Reviews tagging 'Blood'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

642 reviews

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

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

3.25

I loved book 1.  Book 2 was enjoyable.  
I need to say that I loved Pip in books 1 & 2.  Sometimes she was focused on what she thought was right and bulldozed over people. but overall I understood her.

I have no idea what the hell I read in book 3, but it's like we lost Pip.  Yes, PTSD definitely affects people, so I would expect some changes, but I didn't understand her not getting or sticking with professional help.  At all.  And then she just kept making the worst decisions.  I still enjoyed the mystery and the tie-in with the other books.  Plus we still got Pip with her friends and family which I loved.

I just...couldn't with a lot of this book.  If I re-read the books it will not include book 3.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Blood

catiecat2_5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, and Grief

shoshi824's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

jt_2010's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

it’s really good how she solves each step to find out who’s stalking her but

the ending is really really sad and i didn’t like it. if it wasn’t for the ending i would’ve given it 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood

bbethcasas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Such a great series! I loved the characters that returned throughout the series - Pip’s family and friends. I REALLY enjoyed the chemistry between Pip and Ravi and the dynamic in their work relationship! They played well off each other and did the most to bring out the best in each other’s creativity and crime solving skills! 
This last book was definitely the darkest and most twisted of the three in the trilogy! Pip’s life is in grave danger by someone leaving cryptic messages and she must work quickly to figure out who it is and what the messages mean  before it’s too late!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

catlover_booklover2010's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

In my opinion this is the best book out of the whole trilogy. I loved this book, I love all the details in this book!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

jessicaludden's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

“if it's a choice between me and you, i choose you.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

letiross's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

itsmemiana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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

4.5

I have a lot of thoughts.

I saw a lot of reviews saying they didn't like who Pip had become in this book and I just wanna say that I would've done the same in her place. like, the EXACT same things.... idk what that says about me but I'm being honest lmao. like, I would've done exactly what she did, no difference (and what her friends and Ravi did for her too). FUCK [REDACTED] AND FUCK [REDACTED].

I liked the ending but I wished we'd gotten a LOT more in the epilogue because that part was definitely rushed and I feel like Pip and Ravi should've gotten a bigger more detailed epilogue. (I should've gotten that 😔). 

also, I would've definitely changed that one thing close to the ending. we all know what I'm talking about. it hurt for a little bit.

also, this book changed my WHOLE perspective on Andie Bell???? first I wasn't expecting her to be mentioned in this book, and DEFINITELY wasn't expecting to change my opinion on her...

I'm obviously in love with Ravi as I've said before.... who wouldn't??? like, the way he treats Pip.... I need a man to feel that way towards me.

my other thoughts are full of spoilers and I don't like posting spoilers so I won't post them on here.

anyways, I loved this trilogy and I will definitely be re-reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

november22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I have really mixed feelings about this book. In a good way! This trilogy was a whirlpool of plot twists and really good characters. This book being the grand finale doesn't sit well with me. I need atleast 5 more books lol. I was hooked from the first page and I still can't believe that it's over. 3 books and 2 brought me to tears. Crazy. 3 crazy good books. As Good As Dead was well-written. Fit well with A Good Girl's Guide To Murder and Good Girl, Bad Blood. While AGGGTM felt like a relatively bright and fun 'people solve a case yay' type of book, this book felt like a dark 'consequences of solving the case' type of book. I loved the references and nods to book 1 and 2. I read the trilogy in one go but you could pick this book up at any given moment and it would still make sense. 

As Good As Dead broke me. Especially

'we could get married'

ugh why why why. I loved solving the case alongside pip and I can't believe that it's over. I loved how she grew as a character. It showed what the effects and consequences of book 1 and 2 were and how she dealt with it. There were times when I was genuinely upset, happy or frustrated while reading. This book, this trilogy it definitely makes you feel things. That's what's so good about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, and Grief