4.34 AVERAGE

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

anna_karenina5's review

4.5
adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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charlotte_may's review

4.5

i actually physically cannot read sad books she just wanted to live😭😭😭😭

Jet Mason is 27 years old and still trying to figure out life. She is the daughter of a wealthy family in Vermont and still lives at home with her parents. On Halloween night, her parents are hosting the towns Halloween party and Jet can't wait to get home. Until the unthinkable happens, she is attacked at home by an intruder that she never sees. Jet has a traumatic head injury and upon waking up, she is told that in 7 days she will suffer an aneurysm that will kill her. With the help of her childhood best friend, Billy, Jet is determined to solve her own murder before she dies.

Review:
Please take my review with a grain of salt, because the book slumping has been SLUMPING! 
I love anything Holly Jackson writes, but this one was slow for me. I loved Jet's character. She is funny and witty and had me laughing out loud many times. But, the overall pace of this is just slow and a little longer than it needed to be (in my opinion). I felt like it was dragging on and by the end I honestly just wanted it to be over. Yes, I did love Jet and Billy's characters which is why I am rating it 3 stars. But, other than that, I wasn't thrilled, I was honestly just bored. The premise of the story is super unique and I have never read anything like it before. It was honestly just a pacing issue for me which makes me super sad. But, I will still read anything and everything Holly Jackson writes. This book is getting lots of great reviews, so please do yourself a favor and pick this one up and form your own opinion! 
Thank you to NetGalley, Holly Jackson, and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for this ARC of Not Quite Dead Yet in exchange for an honest review!
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rosearchive's review

2.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No

Maybe holly should stick to YA.. rtc 

theajoytotheworld's review

5.0
dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stavara05's review

5.0
dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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abanas's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
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its_imogen_reads's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I need 7 days to process this. MY HEART FUCKING HURTS.
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robynbest's review

4.75
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes