Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

69 reviews

tstar21's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely amazing just like the others. My heart was pounding with nerves throughout this book. Astounding.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

beca_reads'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a perfect ending to the 'good girls guide to murder' trilogy. This time Pip has a stalker, which makes a change from the past book, as this time she is trying to figure out who her stalker is. During this process she finds out that there might still be a serial killer on the loose, making her race to find out before anyone becomes the next victim. The second half of the book, takes a twist which I was not expecting, but absolutely loved (though I could see how some people may not like it). The second half of the book see's pip needing help from her friends, who are more than happy to help her. There was a strong sense of found family and coming together to help each other. The ending broke me, to put it lightly. I felt heavily for Pip and wanted the best for her, and was hard to see her struggle so much. 

Throughout the book we see Pip struggle with the aftermath of the events that happened in 'as good as dead'. Pip experiences extreme anxiety and flashbacks from these past events, leading to her becoming co-dependent on Xanax. Pips mental health was handled carefully, and showed the reality of living with trauma, and anxiety. This made Pip feel like a real person, that deals with mental health conditions that many people deal with daily. I also felt it was good how it showed that it can be hard to reach out for help when you need it most. 

Overall, this book was fantastic and I know I will come back time and time again to this series. I'm excited to see what Holly Jackson does next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishgoob's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

what an amazing end to this trilogy. i loved each book by itself and this was the most perfect ending. it was incredibly fast paced and it had me on the edge of my seat. i held my breath a lot. audibly gasped. got chills and felt so many emotions. to sum the book up i would say: i support womens rights, but more importantly, i support womens wrongs. i loved pip and i felt for her during the series. such a loveable and headstrong character. i wish there was going to be more books but i understand that the story is over, i just wish it wasn’t. this is a series i would recommend everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

missmichalalynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

mme_carton's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

ciao_potatoes's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Self harm, and Fire/Fire injury

rachrreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Writing= immaculate
First half of the plot= SINISTER, TWISTED, BRILLIANT
Second half of the plot = wasn’t a fan. I wanted to slap Pip upside the head. 

I would still recommend this book and series but personally just wasn’t a fan of how this ended. Pip just felt so out of character IMO in this book. I get trauma changes you but it just didn’t feel like the Pip we know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

cedmnds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

sooooooo good i loved it so much !!!! super duper tense and very stressful i could not put it down . a very different plot to the other two books which was very surprising !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Medical content

Minor: Animal death

iliac_iris's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

it's like okay. Like I loved it, it affected me emotionally; but I low-key quit reading at some point when

pip killed jason bell

. It was a good book, but probably 15+.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Gaslighting, and Abandonment