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As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

18 reviews

marialeon_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Cursing, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, and Drug use

ellarae0111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

Amazing end to an amazing series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicide, Abandonment, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Grief, Hate crime, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexism

kiittycatt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, and Alcoholism

laureeeon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Hey Sarge, remember me?

There were so many times I stopped reading this book to say "Holly, we need to talk" because I genuinely wanted to know what went through her head to put her readers through the absolute crushing feeling of despair, and what it can come with. For as long as I can remember, I've never cried during a movie or while reading a book (other than The Book Thief ofc), but THIS BOOK GOT ME. As Good As Dead is definitely my favorite out of the entire series, and I've loved seeing how much Holly's writing has evolved from book-to-book. I'll definitely remember--similar to Pip's story--how everything came full circle for me while reading the AGGGTM series: I've just recently picked it up again after over a year since I've first read A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, and I'm so glad I did, because it was definitely worth it.
- Keep reading :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Kidnapping, Gore, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

One small detail I also like is how the term "good girl" is absent from the title. Holly, WE NEED TO TALK‼️

gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, Rape, Drug use, Stalking, Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, and Car accident

mishasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Murder, Rape, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, and Mental illness

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Rape

ellelockley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by her last investigation. But soon a new case finds her and this time it's all about Pip. I went into this book with really high expectations because I really enjoyed the first two, but this book wasn't it. Don't get me wrong, the way it was written was so well done and I was terrified the entire way through, it gripped me considering I read it in one day, which for me is the mark of a well written book. However, I felt that the Pip in this book was completely different to the first two. I know trauma affects people differently but I do think it went a bit too far.

I'm sorry but she should have just gone to the police, they'd of had to investigate it and they would've found all the evidence leading to the conclusion that Jason Bell was DT and for me Pip would've known that, same goes for Ravi

I was sobbing at the end of the book and did not expect it in the slightest. I miss Ravi and Pippa from the first two books, that's where the series ends for me. I'd recommend this book to people who like thrillers. I don't think this one was for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol

delaneyreadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious relaxing 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 BOOK>>>>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, Murder, Drug use, and Cursing

luananki's review against another edition

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

3.75

i’m not sure how to rate this book. i loved the series and the first two books were amazing but this one was just a bit disappointing. 

i still very much enjoyed pip and ravi as characters and how both of them work together so perfectly but it took me forever to finish and it just didn’t grasp me the way the first two stories did.

i wish this one would’ve been kept shorter. i really really loved the ending though and am glad i decided to read all three of the books.

definitely check tw before picking up as good as dead!!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Animal death, and Cursing