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As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

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ezrahattrick's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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redempta's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

4 🌟

I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first two. I feel like was way too long and I lost interest so many times. People hyped this book so much about the plot twist, so I came into it with so much expectations and got disappointed.

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samairadgaf's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This series will never not be good to me. Yes, this book is so much darker in a different way compared to the others in the series, but of course it is. Pip faced something so traumatic in the previous one that many people wouldn't even be able to handle. She has changed, and I loved how Holly Jackson portrayed that. The internal conflict in her mind about Charlie and Stanley, foreshadowing the big twist in this book. It will always and forever be one of my faves.

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Many people found it annoying with the ending because we couldn't see how Ravi and Pip ended, but the pressure for a writer to write the perfect ending is enormous. And Holly Jackson wrote it anamzingly nevertheless. She left it for open interpretation because anything could happen. She wanted us to leave with an understand that this is the end, and we won't get a random book with Pip and Ravi and their kids in 20 years. I am content with the ending, and I loved the entirety of the book.

If people are mad at Pip's morals, I mean come on, you should be mad at many others in the book then. Pip faced so much unforgettable trauma, and it led her to this. This event showed her that her friends will stand by her, and Ravi as well. Throughout the series, the police never trusted her. Looking into her mind helped me with this as well. It's reflecting so much on the modern crime politics and how so many victims come forward with no one believing them. Pip had good reasons, and with what she's faced, I agree with what she did. Yes, doing what she did was wrong physically, but Max wouldn't have faced consequences without that, neither Jason Bell.

We see the fu circle, with finding that Andie Bell was trying to protect her sister, and Pip was protecting others from Max and Jason. I loved everything and I will never stop

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isaile's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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

5.0

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escape_to_reality's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense

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

4.25

This book really neatly tied together the trilogy,

Andie still being a part of the mystery felt fitting.
That Pip didn't realize that Jason Bell was DT earlier felt a bit off, I knew that immedialy when she found out about his companys connections and that he was away on the night Tara was killed. She should have at least questioned what he was doing that night.

Overall I really loved how Pips character grew during the series, and how her trauma is dealt with. The pacing and events really kept me hooked all the way through and I was truly stressed out while reading.
I'm now ready for the tv-series to drop and I'm really excited to see all the characters come to life!!

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cemcarr's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

Pip! This book felt like a different person entirely. She was frustrating, unrealistic, and thought she was untouchable. The “mystery” was short, and very obvious. Not at all what I had hoped for for the series finale.

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chezler24's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny 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

4.0

This was quite the finale for such a gripping series! I was on the edge of my seat throughout the whole thing. Pip was in such a rough spot at the start of the book (and continued to stay in this rough spot throughout the novel); I just wanted her to be free of it all, but I suppose *this* was the best way for her to process her pain while utilizing her skill set. After the second book, I was wondering how Holly Jackson was going to up the excitement factor, and she delivered in some unexpected ways! I was practically screaming at Pip's decisions during several key scenes in the book. I don't want to spoil too much in this review, but Pip's skills were pushed to their limits to carry out justice and solve a few remaining mysteries left in the town. The ending almost devastated me, but the final page secured me some remaining threads of hope.

Thoroughly enjoyed this series and getting to know Pip and the other characters along the way.

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