Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

105 reviews

aysha_blake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Addiction, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence

Minor: Infidelity

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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 loved the first two books, but I think this one fell a little short for me. I think it could be the fact that Pip became a person I wasn't sure I liked anymore. Her decisions were so insane and just so unlike Pip. The story was good, the case was good, but there was something about the change in Pip that I couldn't seem to like. I understand her story and why it took the turn that it did, but that doesn't mean I had to like it. This book was way darker than the others had been as well which I actually did like. 
I still enjoy Ravi, Cara, Connor, Josh, Nat, Jamie and all the rest of the characters that surround Pip, but I don't think it was enough to save this book from dropping almost a whole star grade for me. 
Also, I am a person who actually really enjoys an open ending, but I actually didn't like this one. It makes sense, but yet again that doesn't mean I have to like it. 


Crying score: nope. 

I don't know if this counts as a spoiler or not so I'll just mark it as such. Pip should have died in this books. She should have been murdered by the DT Killer and then Part II should have been Ravi and her friends/family investigating her murder, but I guess that's just me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gore, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Stalking, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Confinement, Drug use, Blood, Torture, Violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Mental illness, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

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

theemeraldgirl23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

Wow! Just wow! The twist in the second half of the novel really drew me. It was so compelling to see how Pip got away with her own murder. I was kind of disappointed to see we never truly got the payoff of Max Hastings's case, but the ending makes it clear that they had won, even if it was implied. Ravi messaged Pip, meaning that she no longer had to be isolated from him, meaning Max Hastings was finally put away. Thank god! I loved this series so much! The whole full-circle nature of the mysteries connecting all three books together was really well done. This was a gripping finale and I loved every moment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

marxnapxrez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

Okay, just to be clear, this book saved the trilogy.
The first one was so good but the second one was such a let down. But this one... omg

(there will be spoilers from here)
one thing i really liked about the second one was the trial and how pip and nat coped with it, i was so angry at it and i couldn't believe that was it but holly saved it greatly! 
i feel like this book is more close to pip, her narration makes you see she is not fine, she has lost it (for great reasons) she couldn't really see what it was in front of her. I take that as a why she didn't even think about Jason, because he was envolved in every murder and she didn't even out him in the persons of interest???
from the second part of the book... it becomes even better. i thought it will maybe end with pip killing jason and thats it but this was so much better. seeing how pip (at a bad place, with so much trauma in her and even an addiction) was put into edges and she get away with it!!! how every friend of her not only supported her but understand her, her rage and why she did what she did. But my favourite part was, as a reader (being, i guess, omnipresent) you were always three steps behind pip. You couldn't now her next move, how she gonna get away with it and the best part: how Max would go down.
When i read that part... GIRLIE DEVORED. I was so angry at that piece of shit and how realistic it was he get away with it but not anymore and honestly she was so right AND SO ICONIC when she said 'you're lucky I didn't put you in the ground too' such a girl boss we love!!
And for the end, i loved every line of the bond of pip with her friends and family but overall ravi, he was willing to burn the world for her, to kill for her and she already did for him!! Loves them, loved they can end together, loved his jokes, him literally carrying a corpse for her (boyfriend goals) my ravi and pip, my team, love them forever!! <3

Also, want to say Cara character and she just joking around about his dad, is such a gen z thing and something i would do too, love her she is my girl <3

pdt: fuck you jason bell and max hastings you got what you deserved

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Eating disorder, Murder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

bubbly_lara'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

What a fantastic end to Pip's story!
Still struggeling with what happened since she started looking into Andie Bell's murder for a school project, Pip begins to doubt her sanity when strange occurances seem to happen more frequently; an anonymous person always asking the same question: "Who will look for you, when you're the one to disappear?"... When she is sure her mind is not just playing tricks an her, she goes to the police to report the instances. However, police let her down once more, so she decides to look into it on her own. When she then finds a connection to a local serial killer and everything that's happened in Little Kilton comes full circle, Pip must keep calm, use her knowledge and wits to make it out alive.

Also, Pip and Ravi are just too cute - cannot wait for the adaoption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Misogyny and Animal death

Minor: Rape, Drug use, and Sexual assault

wishyouweresober's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

1. Again with Holly putting drugs into her books- I COULDN'T PHYSICALLY PUT THIS BOOK DOWN.
2. Give Pip a break, please and thank you.
3. This book physically hurt every part of my body and I literally was so sad in the end that I couldn't even feel emotions anymore-
4. I loved it...Holly can't write a bad book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Murder, Stalking, Addiction, Death, Violence, and Drug use

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Animal death, and Sexual assault

This book was dark- The first book was literally a candy land next to this book....

mollymoo1234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

Just omg omg omg , I could not put this book down ( I think  I need a fourth one )  but a definite must read and like the first two may be triggering for some but omg so good  🤭and also * slight  spoiler ( come back after you’ve read it ) “ Hey sarge remember me ?” *  
Your welcome 🤗  😉 
Enjoy xx 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Violence

bekiethebanished's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Vomit, Physical abuse, Confinement, Murder, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Violence, Dysphoria, Cursing, Blood, and Addiction