This book is a prequel and I loved reading about how Pippa solved the mystery game . Loved the murder mystery party ! Great story !

As someone who loved the good girls guide to murder series of course I had read this and I absolutely loved it, and loud the mystery game setting that made it so much more fun to read.

It felt slow at the start, but was soon gripping and fun, the same way A Good Girl's Guide to Murder was.

The prequel to AGGGTM!
Pip, 17, attends a murder mystery dinner party in her hometown of Fairview, Connecticut along with her friends. As she’s playing her part, she discovers how invested she becomes even though it’s a fake mystery. She has an elaborate theory involving most of the players and their characters and is disappointed when the packaged murder mystery only declares the murderer and nothing else about the shenanigans involving the others. This party takes place before Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. It helps Pip decide on her Capstone Project topic, solving Andie Bell’s murder.

Likes/dislikes: This novella is a quick read. I like that it’s a prequel and a precursor to A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series. I enjoyed the interesting murder mystery dinner party idea.
Mature Content: G for none.
Language: R for 17 swears and 10 f-bombs.
Violence: PG for a fake bloody death.
Ethnicity: The ethnicity is mixed with Pip being White.

Holly Jackson is always able to write a story that I cannot put down. I wish there was more. Such a fun short read!

My friends recommend me Holly Jackson books all the time, and honestly, they were right to and I should've listened earlier. I loved this book from start to finish, and it was my first HJ read. When I have the time, I'm probably going to binge read all of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. 10/10, loved.

Has Holly Jackson ever let us down? No. No she has not. I loved this book so much that I told my husband the premise and he even wanted to read it (bear in mind, he hates reading). My husband even enjoyed this one. 10/10 recommend.

I enjoyed this one! I thought there were great Clue / And Then There Were None vibes throughout and thought it was the perfect length for a story like this. I like how the story tied back into their local towns story also.

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Thank you for allowing me to read this story!!

This was a really fun murder mystery party prequel to the good girls guide to murder trilogy. You get to see Pip interact with her friends and see how her mind picks up clues to solve the mystery. The graphics for the mystery game were fun to read and it was interesting to see her figure out what she is going to do for her senior capstone which is the plot for the first book.

Thanks to Delacorte Press and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form. All opinions in this review are my own.

As a fan of Holly Jackson’s other books, I was really excited to read this! I liked that it set up the story of Pip nicely for the books in the series. But honestly, it was a short book and kind of boring. It’s about a group of teenagers getting together for a murder mystery party and that didn’t hold my interest. I’d definitely recommend her other books. If you like the other books in the series then I think this could be worth a read if you really enjoy the characters.

2.5 ⭐️

This was good enough to not Dnf but honestly, I cannot remember anything from this book.

Thank you NetGalley and publishers for this ebook for an honest review.

Loved this prequel! It was fun being with Pip and her friends again even though Ravi’s absence was felt. I will continue crossing my fingers and hoping the author decides to write more books with these characters.

I really liked this novella AS A NOVELLA. It’s a cute and fulfilling short prequel to the main series. At some points Pip felt OOC but that’s understandable. Definitely a must read for AGGGTM fans.

This was great! Holly Black NEVER disappoints! I real,t enjoyed the plot and the characters as always and can’t wait to recommend it to my friends.

PIP IS BACK!!!! in this short story, pip and her friend group BEFORE the events of a good girls guide to murder play a murder mystery game. before i get further into this review it’s important that anyone interested in reading a good girls guide to murder should read book one before reading this one, or you’ll easily get bored. this book is more of a little treat for fans than a real prequel.

the characters- zach and ant were just as annoying as i remember them being but that’s cool. it was so sweet seeing jamie and conner’s sibling relationship. they’re precious and jamie is a sweetheart. cara is fun and amazing and awesome to pip. it was insane seeing cara’s dad though…

PIP!!!!! it was so nice to see pip again!!! my favorite genius detective. i love seeing how her mind works, how it runs from problem to solution and how she connects dots. she doesn’t miss a possible motive, method, secret, lie or truth. her mind is amazing, and just goes to show how genius holly jackson is.

the mystery was fun and very simple. i forgot a lot of different clues and explanations but at the end it all made sense. i especially liked the part where everyone told their theories. when pip explained hers, i was blown away. the way she connected pieces i had completely forgotten about, made bridges and explanations where i couldn’t’ve possibly seen them was amazing. i’m sure that if i were to read the book again with the knowledge of her theory i could see all the clues and lines, but the fact that holly jackson could write that… oh my god.

overall the book was fun and it was nice to see the gang again, but i wasn’t strongly compelled to pick up the book every time i put it down. if it weren’t for the fact that i enjoyed a good girls guide to murder so much i would’ve dnf’ed it about halfway through, but i’m glad i continued it because of the big reveal. part of me wishes that this was an audiobook so it would more casual to follow along.

holly jackson is AMAZING and every work she creates is AMAZING and i can’t wait for the next thing she writes!

I enjoyed this quick novella in the series of a Good Girl's Guide to Murder. I didn't know that this little novella existed! It was an enjoyable read to get back into Pip's world. I didn't love the entire plot but it was still good and I would recommend it if you've read the series.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me a copy to read I enjoyed the book and was so excited to read this as I read the others from this series. I would rate it 3/5 stars.

The AGGTM series is easily one of my favorite young adult series that I've read in a long time. I read this novella fresh off the heels of finishing As Good As Dead, and it was such a fun experience returning to the beginning after that rollercoaster of a book. I loved how we as readers got more insight into why the whole events of the series happened as a result of a murder mystery party Pip had with her friends. Such a quick, fun read!

Kill Joy is the cutest prequel to Holly Jackson’s series A Good Girls Guide to Murder. While I fell in love with Pip’s crime solving and passion for helping her community throughout the series, it was something special to truly witness where the spark began!
Kill Joy is a novela length “whodunnit” meets Murder mystery party, and the characters make the story that much better! I especially loved Pip’s mindset at the end and the stark difference in her ability to analyze a crime scene and come to a conclusion - a clear indicator of her incredible crime solving skills that are displayed throughout the 3 novels.

A super fast read that was just a delight! It had thrills and scares and SO entertaining! It is a prequel to the Good Girl's Guide to Murder and sets it all up. The characters were so much fun, the murder mystery brought in such fun theatrics. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this!