Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

11 reviews

lemons_and_uwus's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Murder, Death, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Drug use

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Gore, Sexism, and Addiction

Minor: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

ellarae0111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing end to an amazing series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicide, Abandonment, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Grief, Hate crime, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexism

kiittycatt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, and Alcoholism

katben2232's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Drug abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Car accident

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

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

innastholiel's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Death, Stalking, Blood, Medical trauma, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Drug abuse, and Vomit

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Torture

cianarae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, and Alcoholism

natsbookshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, and Alcohol