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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

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*TW - suicide, drug abuse, kidnapping, rape, and mentioned briefly self-harm. Lesser trigger warnings include mentioned disordered eating, p sychological abuse, murder and underage drinking Good Girl's guide to murder (1) R eview   |   Spoiler-free review   |   Audible Link Average rating (goodreads) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My rating - ⭐⭐ Author - Holly Jackson Pages  -  433 pages (Paperback) Publisher  -  Electric Monkey Published  -  May 2, 2019 ISBN -  9781405293181 The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final year project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to k...

Love, Lucas by Chantele Sedgwick (spoiler-free review)

*suicidal thoughts Summary After losing her brother to cancer, Oakley finds herself moving to her aunts house temporarily until she is ready to face her old life. She has never really spent much time with her aunt until now but she is grateful to get away. The new house she is staying in is right near a beach; the perfect costal town. Oakley loves photography and, once she's ready to leave the house, it's her only outlet. Two days into her stay and her mother hands her a notebook. Lucas's Diary. She is so thankful to have it but how is she meant to keep on living when he cant? It's not fair. But once she starts greeting the locals, things get easier. She makes friends, starts to talk to her mum more, but she still refuses to live like Lucas can't. Eventually she has to make a choice; die, survive or live. (I'm not even gonna lie, that's a pretty amazing summary) Review Stars:⭐ ⭐ ⭐ What would make it better?  I personally feel like it could have been longer. ...