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A review by thebookwhale
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
What on earth - and I mean this in the nicest way possible - have I just read?!
This book definitely was much more dark than the first and second book, things were described more detailed and mental health problems were also a big topic.
Besides me absolutely not agreeing on Pip's decision at the end of the first part, I still enjoyed it. I am absolutely rooting for Pip and Ravi and Ravi is the best book boyfriend one could ever have.
Here's what I didn't like:
It did seem out of character for Pippa to just not tell the police that she had killed Jason Bell. The Pip we know from the first and even the second book has a logical approach to everything, she considers her options really well and then decides. I know that she went through a lot of trauma and obviously has PTSD (which btw I think has been portrayed in a really good way). However, I did not like how her entire character changed.
People saying that the plot twist was not that ✨twisty✨ when Jason Bell was being revealed in being the DT Killer, I think you have a point, but for me personally I have to say that I am absolutely blind to any signs and foreshadowing in books, so it still came as a surprise for me.
I absolutely hate Holly Jackson for the half open ending, because I would love to know how Pip reacted to Ravi's message at the end.
What really amazed me about the entire series is how it all comes together in the end. It looks like Jackson had it all planned out from the very first book, and I loved how all the books and cases are connected to each other.
4.5 stars for me, and a worthy ending this amazing, thrilling and well-written series
This book definitely was much more dark than the first and second book, things were described more detailed and mental health problems were also a big topic.
Besides me absolutely not agreeing on Pip's decision at the end of the first part, I still enjoyed it. I am absolutely rooting for Pip and Ravi and Ravi is the best book boyfriend one could ever have.
It did seem out of character for Pippa to just not tell the police that she had killed Jason Bell. The Pip we know from the first and even the second book has a logical approach to everything, she considers her options really well and then decides. I know that she went through a lot of trauma and obviously has PTSD (which btw I think has been portrayed in a really good way). However, I did not like how her entire character changed.
People saying that the plot twist was not that ✨twisty✨ when Jason Bell was being revealed in being the DT Killer, I think you have a point, but for me personally I have to say that I am absolutely blind to any signs and foreshadowing in books, so it still came as a surprise for me.
I absolutely hate Holly Jackson for the half open ending, because I would love to know how Pip reacted to Ravi's message at the end.
What really amazed me about the entire series is how it all comes together in the end. It looks like Jackson had it all planned out from the very first book, and I loved how all the books and cases are connected to each other.
4.5 stars for me, and a worthy ending this amazing, thrilling and well-written series
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Death, Blood, Murder, Violence, Rape, Drug use, and Kidnapping