Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

47 reviews

shadysunny's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The last book of this series took some rather dark turns. But I loved it all the same. The characters have changed a lot from the first book, but between all the darkness, you could always catch glimpses of the "old ones".

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Gun violence, Rape, Stalking, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Vomit

amortentiaa's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

oh my god

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Body horror, Gore, Stalking, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Drug use, Addiction, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

grace_reads13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual violence, Drug use, Grief, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

julierambaeck's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Twisted!!!! The first part absolutely amazing and scary!!! Second part lost me a bit, but picked up by the end. Perfect full circle moment! Great ending to a trilogy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Stalking, Blood, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Animal death

Minor: Grief, Sexual assault, Child death, and Rape

crystal689's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Drug use, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

maryam_reads246's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

My thoughts; 
This one was SO GOOD !! I finished it a month ago and the finale of agggtm is even better then the 1st and 2nd book 😭😭😭🩶 it completely devoured me in and that's when I realized I was binging it !! This book is a type that'll make you stay awake until you finish this one. Holly's writing definitely improved from " A Good girls guide to murder " to this one, and if i had to say... this one did gave me goosebumps. Legit!! The plot twist is not at all predictable and it was so well written!! I loved pips character development as well as Ravi's- Romance is probably described tiny miny in this book and again Holly never disappoints 🩶🩶 
Over all, I would definitely recommend this one A THOUSAND TIMES and  " A good girls guide to murder " to " Good girl bad blood " to " As good as dead " they were all so well written!! 
Would recommend ( read this series ) 
★★★★★ [ if I can, I would give it a thousand stars a thousand times. ] 
( legit obsessed with this book and Holly's writing ) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Blood, Child death, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

lucylouise7's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Sexual assault, Stalking, Animal death, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Body horror, Car accident, Kidnapping, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, and Murder

esztimeszti's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

the end-😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Drug use, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Violence

mishasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Murder, Rape, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, and Mental illness

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