A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
I’ve only just realised that I’ve been using the US version of the synopsis for this book in every single post that mentions it. Every time I’ve questioned why it says Fairview when A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is set in Little Kilton – very confusing. Anyway onto why I think this is a bingeworthy series.
I don’t think I’ve ever read books so immersive. I wasn’t a huge thriller mystery reader before picking up this series but it definitely ignited my love for the genre. I read the entirety of the first book in one night because I couldn’t put it down. My need to know if I had figured out the mystery was far more important than going to sleep before 3am. I was in complete awe of how even the tiniest details and clues came together for the conclusion.
I’ve been thinking about which book in this series is my favourite and I don’t think I can pick. It’s definitely between the first two, but they’re all 5 star reads in my opinion.
It’s hard to talk about why you love a mystery-thriller series without giving away too much about the story. Personally, I find them to be the hardest books to review as there’s such a fine line between talking about how good the twists are and giving away the entire plot.
Synopsis: 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 crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn’t so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final 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 keep Pip from the truth … ?
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I’m pretty sure everyone has read this by now, but if you haven’t: WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Reading The Hunger Games is pretty much a rite of passage for any book lover, no matter their age. I was only 12 when I read the whole series and it’s still one of my all-time favourites to this day.
I’ve been wanting to re-read it for so long now but it’s difficult to find the time to both read something I’ve read before and a physical book. I’m not a fan of reading in electric light so physical books just aren’t something I pick up anymore. I do have the entire series sitting on my Amazon wishlist of Kindle books – I’m just waiting for them to go down in price a little, I refuse to pay a lot for Kindle books.
Describing why The Hunger Games is a bingeworthy series seems pretty redundant as I’m sure most people have read this by now, but trust me when I say Suzanne Collins can do no wrong in my eyes (hopefully this doesn’t age poorly).
Synopsis: Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister’s place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
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