A review by alisonaroberts
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

After finishing this, I had to stop and think about how I really felt. Part two of this book was a totally different direction for each of the main characters morals and I was surprised it went down that way.

I’m quite disappointed in this ending for the series though. It could have gone completely differently if she just confessed to the self defence murder. She wouldn’t have had to push everyone away. I know that Max deserved all that he got and more but Pip went about it the wrong way. If she had PTSD from seeing someone murdered then how will she be after murdering someone??

And Ravi wants to be a lawyer. Covering up a murder and framing someone else will eat him alive.

It was strange when Pip started sympathising with Charlie too. After everything.

However, I would have killed him once I found out he killed my dog too. That man deserved to die for everything he had done.

After all that though…I get it. I get what she is saying about coming full circle and how Jason and Max were the cause of the whole series of events. The police bundled it so many times especially with Sal’s death.

I love how Pip makes spreadsheets and graphs for all the incidents including a severity scale. That’s something I would do.

However, that was a very The Ring ™️ type thing to get a phone call and then know you will die in 7 days.

Shitttt. The headphones.

Also took a whole star away because she broke up with Ravi for 697 days (I know I know). Thankfully the author confirmed on her Instagram they get back together and eventually get married.

Song: Anti-hero - Taylor Swift
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