Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

308 reviews

crusoe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really like this installment. It starts of slow with Pip dealing with her trauma and starting to suspect she is being stalked; this part is a little jarring as it's very heavy and repetitive, but near the middle, the book speeds up and damn... It is the perfect circular ending to this series.

I was wondering what could possible happen after

Pip escapes from Jason

around the middle of the book but I was pleasantly surprised. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

_pauline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

loved it but AGGGTM & GGBB remain my favourites.

The whole no-contact thing at the end just felt too far-fetched. I get the cover up; it was a little weird since imo it easily could’ve passed/been disguised as self defence, but I get that it was relevant to the plot. but why would she then need to distance herself from people who - unlike Ravi - didn’t even know about it, let alone were involved in it (like her family)? that felt a little forced in order to make the ending more dramatic and open.

It does get really tense at times, but tbf what did I expect seeing that title and cover. Some love it, others don’t - but the stakes are a lot higher than in the previous books.

Still, nothing can keep me from reading every single thing Holly Jackson publishes, and I liked how seemingly irrelevant things from the previous books were resolved (

like the backstory of why Andie was the way she was and why Sal put up with her - I‘d been slightly confused/irritated by that in the previous books but didn’t expect it to be picked up again like that; or the way Barney died, breaking my heart AGAIN

), all without major plot holes or inconsistencies.
And I really liked the portrayal of

Pip’s ptsd, panic attacks, addiction etc as well as everything on sexual assault trials and the criminal justice system.

By far the best crime / mystery / thriller series I‘ve ever read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault

kri_29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Drug use

nele_281's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Gun violence

piesxlorini's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The best of the 3.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Animal death and Rape

ezrahattrick's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Car accident

escape_to_reality's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book really neatly tied together the trilogy,

Andie still being a part of the mystery felt fitting. 
That Pip didn't realize that Jason Bell was DT earlier felt a bit off, I knew that immedialy when she found out about his companys connections and that he was away on the night Tara was killed. She should have at least questioned what he was doing that night.

Overall I really loved how Pips character grew during the series, and how her trauma is dealt with. The pacing and events really kept me hooked all the way through and I was truly stressed out while reading. 
I'm now ready for the tv-series to drop and I'm really excited to see all the characters come to life!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Rape, and Death of parent

taelorfiller's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Vomit

chezler24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

This was quite the finale for such a gripping series! I was on the edge of my seat throughout the whole thing. Pip was in such a rough spot at the start of the book (and continued to stay in this rough spot throughout the novel); I just wanted her to be free of it all, but I suppose *this* was the best way for her to process her pain while utilizing her skill set. After the second book, I was wondering how Holly Jackson was going to up the excitement factor, and she delivered in some unexpected ways! I was practically screaming at Pip's decisions during several key scenes in the book. I don't want to spoil too much in this review, but Pip's skills were pushed to their limits to carry out justice and solve a few remaining mysteries left in the town.  The ending almost devastated me, but the final page secured me some remaining threads of hope. 

Thoroughly enjoyed this series and getting to know Pip and the other characters along the way. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

lemons_and_uwus's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse