Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

181 reviews

sunny_not's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

Why is this book even classified as Y/A when it's too heavy and too dark.

She literally covers up a murder by dr*gging someone and putting their DNA all over the place. Obviously we want the bad guys to get what they deserve but I don't know if this was the way to go about it.  Her not running away made sense since he was a big threat and could catch her as she was running away and I understand that Max is also a big threat to all young women but the way she went about this was a bit insane in my opinion. There were so many things that could've gone wrong and that should've gone wrong. I don't buy that she and Ravi were able to clean all her DNA at all.  I like that Max is in jail for his murder but it wasn't believable in my opinion.

Overall an interesting ending although feels a bit poorly planned. Feels like many things were added later on just for the sake of the surprise element. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Drug use, Mental illness, and Murder

heyjaneysmith's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this trilogy but I found the choices the main character makes a little frustrating and unrealistic at times. Girl I know you have reasons not to trust the police but like if you are for sure being tracked by a serial killer you gotta ask for protection even for your family's safety. I felt the ending was a bit rushed and sad but I do think it was satisfying overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Blood, Animal death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Body horror, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Addiction

hdoomk'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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, Gore, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Minor: Vomit

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

First half great, second half terrible

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Stalking, Blood, Gore, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

almgrenrebecka's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

may_s's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

CANNOT BELIEVE THIS BOOK WANT IT ERASED FROM MY MEMORY

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Death, Drug use, and Rape

_happilyeverafter_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

I couldn’t put the book aside, such a plot twist for the series! Pip’s decision making really stressed me out though…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

matildamundy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Blood

duchess16's review against another edition

4.0

art is supposed to make you feel something. It’s supposed to seep into the inner cracks of your soul and change how you see things. And for that, this book is art. It made me feel things. So many things. Things with names and things I can’t describe. I adore Ravi with every fiber of my being. I hate this book. I hate it and I want to burn it. But I won’t. I’ll put it on my bookshelf. Right next to the two preceding it, and every time I see it I’ll remember the absolute madness that lies within its pages. The terror. The accuracy. The guide. I’ll never forget it as long as I live. I can’t believe it was a year and almost 8 months before they could come back together. I’m losing my mind and it’s all because of this book. Gosh. 

I hate the language in this book. 
I hate the accuracy. 
I hate the way she writes as if this is a real human, with infallible logic and choices. 
I hate the way she writes black and white. 
I can’t stand any of it anymore. But it’s so gripping I couldn’t close it. I wish I’d never picked it up. But it lassoed me in so tight I’ll never be able to put it down. This book truly has tested me in my views of morality, honesty, truth, justice, love, and protection. Plus now I know how to dispose of evidence shall I ever need to. Do not read this book at nighttime. Or outside. Or particularly alone for that matter. Maybe just don’t read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Cursing, Violence, Drug use, and Physical abuse

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