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As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

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akechi's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

feel like my expectations were way too high because of the amount of people who told me how good the last book was... but im ngl it was a struggle to get through. thematically it makes sense because it's very human of pip to have the reactions and thought process that she did considering how the last book ended... but the writing style in this just isn't for me because it felt like it was dragging out alot of thoughts comparatively little in terms of dialogue that would normally balance it out which again makes sense why it's like that but just wasn't engaging enough for me.

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paitynjoy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

this was an absolutely outstanding end to the trilogy. holly managed to
tie up loose ends in the first two books while writing a third book with it's own unique story. i would say this was my favorite out of the three and also the most reflective of the three- choices made by pip are complicated and will take some thought. overall, it was a great book that i could not put down.

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luxxltyd's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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adamparrishlover's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

i loved the way how everything tied back to Andie and her death and how it explained so much about her character.

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bellaq's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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valley's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book had me on the edge of my seat. i wanted to reach into it and shake some sense into them tbh.

there's nothing more nervewracking to me than watching a character build a web of lies. i was genuinely more anxious when pip was doing that than when she was abducted.

i had heard both very good and very bad things about this book before reading it, and i saw that someone said that this didn't fit the characters. to which i would say it absolutely does. pip is not the slightly naïve "good girl" anymore. she is traumatised, has lost so much that mattered to her, she has ptsd

(and a drug addiction thanks to that).

she has been failed by the police before. this developement makes perfect sense, even if it's not what we'd wish for her.

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