Once again, I have failed to call any plot twists, and y'know what I'm not even upset about it.

Good Girl, Bad Blood is the sequel to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and it returns readers to the small town of Fairview, which should be an outlier when counting the crime rates in Connecticut.
While I think I enjoyed the first book more (I simply felt more invested in Sal's case than Jaime's), the story did pack a punch. There were plenty of unexpected developments in the case and I liked trying to figure out Layla's identity.

Spoiler

I was convinced it was Daniel because he never explicitly said he'd talked to Layla, he only recognized the name.

Once again, there was a sense of urgency, but Pip didn't face as much danger as I would've expected.
And, once again, I really liked the characters. Pip is so incredibly smart and I really liked her internal struggles with being called a liar and her insistence on "never read the Podcast comments." I don't think Ravi played as big of a role in this one, but we were introduced to Connor, who I liked. Ravi's still a massive green flag, though. Speaking of which, one of my favorite things about this series is that it's not completely focused on romance. There's a romantic side plot, but it takes a major backseat to watching Pip fight crime and solve mysteries.
I intend to read the next one ASAP, but I'm sort of scared because I've seen lots of bad reviews plus my cousin's five-star review that says "I am not okay"...
If you enjoyed A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Good Girl, Bad Blood is not a sequel that you want to miss out on.
4/5
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