A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Emma Keene

Fairview High School

ek542 — 2024-02-06 14:28:24 UTC

This is the school where a lot of parts of this story take place. This is the school were Andie Bell and Sal Singh went before they died. This is also the school where Elliot Ward taught at.

The woods

ek542 — 2024-02-13 23:57:54 UTC

This place is significant because it is where Sal Singh's body was found. This is also where Pippa walks her dog, and where she ends up destroying her laptop/flash drives.

"Calamity" parties

ek542 — 2024-02-14 00:06:39 UTC

Lots of events happened at these high school parties. Many secret details from here are later discovered. Andie Bell attended these parties very often. Drugs and drink spiking were involved at these parties too.

The 2010s

ek542 — 2024-02-14 00:23:48 UTC

This story occurred in the 2010s. More specifically, Pippa and Ravi's investigation happened in 2018, but the actual murder and everything surrounding it happened in 2013-14.

Pippa's House

ek542 — 2024-02-14 00:38:42 UTC

This is the house where Pippa does most of her studying. She spends lots of time in her room, doing work and connecting the dots in this investigation with the help of Ravi. All of her important papers and leads in this case are kept here.

Rating

ek542 — 2024-02-14 00:43:45 UTC

I rate this book 5/5 stars. It was very intriguing and it made me very eager to solve this mystery along with the characters. It started out a little bit slow, but all came together in the end. I was so interested that I had to make sure I actually read everything before turning the page to get to the solution of the murder. I also like how there is not only one clear person that ends up being guilty, but rather multiple people who are all directly or indirectly connected.

Letter to the Author

ek542 — 2024-02-14 00:51:58 UTC

Dear Holly Jackson,

I absolutely loved your book A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. It had me on the edge of my seat, eager to find out what was going to happen next. I loved the character development and the relationships between the characters. I also loved how the story resolved in the end. This was a very well-written book that all ended up with all the puzzle pieces fitting perfectly together. The last 60-70 pages had me sitting on my bed with my jaw practically on the floor. I thoroughly enjoyed your writing and am excited to read the rest of the series!

Sincerely,

Emma Keene

Themes

ek542 — 2024-02-14 01:05:49 UTC

Although I struggled to find the theme of this book at first, I have realized many now. First of all, like in most mysteries, I think the author believes that not all people/things are as they seem. This also goes along with another theme that I have found, which is that humans are very complex. There are lots of characters in this book that you cannot only define as "good" or "bad. The author also shows that we cannot stereotype people, and we need to know the truth for ourselves instead of just following the popular opinion. Lastly, I think this book portrays the importance of teamwork.

Quote #1

ek542 — 2024-02-14 01:09:48 UTC

“And though this story does have its monsters, I’ve found that it is not one that can be so easily cleaved into the good and the bad. In the end, this was a story about people and their different shades of desperation, crashing up against each other.” - Pippa Fitz-Amobi, page 385

I think this quote shows the general conclusion of this book very well. It shows the complexity of this case and of people overall.

Quote #2

ek542 — 2024-02-14 01:10:07 UTC

"The people you love weren't calculated, subtracted, or held at arm's length across a decimal point." -Pippa Fitz-Amobi, page 12

I like this quote because I think this shows Pippa's passion for people and things very well. It shows how she feels about the relationships she has with her family, friends (especially Ravi), and even her dog.

Pippa Fitz-Amobi

ek542 — 2024-02-14 01:34:26 UTC

Pippa is the main character in this story. She is very intelligent and hardworking. She starts off this book as just researching the Andie Bell murder as part of her senior project, but gets fully sucked into it, and is determined to prove her town wrong. She is partners with Ravi Singh, the alleged murderer's brother.

Andie Bell

ek542 — 2024-02-14 01:40:30 UTC

Andie Bell was murdered in 2014. After she was killed, the town viewed her as a perfect, innocent girl. But, that does not turn out to be true. Andie was caught up in lots of things, which led to her murder. She was Sal Singh's girlfriend and was very popular at school.

Sal Singh

ek542 — 2024-02-14 01:56:36 UTC

Sal Singh allegedly killed Andie Bell. He was the brother of Ravi Singh, and was very kind. He was selfless and loving to everyone. In the story that the town believes, Sal killed Andie, and then killed himself in the woods after, either because of guilt or fear. But is this really true?