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Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

110 reviews

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

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mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Omg SO good! Devastating but incredible! I wasn’t surprised by the killer but I also didn’t see it coming. I laughed. I cried. I need another Holly Jackson book immediately. For those who need to know:
Did Billy do it:
no

Does she die:
yes

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adventurous dark 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

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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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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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes

I loved this book! Against the end you kind of already figured it out though (for me though) but I still enjoyed it!

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jetbilly you shattered my heart more than you could’ve imagined.

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emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes

Wow. I may be traumatised, sobbing, and a mess right now, but this is definitely my favourite book by Holly Jackson. What a triumph. It had it all, and certainly made me feel it all. 

Amazingly I actually did figure it out, and was then desperately trying to tell the characters so they could know, but then remembered they couldn't hear me. It didn't ruin the experience at all, because there are so many layers to this story. The cast is large, with most being on the unlikable end of the scale - but it wouldn't be a Jackson book without that being the case! It just makes it all the more interesting and believable. 

The premise is so unique and addictive. It added to the tension, and I honestly did not want to put this book down. Even if I was reading it through tears for some of it. There are also some very funny lines thrown in, which you definitely need. Like a bit of dark humour, and this book has it in spade-fulls. 

Great book. Read it now so we can discuss please.

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Might change my rating not sure. 

Good book, but writing style was a bit wonky, and I wasn’t as enthralled like I was with The Reappearance of Rachel Price, but I’m also in a book slump so…

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