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As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

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stitch_11's review against another edition

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5.0


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ezrahattrick's review against another edition

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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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redempta's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

4 🌟

I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first two. I feel like was way too long and I lost interest so many times. People hyped this book so much about the plot twist, so I came into it with so much expectations and got disappointed. 

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samairadgaf's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

This series will never not be good to me. Yes, this book is so much darker in a different way compared to the others in the series, but of course it is. Pip faced something so traumatic in the previous one that many people wouldn't even be able to handle. She has changed, and I loved how Holly Jackson portrayed that. The internal conflict in her mind about Charlie and Stanley, foreshadowing the big twist in this book. It will always and forever be one of my faves. 


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Many people found it annoying with the ending because we couldn't see how Ravi and Pip ended, but the pressure for a writer to write the perfect ending is enormous. And Holly Jackson wrote it anamzingly nevertheless. She left it for open interpretation because anything could happen. She wanted us to leave with an understand that this is the end, and we won't get a random book with Pip and Ravi and their kids in 20 years. I am content with the ending, and I loved the entirety of the book.

If people are mad at Pip's morals, I mean come on, you should be mad at many others in the book then. Pip faced so much unforgettable trauma, and it led her to this. This event showed her that her friends will stand by her, and Ravi as well. Throughout the series, the police never trusted her. Looking into her mind helped me with this as well. It's reflecting so much on the modern crime politics and how so many victims come forward with no one believing them. Pip had good reasons, and with what she's faced, I agree with what she did. Yes, doing what she did was wrong physically, but Max wouldn't have faced consequences without that, neither Jason Bell.

We see the fu circle, with finding that Andie Bell was trying to protect her sister, and Pip was protecting others from Max and Jason. I loved everything and I will never stop

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sharg's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

THIS BOOK IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. ITS THE BEST BOOK IN THE SERIES. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND READING!!!

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isaile's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0


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escape_to_reality's review against another edition

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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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cielosiluminado's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

ok so look. i hated it but loved it. i get the mixed feelings because i felt them all too. that is why it’s going to be a 5-star for me.

there was a good chunk of the book where i thought pip – and me lowkey – were hallucinating because it threw me off that much. a plot twist!? but at the same time, it kinda made sense storywise.

all in all, my biggest takeaway from this series is FUCK 12!

oh, and their non-ending ending wrecked me.

ms. jackson, i am kindly asking for an extended epilogue, please and thank you.

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margaretwaltemath09's review against another edition

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mysterious 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

5.0


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cemcarr's review against another edition

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

2.0

Pip! This book felt like a different person entirely. She was frustrating, unrealistic, and thought she was untouchable. The “mystery” was short, and very obvious. Not at all what I had hoped for for the series finale. 

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