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As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

632 reviews

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death

madflatt's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

sofias_reading_obsession's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Rape

Minor: Animal death

lizkocher's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit

briab680's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Drug use, Blood, and Murder

poisonviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

What a ride! I’ve determined this is my favorite book in the series! Kept my attention the entire time, I didn’t want to put it down! Pip needs so much therapy! She is such a complicated character, I would love to see where she is in ten, maybe twenty years. This series speaks volumes to how screwed up our legal system is. Although I just learned this doesn’t take place in America (I must be very dumb). The ending hit me right in the heart with the text message. I also would have loved to know Pips reaction to the verdict as well as Ravis. Also their reunion. But I did like the open ending!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

violet03's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

this book is by far my favourite of the series with agggtm being a very close second! the detail is incredible. there are many twists and turns however i was able to predict one of the main parts in it, which tbh made me find it even more enjoyable like i was solving the crime along with pip! over all i would 100% recommend this book!!! 
(PS, i read the english version of the book as opposed to the us version but it’s most likely the same)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

meganemarshall's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

"I suppose if you were ever involved in anything like this, you'd know exactly how to get it away with it."

There are good parts and bad parts of this book, so I'm really torn on how I feel about it. To start, the book was really slow. It took a really long time to get into the mystery. Then the mystery happened really quickly. After reading the first article about the DT killer, I immediately suspected who it was. Even though a possible red herring was thrown in, I was sure who it was. It was super obvious, which I don't like in a mystery novel.

After the big twist, I wasn't sure if I was okay with that choice. It really grew on me. The more the plan came together, the more I liked the plot. It really tied the whole series together.

I mean naming your first book, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and then ending the third book with the MC commiting murder, covering it up, and framing someone else, was genius.

I really loved how Andie Bell came back into this book and how you got to see the reasons behind her actions. I love what Ravi said about it, " She was brave. Remind me of you a little bit. The Singh brothers clearly have a type." 

The found family in this really surprised me. Pip always had really good friends, but Ravi, Jamie, Nat, Connor, Naomi, and Cara being ride or die type of friends was amazing. Shows that Pip's investigation hurt people, but also she had people who would look for her if she disappeared.

I'm not a huge fan of the ending

of Pip's choice of cutting off her family and friends to save them. It is understandable,

but it doesn't quite tie things up for me. I want to see a 5 years later. Does Pip put crime solving behind her or does she work in criminal justice? Does Pip become an investigative journalist? I kinda wanna know more of what happens after.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape and Vomit

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

Oh, it was going so well until about halfway through… 

After her last investigation, Pip is left reeling, haunted by the events that occurred. And to make matters worse, she’s begun noticing strange things… Anonymous messages, dead pigeons on her driveway, creepy stick figures graffitied on her home. When the threats escalate to terrifying heights, and the police refuse to act, Pip must take action - find her stalker, or become his next victim. 

I absolutely loved the first two books in this series, and for the first half of this book, it was no different. However, when I reached Part 2 of the book, it all kind of went to shit…

For Part 1 of this book, I’d easily give it five stars! I really enjoyed how it was going, and even though I guessed the DT Killer beforehand, I found that I couldn’t put the book down. I liked that Pip’s trauma from the previous book was also a main focus point. 

As for Part 2, I wanted to give it one star… it infuriated me so much! I won’t go into too much detail because of spoilers but it kind of went downhill after Pip picked up the hammer - if you know you know. Firstly, I can’t believe how easily everyone went along with Pip’s plan. Secondly, there was plenty of evidence to corroborate Pip’s story had she just told the police the truth. Thirdly, while Max deserved to serve time for his numerous rape charges, in the end, Pip kind of turned him into a victim, framing him for a murder he didn’t commit… Fourthly, the cover up was just all kinds of ridiculous. 

Fifthly, how did no one notice the state Pip was in? I know she put makeup on and tied her hair up but she literally ripped duct tape from her entire face and head, it would’ve left her with a lot of superficial trauma to the area!!

Finally, Pip was already traumatised by the events of the previous book, but now she’s been kidnapped, held hostage and almost murdered by a serial killer, can’t tell anyone because she’d go to prison (including a therapist because that is honestly what that poor girl needs), and we’re just expected to accept that she’s absolutely fine, not traumatised anymore, even in the midst of pushing everyone she loves away?!?! 

I’ve literally just finished this book and I had to write my review immediately because I’m honestly struggling to comprehend the events of this book… Overall, Part 1 was brilliant, but Part 2… I have run out of words…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lucyrudd's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail