A review by _pauline
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

loved it but AGGGTM & GGBB remain my favourites.

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 easily could’ve passed/been disguised as self defence, but I get that it was relevant to the plot. but why would she then need to distance herself from people who - unlike Ravi - didn’t even know about it, let alone were involved in it (like her family)? that felt a little forced in order to make the ending more dramatic and open.


It does get really tense at times, but tbf what did I expect seeing that title and cover. Some love it, others don’t - but the stakes are a lot higher than in the previous books.

Still, nothing can keep me from reading every single thing Holly Jackson publishes, and I liked how seemingly irrelevant 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 the way Barney died, 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.


By far the best crime / mystery / thriller series I‘ve ever read 
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