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As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

188 reviews

lemons_and_uwus's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Murder, Death, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Drug use

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Gore, Sexism, and Addiction

Minor: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

secretcakeparty's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

sophie_the_reader_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Blood, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Cursing

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

♡ Cold Case

♡ Feminine Rage

♡ How to Get Away with Murder

Wow, what a roller coaster this book was.  The most tense out of the series for sure.  I got through the first part then quickly worried how everything would come together by the end.  Which I’m super happy with how this ended.  Everything came full circle and it was so satisfying to read even if some parts were anxiety inducing.  Pip really slayed with her last case (pun may or may not be intended).

And yes, this book also has stunning formatting with all the extra details in the design of the book.  I absolutely loved this series and highly recommend it.

Spice Level: n/a

POV: First Person

Release Date: 28, September 2021

Rep: BIPOC (Main and Side Characters)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Stalking, Gore, Addiction, Death, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Animal death, and Mental illness

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Child death, Suicide, Vomit, and Physical abuse

sadiebugreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Confinement, Vomit, Violence, Drug use, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

emlawley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A thrilling finale to the series, I was not expecting what happened at the end of part 1! After enjoying the other books in the series, but being able to guess who the killer was, I felt a similar pang of mild disappointment when I figured it out again this time. The huge twist and incredibly tense part 2 of the book had me listening ‘on the edge of my seat’ - the tension was palpable thanks to such great writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

reading_something_else's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

Giving this book five stars because it was written so well. I think any criticism for this book comes from discomfort for the choices Pip makes, but I think it’s brilliant that the author chooses to evoke our thoughts on what justice means to us and what we are willing to do for our sense of right and wrong. Pip is such a complex and intriguing character, and I feel like the buildup throughout the trilogy of the plot and of her internal conflict was paced and handled so well. She might not be the most healthy character, and I definitely don’t think the author is condoning all of her actions or asking the readers to support them, but the events of the book are a consequence of Pip’s fascination with true crime and a large message is that obsession can be dangerous. 

I love how the plot was executed, and how events from the first two books were all tied full circle in this one, I always love when that happens. You kind of figure out the mystery early on in the beginning, but then the twists after come fast enough to leave it exciting. My only complaint is the very very end.

If your boyfriend helps you clean up a crime scene, manipulate a de*d body, frame a m*rder on a relatively innocent person, then potentially implicates himself in connection with the crime to take suspicion off of you, and then basically proposes to you, all while being supportive and loving, do you break up with him, yes or no? I feel like if Pip was using the brain that helped her frame a h*micide, she would have figured out how to not break up the man who would literally do and has done anything for her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Grief and Vomit

Minor: Sexual violence and Panic attacks/disorders

amgarrido's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Drug use

Moderate: Vomit and Addiction

rinku's review

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Drug abuse, Stalking, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Police brutality, Body horror, Misogyny, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Vomit, and Animal death

eoxc's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence