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As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

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milmilmil's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was CRAZY!!! It was so many hours of pure anxiety waiting to see what would happen next. It was really really dark, which I wasn't expecting, as this is YA. It was a bit gruesome and hard to read at points. I liked this as the series ending, though I do think some moments are really out of character for a few of them.

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ursa_arlo's review against another edition

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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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_pauline's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

loved it but GGBB remains my favourite.

The whole no-contact thing at the end just felt too far-fetched. I get the cover up, it was a little weird since imo it could easily have passed/been disguised as self defence, but I get that it was relevant to the plot. but why would she need to distance herself from people who didn’t even know about it in the first place like her family? that felt a little forced in order to keep the ending dramatic and open.

Plus

the DT-scene

was a little intense for me at times but tbh what did I expect seeing that title and cover (a little crazy for YA though).

Still, nothing can keep me from reading every single thing Holly Jackson publishes, and I liked how seemingly little things from the previous books were resolved (

like the backstory of why Andie was the way she was and why Sal put up with her - I‘d been slightly confused/irritated by that in the previous books but didn’t expect it to be picked up again like that; or Barney, breaking my heart AGAIN

), all without major plot holes or inconsistencies.
And I really liked the portrayal of

Pip’s ptsd, panic attacks, addiction etc as well as everything on sexual assault trials and the criminal justice system.

The best crime/mystery/thriller series I‘ve ever read

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florapatricia's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

It took me two tries to finish this book. The teenage anxt was getting at me big times.

ALthough, if I think about it, I would love me a partner who helps with cleaning up my murder without question. But the breakup scene at the very end reminded me of Twilight New Moon big times. Maybe I am just jealous of the teenage passion these characters embody.

Anyways; the narrators did a fantastic job, I recommend the audiobook if you're interested in an unconventional murder mytery book series.

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