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Good Girl, Bad Blood

by Holly Jackson · A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2 · 416 pages · Published February 2020
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.19 / 5 across 200K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A tense, dark Young Adult ya thriller built around podcast, missing person, investigation. 416 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Tense. Dark. Gripping.

Tense Dark Gripping

Mood Match

Tense Dark Gripping
Sort By Cravings match based on mood, pacing, romance weight, and trope density.

Skip this book if…

  • You need romance or spice to stay engaged
  • You want a light, comforting read
  • You haven't read the earlier books in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series
  • You need a strong romance to drive the plot

Content notes

Violence Death Drug Use
Podcast
Missing Person
Investigation
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Thriller
Mystery
Moods
Tense
Dark
Gripping
Key Tropes
Podcast
Missing Person
Investigation
Ending
Satisfying
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FAQ

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Is Good Girl, Bad Blood spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Do I need to read Good Girl, Bad Blood in order?

Good Girl, Bad Blood is book 2 in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy Good Girl, Bad Blood?

Readers who love tense and dark stories with podcast and missing person. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Good Girl, Bad Blood?

A tense, dark Young Adult ya thriller built around podcast, missing person, investigation. 416 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Good Girl, Bad Blood?

Content notes include: violence, death, drug use. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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