Reviews tagging 'Grief'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

149 reviews

tiana_king's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

This had me going up and down with my ratings. First and foremost I always suspected Pip had OCD but now I’m SURE of it. She needed help even before she was traumatized 🫠 Follow her on a journey where she has become completely disenchanted with the judicial system. I can’t say I’m a fan of the ending but it did make sense 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Sexism, Stalking, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Addiction

Minor: Rape

ccrowley18's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

Holy shit this is such a good series. Potential spoilers - trying to keep it as spoiler free as possible while gently brushing over what happens in the first 2 books.

Pippa Fitz-Amobi is crumbling, she’s been through too much trauma and it’s overtaking her. She’s found out the truth about Andie Bell’s murder, she has uncovered the mystery behind the disappearance of Jamie Reynolds, and she has witnessed a murder. Pip has blood on her hands and a gun in her heart. She’s not herself, she feels a completely different person to that happy-go-lucky girl she was before she started the Andie Bell case. Not only that, she’s now got a stalker who’s threatening to kill her. Pip’s struggles can only be saved by one person. One last case, save herself to save herself.

Holly Jackson has written an amazing YA thriller series. While I guessed the plot twist of who the stalker was but had NO IDEA WHERE IT WAS GOING IN PART 2! Awesome. Such a fast-paced and wickedly twisted thrill-ride of emotions and chaos. Each book is so interconnected and it all comes down to this final one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Body horror, Kidnapping, Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

amayapapaya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Kidnapping, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Animal death, and Grief

ericius's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

1.75

WTF, the second half of this book was just..wrong, should have ended differently, but still, the writing is good and there are themes very difficult like PTSD that are treated right

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Gaslighting, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

jessw17's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Cursing, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kaylaannsreads'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Torture, Stalking, Confinement, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

ellahoward_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.0

Really disappointed with how this series ended. Having loved the first two books I thought I would really enjoy this one and for the first half even though it was darker I found it intriguing but it just back too unhinged and found it difficult to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death, Death, Vomit, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

milpeaches's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I called the BBEG at about 30%. Around 60% through, I was confused why there was so much time left. There was a major plot hold in the beginning of the story that I kept thinking back to.

Why didn't anybody ask Josh who was watching their home in the first chapter???

 
I'm glad that I finished the series but this was my least favorite of the series for sure. 

The ending was interesting...?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Drug use, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Stalking, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Rape

1st person experience in content warnings. The thought process of why certain potential triggers.

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Rape

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Rape, Addiction, Animal death, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Blood, Confinement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship