Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

163 reviews

aysha_blake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity

jackieyvette's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

I loved the first two books, but I think this one fell a little short for me. I think it could be the fact that Pip became a person I wasn't sure I liked anymore. Her decisions were so insane and just so unlike Pip. The story was good, the case was good, but there was something about the change in Pip that I couldn't seem to like. I understand her story and why it took the turn that it did, but that doesn't mean I had to like it. This book was way darker than the others had been as well which I actually did like. 
I still enjoy Ravi, Cara, Connor, Josh, Nat, Jamie and all the rest of the characters that surround Pip, but I don't think it was enough to save this book from dropping almost a whole star grade for me. 
Also, I am a person who actually really enjoys an open ending, but I actually didn't like this one. It makes sense, but yet again that doesn't mean I have to like it. 


Crying score: nope. 

I don't know if this counts as a spoiler or not so I'll just mark it as such. Pip should have died in this books. She should have been murdered by the DT Killer and then Part II should have been Ravi and her friends/family investigating her murder, but I guess that's just me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ckjl123456's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

I was always on the edge of my seat. I wanted to hug Pip the whole time. I was so scared for her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, and Gaslighting

This book actually made me scared for the main character. Just be careful out there people.

crystal689's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

thekiwibibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

An okay ending to an average series. I LOVED the first one, second was meh, & this one was also meh. The middle act was definitely the best part & I’m happy

Pip & Ravi got away with it. Max deserved to be behind bars

I was so annoyed at Pippa to start with. I found her quite whingy throughout.. Ravi is the best part.. as always!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Rape, and Murder

shaunashares's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Stalking, and Murder

fandomsandfiction's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.0

pip and ravi will always have my heart <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Stalking

hiraethtales's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

My fav book of the series, it jumped right up to my top favs.
This book was such a roller coaster of emotions. I even ended up crying in the middle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

sissiemilia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Wow. Just… Wow. The best book I’ve read this year. By far. Oh my god, I can’t stop crying. Have I ever read a book that’s made me feel more in quality and quantity???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

tinysierra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

As Good As Dead felt a lot darker and more intense than the previous books. 

I don’t think it’s my favorite out of the trilogy, but I thought the ending was a decent conclusion.

The text message at the end…. Ahhhhhh. I think it was a clever way to end the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Blood, and Vomit