Reviews - Not Quite Dead Yet

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Not Quite Dead Yet

Holly Jackson

4.24 AVERAGE

meganfuhr's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

HOLLY! YOU CAN’T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THESE KILLER (joke intended) PLOTS!
I have a little game with myself to see if I can guess the killer before they're revealed (specifically for Holly Jackson books, because she does SO well) and I can happily say I got kinda close this time around

I really thought it was going to be Billy and was SHOCKED to my core when it wasn't

I'm pleased, though of course, I a already had big expectations, they were met and exceeded!

kelliott9117's review

5.0

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

liv_reads_pp's review

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

michellem767's review

4.25

dark emotional 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

seungchaccomin's review

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

ambsreads's review

4.5

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

on Holly Jackson you have done it again, endless thanks @tandemcollectiveglobal @ballantinebooks @hojay92 for having me on this readalong and gifting me a copy of Not Quite Dead Yet [AD-PR Product]

you know Jet dies at the end but you just can’t help rooting for her to overcome the odds. she’s genuinely so funny, her wit and one liners made her beyond easy to love. there’s so many characters and so many things happening yet i never felt confused and that’s a true testament to Jackson’s talent.

now did i guess the killer, obviously not but i would like a round of applause for guessing two of the twists, a new record for me yall. the layers to this book made it impossible to stop turning the page and the fact that it takes place in a week means the pacing never slacks.

there was a lot of sadness in this one (and enough medical terminology to make me squeamish) i highly recommend this one, especially as the weather turns

Content Warnings

readwellreviews's review

4.0

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rachelann333's review

2.75

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Content Warnings

camille0505's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sarahmjenkins's review

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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