Reviews tagging 'Grief'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

149 reviews

lozzo_bozo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Stalking, Addiction, Animal death, Grief, Rape, Murder, Car accident, Death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Misogyny

bealittlebrave's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Gore

siennaflynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Drug use

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, and Death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

mollymoo1234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

Just omg omg omg , I could not put this book down ( I think  I need a fourth one )  but a definite must read and like the first two may be triggering for some but omg so good  🤭and also * slight  spoiler ( come back after you’ve read it ) “ Hey sarge remember me ?” *  
Your welcome 🤗  😉 
Enjoy xx 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Violence

callidoralblack's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Confinement, Drug use, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Grief and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Rape, Stalking, Animal death, and Vomit

mazeeee's review against another edition

2.0

An absolute character assassination of one of my favorite MCs. Wish I hadn’t read this last book and stopped at GGBB. Yeah. This was not it Queen Holly. 

Also

after the Andie email reveal about someone in the house with her being DT, how did Pip immediately not go to Jason. Like actually. Let’s think about how intuitive and efficient Pip was with clues/evidence in the first two books…i get that she had a lot going on in this book if you know what I mean but ffs girl. you’re THE murder girl. Still love this series and author. Just disappointed with this read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Torture, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Confinement

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

3.5

While Pip isn’t as naive as she was two books ago, there is still just a lot in this novel that represents a more juvenile perspective on life and that makes the story unrealistic. I love the romance and family elements that were included in this latest installment. I’m surprised, in a way, about Pip’s actions and her acceptance of them but lean towards believe that she did what was best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, and Vomit

bekiethebanished's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Vomit, Physical abuse, Confinement, Murder, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Violence, Dysphoria, Cursing, Blood, and Addiction

maaggi13e's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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 love these books so its no surprise i loved this one, there are a few cons i have for it (no charlie green type epilogue / lack of closure on a few things) but apart from that it was really just a good book, i can only hope there will be a fourth one despite knowing that is NOT going to happen but yeah if you wanna read it, go for it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Mental illness, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Racism, and Emotional abuse

paulaks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

Woah what an ending! I was very attached to this series and a bit overwhelmed with this finale.. This book consists of two "unofficial" halfs. In the first half Pip deals with herself and what happened in the past

which includes her having panic attacks, being dependent on drugs for her sleep and being  a traumatized teenager.

. This part was very realistic but also very hard to get through. Pip tries to deal with everything by herself and shuts down her honest relationships.

Half way through, this whole coin flips and the pacing starts picking up. I really can´t tell you what´s about to happen but it´s intense and quite disturbing. We still get the most lovely interactions between Ravi and Pip which melts my heart just thinking about it. I really liked the topics that were indirectly questioned like morality and justice.

I´ll keep it short: I was really suprised by the twists, turns and details, maybe it was a little bit crazy but I guess that´s the vibe. Didn´t loved reading the beginning because of the topics which made it hard to get into the book but overall enjoyed it!
Check content warnings! (I tried to list some)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Stalking, Death, Addiction, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Deadnaming, and Rape