Reviews tagging 'Murder'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

982 reviews

charlottereads_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape

glund_01's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Addiction

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

hazydazywaffles's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

It's so hard to put all my thoughts into words. I would definitely say I liked the first 2 so much better. What Pip did at the 60% mark had my jaw on the floor, but not in a good way. SHe didn't have

to kill him. She just didn't. She could have gone to the police, she could have just run, she could have done so many other things. But kill him brutally? No. She was completely blinded by all the pain she's had to endure. It also bothered me how there were so many people she could have reached out to for help with dealing with her trauma. But she chose to shut everyone, even Ravi, out. Plus, the police's complete denial that anything was happening felt like it was done for the plot, not because that would really happen.

I need to go read a happy rom-com or something light after this book. I would say this was my least favorite, considering all the twisting of justice in this book. You can't justify Pip or Ravi's actions to me. Will forever love the first two books but this one is not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Blood, Death, Gore, Drug abuse, Murder, and Mental illness

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Blood, and Sexual violence

mariah1's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Kidnapping, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Rape

alyssa_brown's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Blood, Addiction, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Vomit and Kidnapping

seelwood's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

Wow! What a great end to the trilogy! I love how all the books were connected and everything was tied up nicely. CRAZY twists and jaw dropping moments for sure!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, and Stalking

hphilips'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

3.0

Although the “mystery” wasn’t very mysterious, everything else was fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Gore and Rape

Minor: Sexism

milmilmil's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was CRAZY!!! It was so many hours of pure anxiety waiting to see what would happen next. It was really really dark, which I wasn't expecting, as this is YA. It was a bit gruesome and hard to read at points. I liked this as the series ending, though I do think some moments are really out of character for a few of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Body horror

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