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itsbumley's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual violence
ccrowley18's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
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
4.25
Holy shit this is such a good series. Potential spoilers - trying to keep it as spoiler free as possible while gently brushing over what happens in the first 2 books.
Pippa Fitz-Amobi is crumbling, she’s been through too much trauma and it’s overtaking her. She’s found out the truth about Andie Bell’s murder, she has uncovered the mystery behind the disappearance of Jamie Reynolds, and she has witnessed a murder. Pip has blood on her hands and a gun in her heart. She’s not herself, she feels a completely different person to that happy-go-lucky girl she was before she started the Andie Bell case. Not only that, she’s now got a stalker who’s threatening to kill her. Pip’s struggles can only be saved by one person. One last case, save herself to save herself.
Holly Jackson has written an amazing YA thriller series. While I guessed the plot twist of who the stalker was but had NO IDEA WHERE IT WAS GOING IN PART 2! Awesome. Such a fast-paced and wickedly twisted thrill-ride of emotions and chaos. Each book is so interconnected and it all comes down to this final one.
Pippa Fitz-Amobi is crumbling, she’s been through too much trauma and it’s overtaking her. She’s found out the truth about Andie Bell’s murder, she has uncovered the mystery behind the disappearance of Jamie Reynolds, and she has witnessed a murder. Pip has blood on her hands and a gun in her heart. She’s not herself, she feels a completely different person to that happy-go-lucky girl she was before she started the Andie Bell case. Not only that, she’s now got a stalker who’s threatening to kill her. Pip’s struggles can only be saved by one person. One last case, save herself to save herself.
Holly Jackson has written an amazing YA thriller series. While I guessed the plot twist of who the stalker was but had NO IDEA WHERE IT WAS GOING IN PART 2! Awesome. Such a fast-paced and wickedly twisted thrill-ride of emotions and chaos. Each book is so interconnected and it all comes down to this final one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Body horror, Kidnapping, Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Violence
Minor: Animal death
inkycat's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, Stalking, and Body horror
fairyskies's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Stalking
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
bookswithlauren's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I am wavering between a 3 star rating and a 3.5 star rating for this final book in the series.
My favourite thing about this series is how well planned and thought out each and every element is across all three books. There is always a connection, a deeper meaning, something to look further into and it is brilliant. However, this book is definitely my least favourite in the series for multiple reasons.
The first half is a slow burn and I really enjoyed it. We delve into Pip struggling with her mental health following the events from the second book and it is real and insightful. We explore PTSD, Anxiety, Addiction and Depression and how these have also had an impact on her relationships between her friends and family. It was well written and I am glad Pip was not just simply fine after everything she has been through.
There are two twists around the halfway marker in this book, one being the identity reveal for a serial killer and the other being what Pip does about it. Up until this point, I had not entirely worked out any of the twists Holly Jackson had written in her books and I enjoyed this uncommon occurrence for me but in this instance, I did work out the identity of the serial killer quite quickly. I did not mind working out a twist before it occurred, what I did mind was a character we have spent two and a half books getting to know and like acting completely out of character. I feel like the second half of the book had a much darker and far fetched tone and I was not a fan. I still finished the book as I wanted to know how the storyline was being played out but it was not the best choice in my opinion. All the characters we have grown to know and love seem to have a complete change in their morals and beliefs, especially Pip and I did not enjoy it. It made the second half of the book unrealistic and far-fetched to me.
The ending also aggravated me, for Pip to drag her friends into everything, for them to be so incredibly loyal to her and for her to just ghost them, not okay with that and not something Pip would have done. I think this particular storyline would have worked more if Pip's mental health had more to do with it but there was never any connections made between her mental health and her actions.
I still really enjoyed the series and would recommend the first two books to anyone and everyone but I feel this third instalment is a bit like marmite, you either love it or you hate it. I have said it in my other reviews and I will say it again here, the audiobooks for this series are incredible, immersive and impressive. Highly recommend listening over reading for sure!
