A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Still Stealing Hearts 💖

This book continues to hold a truly special place in my reading heart. From the unforgettable characters to the gripping mystery, the comforting found-family vibes, and the incredible fandom surrounding it, “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” is a standout. Pip and Ravi? Still iconic! 🫸🫸🫸

Meet the Characters

• Pip: Seriously, is there a smarter protagonist out there? Pip is an absolute queen of deduction and wit!

• Ravi: RAVIIII! Everyone needs a Ravi Singh in their life. And if you didn’t at least crack a smile at his jokes, we need to talk! His humor is just chef’s kiss.

• Sal: It’s impossible not to love Sal. He’s genuinely kind, helpful, and everyone around him seems to gravitate towards his warmth.

• Andie: (No specific comment in the original text, keep it neutral in the new version if needed or omit if focusing on others is better for flow).

• Cara: So supportive and understanding of Pip. Their friendship is a highlight!

Mystery and Vibes

The mystery in “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” is captivating and truly delivers. It’s the kind of book that keeps you guessing until the very end. Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster! Some moments are genuinely heartbreaking, but overall, the reading experience is fantastic and full of feeling. <33 It’s hard to put into words the range of emotions this book evokes.

Unforgettable Quotes

Here are a few quotes that really stood out:

❝ 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨. ❞ – Ravi. This quote perfectly encapsulates Ravi’s brilliant and quirky humor.

❝ 𝘐’𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘐 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 . 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺. ❞ – Pip. This quote hints at Pip’s character development and the moral complexities she faces during her investigation.

❝ 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥, 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘬, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘩𝘦’𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦, 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸. 𝘣𝘤 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥. ❞ – Ravi & Pip. This tender moment between Ravi and Pip showcases their supportive and heartwarming relationship.

❝ 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘯. ❞ – Pip. This quote is a powerful reminder and highlights the book’s exploration of societal expectations and gender roles.

❝ ‘𝘐’𝘮 𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴.’ 𝘗𝘪𝘱 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥, 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮. ‘𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘴.’ ‘𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘴?’ ‘𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘩.’ ❞ – Ravi & Pip. Another example of their playful banter and comfortable dynamic.

❝ 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦. ❞ – About Cara & Pip. This perfectly describes the strength and importance of female friendship in the story.

❝ 𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. ‘𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘗𝘪𝘱.’ ‘𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭.’ ❞ – Ravi & Pip. This romantic quote showcases the depth of their connection and mutual support.

❝ 𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 ❞ – This single word became an iconic and hilarious moment for fans of the book! 🤭🤭🤭

❝ ‘𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵’ ❞ – This quote is emotionally charged and represents a pivotal moment in the mystery. Literal tears! 🥹🥹

❝ ‘𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰, 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦!’ 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘗𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴. ‘𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰.’ ‘𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘋𝘢𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴.’ ❞ – Pip & Her Dad. This funny family interaction adds lightness to the story and shows Pip’s relatable teenage life. 😭😭😭

❝ 𝘙𝘢𝘷𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸. ❞ – This heartbreaking quote hints at sacrifices made and the emotional stakes of the investigation. NOOOO 😢😢

❝ 𝘗𝘪𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘢𝘷𝘪’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 ❞ – Pip & Ravi. This beautifully descriptive quote captures the growing intimacy and connection between Pip and Ravi. 🤭🤭

Thoughts on the Ending

Why did the ending have to be so SAD?! It was emotionally impactful and definitely left a lasting impression. The reveal of the real killer was genuinely surprising and well-executed. It’s a testament to the book’s writing that you feel so deeply for the characters, even when things don’t go the way you hoped. 🥹 Not everyone gets what they deserve, which makes the story feel all the more real and thought-provoking.