personal and interactive tone, because it had me completely invested. I admired Pip immensely because of her tenacity, intelligence and how much she cared. And I cared so much for Ravi and Sal. Ravi’s humorous personality provided entertainment, and his partnership with Pip gave that dream team vibe that they were capable of anything. ... Overall, I read this in three days and it’s getting all 5 stars. This is a well plotted and cleverly written story. If your favourite genre is mysteries and thrillers, this is worth reading because it’s currently my favourite mystery of 2019. I cannot wait to see what is coming next from Holly Jackson! #agoodgirlsguidetomurder

Let’s talk Book Clubs! 📚☺️ I was perusing my bookshelves earlier, and it occurred to me that there were a lot of @reesesbookclubxhellosunshine picks in amongst my shelves! I don’t think she’s ever picked a book I haven’t liked, so I pretty much rely on getting great reads from her! I really do love to see, at the start of every month what Reese has picked for her #reesesbookclubxhellosunshine 💛 I also like to check #bookofthemonth selections, but I wished they branched out beyond the U.S., to the UK. I’ve gotten a lot of enjoyable reads from their choices too! 💙 When I’m in the mood for a really high voltage thriller or mystery, I’ve turned to #blackheartreads - similarly to Reese’s Book Club and #BOTM, BHR have provided 4 and 5 ⭐️ reads for me 🖤 Then there’s obviously #owlcrate and #fairyloot and #illumicrate to keep up to date on all things in the fantasy genre! 🧜‍♀️🧝‍♀️💜 Are there any other #bookclub you’d recommend to try? Please share them below, you could be opening up a whole new world of entertainment for me (and anyone else that reads this post!) ☺️💗💗📚 ... #bookstack #bookpile #bookshelfie #booksbooksbooks #bookobsessed #bookcollection #bookhoarder #bookworm #bookstagram #bookcommunity #goodreads #goodreadschallenge #instabook #booknerd #bookblogger #bookreviewer

(Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) Recursion follows NYPD detective Barry Sutton and scientist Helena Smith, whose lives are enormously altered by ground-breaking technology that changes the way humans will think of the past, present and future – can a memory become our reality? ... This is not an easily digestible read because the plot is mind-bending but it is understandable if you don’t overthink it. Whilst I wasn’t entirely enamoured with Barry and Helena, or the any of the other characters on an appraisal-worthy-scale, Crouch managed to make this an emotional read by tapping into the emotion of personal tragedies – I didn’t care about the characters, but I cared about the misfortunes life handed them (I hope that makes sense). Crouch also successfully captured a tone that reflected a “the end of the world as we know it” vibe. The real magnitude of the threats and implications the technological revelation led to, made this thrilling and obsessive. My favourite element of this book is the way it gave my cognition a good exercise. It challenged me to think about things I don’t think about on a daily basis; Have our scientific and technological break throughs been good or bad? Can we evolve beyond our limits? This really does engage an existential thought process, weighing up the pros and cons of the story’s hypothetical development on a real-life application. ... Toward the ending there was repetition that made me impatient for the story to end, because the plot just kept repeating itself over and over to a point where I felt it weakened the quality of the plot. Similarly, near the story’s end, I felt there was a terribly morbid tone that was not elevated enough to recover from the melancholy that was created. ... Overall, I read this within three days and I’m giving it 4 stars because it was thrilling and thought-provoking. I don’t know if I’d recommend this to non-sci-fi buffs like me, because I’m more than happy to admit I’m ignorant to all things physics. However, the philosophical and real-life consequences that Recursion explored, hit home with a thorough and emotional impact, that ensures this story is well worth reading and won’t be forgotten soon. 🧡💙

What’s everybody reading this weekend? 📖 I’m in the middle of reading The Silent Companions, and I’m absolutely loving it. I’ve already bought Laura Purcell’s most recent release to read next at some point, The Corset. ... Here’s some of my other recent book buys! I’m very intrigued by all of these, particularly Miracle Creek and Wakenhyrst because on the whole I’m largely seeing 5 ⭐️ reviews. I’ll be humming and hawing about which one to pick up first! .. Hope everyone’s had a lovely weekend, and to everyone who’s celebrating Fathers Day too! 💙📚 ... #wakenhyrst #theflatshare #miraclecreek #thefarm #acrossthevoid #bookshelf #bookstack #bookpile #booksbooksbooks #bookstagram #thesilentcompanions #tbrpile #bookhaul #bookmail #bookworm #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookobsessed

✨ May Owlcrate unboxing! ✨ That pillowcase is devine! I love the quote, the at sea design. And love that there’s an eye mask to go with it 😍 They’re my favourite items, along with this month’s pin. I’d actually say it’s my favourite Owlcrate pin so far this year, cause it gives me Aladdin vibes, and after having just seen the film, that’s made me like it even more! I can’t wait to read We Hunt the Flame, as it’s one of my most anticipated fantasies of the year. Along with June’s Owlcrate book pick! I can’t wait for that one too. Thanks for another awesome book @Owlcrate 💗 ... #ocadventures #owlcrate #owlcrateunboxing #wehunttheflame #hafsahfaizal #yafantasy #yafiction #bookish #bookworm #booklovers #bookporn #bookhoarder #booklover

✨📚 My May wrap-up! 📚✨ I read a lot of great books this month. I finally finished the Caraval series, which I’m sad is over, but I hope Stephanie Garber will write some more adventures in this magical world! I also got around to read Riley Sager’s Final Girls, which has been sitting on my bookshelf since the day of its publication in 2017 😅😂 But my last read of the month, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, has been one of my favourite reads of the year so far. Potentially my favourite mystery/thriller of the year (so far!)... if you haven’t added it to your TBR pile, you need to asap!! I hope everyone else had an awesome reading month, and here’s to an awesome weekend too! 🥰 ... A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) .. Finale (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫) .. Legendary (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) .. Caraval (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) .. Final Girls (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫) .. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (⭐️⭐️⭐️💫) .. #booklovers #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #amreading #igreads #ilovebooks #booklover #bookblogger #bookaddict #instabook #readersofinstagram #booksofinstagram #bookreview #bookhoarder #bookcollection #booksbooksbooks #bookstack #bookpile #stacksaturday #maywrapup #caraval #finalgirls #thesevendeathsofevelynhardcastle #agoodgirlsguidetomurder

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