Reviews tagging Mental illness

As Good As Dead, by Holly Jackson

76 reviews

wik_05's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

so many twists and turns would have never ever expected any of these things to happened - love the full circle from the beginning of the series to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, and Drug use

hazelandbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Stalking, Violence, Death, Drug use, Murder, Blood, and Addiction

llyfrauginger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Just as well written, but not as enjoyable. Pip's decisions were very stressful to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Animal death, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, and Gun violence

becsbees's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, and Death

Minor: Animal death

author2223'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, and Drug use

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault

camoo3032's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

This series started off as a really interesting murder mystery but over the course of the series it's focus turns to trauma, how it affects you and what it feels like. Holly Jackson's description of PTSD is incredibly well done. All of the characters feel really rich no matter how small they are. It's a fantastic series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Addiction, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexism, Confinement, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Bullying, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident

abiwilkes24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Torture, Rape, Blood, Violence, Drug use, and Mental illness

dearbhlanoonan's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Addiction

Minor: Vomit and Rape

trinitytang's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

so much better than the second book! i cant believe the main character here is the same girl as the first book - so much has changed between that time frame. i miss how pip was in the first book and the thrill of uncovering a new clue in her murder case. this book is so much darker and more serious, and it really shows how much has changed. whether you thought the plot was too predictable or not, or if you hated pip in the end, the careful planning conducted by the author is amazing. the first book could have been a stand-alone, tying up loose ends. but after reading the third book, you realize that the author has been planning this exact ending since the very beginning. all the hints left from the very first book, the references, and the ending coming in a complete full circle is genius. while it isn't the happiest ending, it definitely ended in a more realistic one. when i read about

Spoiler

HH and its significance

my jaw basically dropped. it's not that the author complicated a storyline for new material, but it was something purposely left unaddressed to really complete the plot. loved loved loved it, although i wish

Spoiler

ant and lauren got what was coming for them. and of course that there was an epilogue really reuniting ravi and pip, although the ending was pretty good at leaving this up to the imagination

while im not sure that i enjoyed this book more than the first one, there are definitely elements i like more from the first book, i can say that this was not a series dragged on for money and profit. it was intentional and planned and i loved every thrill of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Stalking, Blood, Torture, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Vomit

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

What the hell. What the fuck. What on earth did I just read??
I really dislike the plot twist and the ending overall, but despite that I oddly find myself liking the book. I'd like to hate it, but I can't remember any books having ever made me as anxious as this one, and I mean that as a compliment. What a ride, what a page-turner. There definitely was some character development, just in the wrong direction... I usually like moral ambiguity, but this book should have stuck to its predecessors. The second half of the book was not what I wanted at all, nor do I consider it a suitable ending to the series, but THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE TRILOGIES AFTER ALL AND THE WRITING WAS ADDICTING IN THIS ONE AS WELL. One star reduced for the awful choices, but the rest still deserves the full four.

Also I don't give nor have I ever given a shit about Pip and Ravi's relationship.

Spoiler

the murder would have been a great plot twist if Pip hadn't cared about justice and "being right" all the time. I totally understand her mental health issues and everything she's gone through, but GOD DAMN WAS IT ANNOYING THAT SHE KEPT BLAMING MAX AFTER DOING WORSE CRIMES HERSELF. The framing would have been okay as well had she not done it because "Max deserves to go to jail after all his crimes" well what do you deserve then hun xx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Drug use, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Fire/Fire injury