Good Girl, Bad Blood

I'm back again with another Holly Jackson (LOVE) mystery! Good Girl, Bad Blood is an amazing novel. Often, sequels are worse than the original book; however, Holly Jackson's newest book is JUST as good as her original: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

Pippa Fitz-Amobi is back suddenly jarred back into the crime-solving world when her friend's brother goes missing. She and her boyfriend, Ravi Singh (brother to the famously framed teenager, Sal Singh, whose name Pippa's discovery in Jackson's first novel cleared), start a podcast with the sole purpose of only having ONE season. One season to cover the Sal Singh. AGGGTM (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: the podcast) is suddenly back for round two. Unhappy for the new mystery and much to her parents' disapproval, Pip takes the case. Follow Pippa through yet another mystery.

When I tell you that I LOVE Holly Jackson, I mean it. Her books are surprisingly relatable (mystery is not traditionally an "I see myself in this book for sure" kind of genre - hopefully, none of you are dealing with missing family members or murdered cousins). To read a non-cheesy book about the teenaged experience with a mystery just to put the cherry on top, is phenomenal. The perfect escapist book, you certainly will not regret picking up Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson.

*Look out for As Good as Dead - the last book in the Good Girl's series!*

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