By: Sophia Elmstrom

‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ by Holly Jackson is a thrilling and page turning book, perfect for those who love mysteries.

This book includes many relatable and smart characters like the main character Pippa Fitz-Amobi. Pippa is a determined and confidence driven senior in high school who is working on her last project for her senior year of high school. Pippa decides for this project that she will reopen the case of Andie Bell and Sal Singh. In this case it is said that the boyfriend of Andie Bell (Sal) killed her and then killed himself from too much “Guilt”. Pippa knew Sal personally and she doesn’t feel like this is right so she wants to investigate.

Once relenting, Ravi (Sal’s brother) decides to partner with Pippa to solve this crime as he feels the same way as Pippa. This school project turns into a huge burden and weight on Pippa’s shoulders; it distracts her from many things that could be more important. Pippa loses strong relationships with family and friends but for what cost.

Pippa interviews mounds and mounds of people who resent her because it has been years since this murder making it hard to find Pippa’s suspects. Many of the people she tries to interview refuse because they don’t want this murder coming back into their lives. This causes Pippa to slow down the process.

Read this book to find out if Pippa is able to solve this murder and finish her school project.

I really liked this book and couldn’t put it down for days. There were many plot twists that caused this book to be so intriguing and interesting. I liked how fast paced it was and how it wasn’t boring at all. Although it did start out kind of slow and I wish that it started faster so that I would’ve read it quicker at the beginning.

Overall, this is a very well written book with many plot twists that is great for mystery lovers. I think this book is great for anyone of any age to read and enjoy. If you really enjoyed this book it is part of a trilogy with very thoughtful and intriguing plots. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did. 8/10