Reviews tagging 'Death'

Zo lief als de dood by Holly Jackson

531 reviews

hphilips's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

Although the “mystery” wasn’t very mysterious, everything else was fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Gore and Rape

Minor: Sexism

ursa_arlo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really like this installment. It starts of slow with Pip dealing with her trauma and starting to suspect she is being stalked; this part is a little jarring as it's very heavy and repetitive, but near the middle, the book speeds up and damn... It is the perfect circular ending to this series.

I was wondering what could possible happen after

Pip escapes from Jason

around the middle of the book but I was pleasantly surprised. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Addiction

cbuchanan's review against another edition

dark tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Drug abuse, Death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Vomit, and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Rape, and Sexism

I really liked the previous books in the series, but this felt like an inadequate ending to the series. (Light, non-detailed spoilers ahead)

about halfway through the book, we learn who the DT killer is, and the turn the book takes from there is jarring. Pip was set up as a brilliant young woman, and the actions she takes don't feel like they track with her character from previous books. It's understandable, but seems highly illogical even with her explanation of her decisions.

Detailed spoilers below:

I loved that Jason Bell was the DT Killer, but I hated everything after Pip escaped and decided to turn back and kill him and then pin it on Max Hastings. I hated Max, he was written to be incredibly hateable and explicitly bad, but setting him up to take the fall for killing Jason just doesn't feel satisfying to me. The decision will haunt Pip forever, and she's already struggling with her mental health after seeing Stanley die in the previous book, so it doesn't make sense to me that she's going to be okay with this for the rest of her life. I'm really disappointed with how this ended honestly, and I wish I'd liked it more.

drjosh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, and Rape

eleos01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Drug use and Animal death

nele_281's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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: Hate crime, Violence, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Misogyny, Sexism, Drug abuse, and Rape

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and Cursing

bo0k_wh0re's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

LOVE.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gore, Stalking, Grief, Death, and Murder

Minor: Cursing

samigeo122's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Drug use, and Vomit

pianoplayer279's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

An incredible conclusion to an absolutely fantastic series! Age 15+

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Stalking, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

kat_a's review against another edition

It got just really confusing and I couldn't imagine it was well as I was able to wirh her previous work. This confusion and muddled detailed had me put it down temporarily. I also have a concussion which only added to my delayed attitude when picking it up and wanting to read it. I'll most likely pick it back up later in the year or maybe even in a few days. I love Holly Jackson, but I'm just not in the mood right now it seems. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, and Grief

I just put all the warnings I could think of in the graphic section. I'm very tried and recovering from a concussion currently. Apologies for the messiness and lack of organization.