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Not Quite Dead Yet

Holly Jackson

4.22 AVERAGE

mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous 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: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Motive felt really...weak.
fast-paced
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Super fun read! A dark premise but a thrilling mystery which I didn’t figure out 😀 almost all the characters were bad people in one way or another, but you still rooted for the right thing to happen. Recommend it! 
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional medium-paced
dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Blisteringly paced and wickedly clever, Not Quite Dead Yet is the kind of book that laughs at your confident theories and then smacks you with a twist you never saw coming. Just when you think, ah yes, I’ve solved it, Holly Jackson basically says, lol, no you haven’t.

But this isn’t just a murder mystery built to toy with your detective skills. It’s also surprisingly uplifting, peppered with moments of sweetness and laugh-out-loud humor that keep it from ever feeling heavy. The characters aren’t cardboard cutouts—they’re messy, lovable, and often very funny, which makes the more heartfelt turns land even harder.

So yes, it’s a twisty whodunnit. But it’s also an inspirational, reflective, occasionally goofy rollercoaster that proves a murder mystery can have both brains and heart. Consider me thoroughly entertained (and thoroughly humbled by how wrong my guesses were).

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

adventurous mysterious 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

1. The love interest sings at the bar he works at🤨
2. I knew who it was she made it pretty obvious🫠 
I liked one plottwist tho💊