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As Good As Dead Collector's Edition by Holly Jackson

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dbrousseau14's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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: Yes

What an awesome end to this trilogy! This one was darker and more anxiety-inducing though. I think I’ll take a break from this genre for a while until,my heart rate comes down lol. Pip has one last episode of her podcast to record. Who is the DT Killer? We get all the answers in this final installment. Great author. Will read more - in a few months. 😆

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alicethemermaid11's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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

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call_me_nash's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark 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

My thoughts in no particular order: Pip, darling, honey, you are in dire need of professional help. Ravi is an absolute sweetheart, supportive boyfriend, relationship goals, husband material. Why are all the adult so useless and untrustworthy??? This shit was GRAPHIC at one point, it almost made me want to quit or at least skip some of it. Pip is so incredibly smart but sometimes also so damn stupid. I understand why her mind is the way it is and why she does what she does, but still - you are pushing your own happiness away! Such a good book, such a good trilogy, SUCH A FRUSTRATING LAST CHAPTER (but a very satisfying last line♡). As is often the case, the second book of the trilogy felt somehow a bit less amazing than the first and the third/final. I think I might watch the TV show now that I have finished the entire book trilogy.

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agc_mer's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

When I read this I was in a reading slump, so I didn’t enjoy it a lot. As I look back though, I feel like I would rate it higher. I would say that the song that summarizes this book is LABOUR (the cacophony) by Paris Paloma.

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alalalal's review against another edition

4.0

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

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shayke's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ghostbat's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jess_97xo's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

As Good As Dead 🔪❤️

Okay…. I have a lot of thoughts!!!!

I spent a lot of time reading this book, the final book in A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder series, confused, not really enjoying the book and uncomfy with the atmosphere created.

I loved the first few books in the series, and absolutely loved Pip as a young adult character. Pip was very likeable in the first few books - she was curious, intelligent and fun, and the story had a light-hearted, whodunnit storyline. However, in this final book, Pip and the story was much darker, with Pip making a key decision in the middle of the book which was morally questionable and it changed the feeling for me. I can understand Pip is very much struggling after all she has been through, but her characterisation changed for me and I just felt so sad for her. I usually don’t mind reading about unhinged women, but we had grown to love sweet, kind Pip 💔

There wasn’t really explanation as to why Pip wasn’t seeking help and support?

I also very much felt for Ravi. I was confused by his decision to go along with Pip’s decision when she is maybe not in her right frame of mind, and the situation he is put in mirrors what he has already been through and felt quite unfair. Ravi and her friends just wanted Pip to be okay and believed they were doing the right thing 😢

I am not sure whether I feel satisfied with the ending for Pip and Ravi or whether the story could have maybe taken a different ending which wouldn’t have felt so abrupt or final.

With all that being said, I do really enjoy Holly Jackson’s writing, pacing and structure of her novels and will continue reading her books - I think it was just the content of this final book that maybe wasn’t quite for me. I do think Holly Jackson has created a wonderful atmosphere with Pip and in Little Kilton and I overall did enjoy the series. I don’t think this final book felt like a young adult book, with the themes explored. Going to need 7-10 business days to process this one 😭

I am going to give this book ⭐️⭐️⭐️, and a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ series overall for me. Another series finished!

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