My favourite thing about this series is how well planned and thought out each and every element is across all three books. There is always a connection, a deeper meaning, something to look further into and it is brilliant. However, this book is definitely my least favourite in the series for multiple reasons.
The first half is a slow burn and I really enjoyed it. We delve into Pip struggling with her mental health following the events from the second book and it is real and insightful. We explore PTSD, Anxiety, Addiction and Depression and how these have also had an impact on her relationships between her friends and family. It was well written and I am glad Pip was not just simply fine after everything she has been through.
There are two twists around the halfway marker in this book, one being the identity reveal for a serial killer and the other being what Pip does about it. Up until this point, I had not entirely worked out any of the twists Holly Jackson had written in her books and I enjoyed this uncommon occurrence for me but in this instance, I did work out the identity of the serial killer quite quickly. I did not mind working out a twist before it occurred, what I did mind was a character we have spent two and a half books getting to know and like acting completely out of character. I feel like the second half of the book had a much darker and far fetched tone and I was not a fan. I still finished the book as I wanted to know how the storyline was being played out but it was not the best choice in my opinion. All the characters we have grown to know and love seem to have a complete change in their morals and beliefs, especially Pip and I did not enjoy it. It made the second half of the book unrealistic and far-fetched to me.
The ending also aggravated me, for Pip to drag her friends into everything, for them to be so incredibly loyal to her and for her to just ghost them, not okay with that and not something Pip would have done. I think this particular storyline would have worked more if Pip's mental health had more to do with it but there was never any connections made between her mental health and her actions.
I still really enjoyed the series and would recommend the first two books to anyone and everyone but I feel this third instalment is a bit like marmite, you either love it or you hate it. I have said it in my other reviews and I will say it again here, the audiobooks for this series are incredible, immersive and impressive. Highly recommend listening over reading for sure!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Rape, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Animal death, Death, Gore, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Addiction, Blood, and Torture
auteaandtales's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death, Drug use, and Mental illness
Moderate: Gun violence
stephann_4's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Stalking, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Body horror
my3bb8's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Drug use, Vomit, Body horror, Cursing, Gun violence, Rape, Gore, Stalking, and Torture
extrafolklore's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Murder, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
ariana_m's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
5.0
Omg I'm so sad I'm done with this series. I'm going to miss it very much. Pip and especially Ravi. I will say he has been my absolute favorite throughout this whole series. I will also miss Pip and her amazing intelligence. Sarge and Ravi will stay with me for a while.
On to the actual review for this book I will say if I could divide my ratings it would be 5 stars for part one and 3.25 stars for part two. I get Pip was having PTSD for most of this book but I didn't like how she was in this at all. Her personality was so off compared to the other two books. The plot after a certain point became kind of predictable too ngl. I wish that Dan da silva was involved somehow since he was a suspect in her theories in all three books. It was a bit of a let down lol. I hates the ending of this, what happened between Ravi and Pip. I wish we got more of her life at college and I wish there was an extended epilogue at the end of the last page. But overall this series is 5 stars from beginning to end. I will miss it very much and I'm hoping the TV show does the book justice. This series will definitely be on my top 10 for the year despite 2023 just beginning lol. I can already tell I will be going back to the books and look at parts I've highlighted. I enjoyed this trilogy very much.
On to the actual review for this book I will say if I could divide my ratings it would be 5 stars for part one and 3.25 stars for part two. I get Pip was having PTSD for most of this book but I didn't like how she was in this at all. Her personality was so off compared to the other two books. The plot after a certain point became kind of predictable too ngl. I wish that Dan da silva was involved somehow since he was a suspect in her theories in all three books. It was a bit of a let down lol. I hates the ending of this, what happened between Ravi and Pip. I wish we got more of her life at college and I wish there was an extended epilogue at the end of the last page. But overall this series is 5 stars from beginning to end. I will miss it very much and I'm hoping the TV show does the book justice. This series will definitely be on my top 10 for the year despite 2023 just beginning lol. I can already tell I will be going back to the books and look at parts I've highlighted. I enjoyed this trilogy very much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Body horror
Minor: Animal death, Misogyny, and Vomit