Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

173 reviews

currantcat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This book is a big change for the series. The tone and content of this book get a lot darker and Pip crosses a line that she can't walk back.

The murder investigator now has to evade investigators of a murder she committed (could be argued to be in self-defense).

Though the change was harsh, I could understand the progression. Pip has been through so much trauma and has lost faith in society and justice, so I see what led her to do what she did. Reading this book had me stressed and on the edge of my seat, but I also kinda wished for the tone and stakes of the first book.

Ravi is a real ride or die though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Stalking, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault

hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death, Violence, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Physical abuse

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

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

nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Murder, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

feyreofthestars's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book will fool you into thinking that you're in for one final exciting mystery, and to be fair, it does take you on that ride for a bit...before it smacks you in the face with a twist you don't see coming. Thrilling in all the ways possible: good and bad. And I won't say much but I LOVED how everything came full circle in this series, it was tied together perfectly. Bittersweet ending, but very hopeful and and satsfying in some way. This book was an absolute rollercoaster that made me want to throw up multiple times, but damn, I enjoyed the hell out of it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Drug use

lucylouise7's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Sexual assault, Stalking, Animal death, Rape, Child abuse, Death, Body horror, Car accident, Kidnapping, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, and Murder

mishasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Murder, Rape, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, and Mental illness

sissiemilia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Wow. Just… Wow. The best book I’ve read this year. By far. Oh my god, I can’t stop crying. Have I ever read a book that’s made me feel more in quality and quantity???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Addiction, Violence, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

theil_ma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Addiction, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Vomit