Kill Joy by Holly Jackson is a short novel in which a high school student, Pippa Fitz-Amobi, attends a 1920s murder mystery party with her friends and discovers her passion for solving mysteries. Initially, Pippa does not want to attend her friend’s murder mystery party. Instead of dressing up and pretending to solve a murder, she would prefer to stay at home. However, when the game begins, Pip finds herself drawn into a world of mystery, intrigue, and deception. As Pippa plays make-believe detective, another case comes to mind.
The book is a prequel to the “Good Girls Guide to Murder” series. I read it after finishing the series. I thought this book was a waste of time. I felt that the author could have simply written a paragraph or two about why Pippa was motivated to take on the Andie Bell murder in the series; it didn’t need to be a separate book.
The novella didn’t add anything to the series that we don’t already know. I also didn’t like the characters and their behavior in the book. They were quite annoying, particularly Pippa, who became upset when she didn’t get something right. Fortunately, I read this novella after the series, and since I enjoy the series a lot, I would still be open to reading more works by the author, just not those intended as money grabs.
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