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Not Quite Dead Yet
by Holly Jackson
Bravo, Holly Jackson, bravo!
Our FMC, Jet, is attacked in her home on Halloween night. She wakes up in the hospital a few days later and learns that she has a bone fragment in her brain that will cause an aneurysm to form, and it will happen quickly. So she can undergo a risky surgery to have it removed and almost certainly die on the table, or she can forgo the operation, leaving her with about a week to live. Jet ultimately decides that if she has the guarantee of some time, then she's going to take it and use it to solve her own murder.
Even though this book is Jackson's first adult thriller, it still has all of my favorite elements from her YA thrillers. An FMC who is strong and kind of a badass? Check. An MMC who is kind, unquestioningly supportive, and down for all of the FMC's unhinged schemes? Check. A thrilling plot with multiple twists and turns? Check. And most importantly- a furry friend who is the best boy? You better believe it.
I loved Jet's character and how her outlook on life shaped this book. At 27 she's still figuring out what she wants to do with her life, only reassured by the fact that she still has time to leave her mark on the world. So when that time is suddenly taken away from her, she has all the motivation to see this through. Throw in the fact that her impending demise means her actions have little consequence, and we are left with a character who's not going to let anything stop her from getting what she wants. I was a little caught off guard by how many emotional scenes there were, but maybe I should have expected it, considering Jet is having to face her own mortality.
If I were rating this book on vibes alone, it would be 5 stars, no question. The characters, the pacing, the suspense, and the tension- it was all top-tier. There were just a few loose ends that I wish had been tied up more neatly. As Jet is digging to find a reason why someone would want to attack her, she naturally uncovers a bunch of secrets, and some of them just get tossed to the wayside when I feel like they should have had more consequences.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book, and if you've been a fan of Holly Jackson's other novels, I think you will too!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Our FMC, Jet, is attacked in her home on Halloween night. She wakes up in the hospital a few days later and learns that she has a bone fragment in her brain that will cause an aneurysm to form, and it will happen quickly. So she can undergo a risky surgery to have it removed and almost certainly die on the table, or she can forgo the operation, leaving her with about a week to live. Jet ultimately decides that if she has the guarantee of some time, then she's going to take it and use it to solve her own murder.
Even though this book is Jackson's first adult thriller, it still has all of my favorite elements from her YA thrillers. An FMC who is strong and kind of a badass? Check. An MMC who is kind, unquestioningly supportive, and down for all of the FMC's unhinged schemes? Check. A thrilling plot with multiple twists and turns? Check. And most importantly- a furry friend who is the best boy? You better believe it.
I loved Jet's character and how her outlook on life shaped this book. At 27 she's still figuring out what she wants to do with her life, only reassured by the fact that she still has time to leave her mark on the world. So when that time is suddenly taken away from her, she has all the motivation to see this through. Throw in the fact that her impending demise means her actions have little consequence, and we are left with a character who's not going to let anything stop her from getting what she wants. I was a little caught off guard by how many emotional scenes there were, but maybe I should have expected it, considering Jet is having to face her own mortality.
If I were rating this book on vibes alone, it would be 5 stars, no question. The characters, the pacing, the suspense, and the tension- it was all top-tier. There were just a few loose ends that I wish had been tied up more neatly. As Jet is digging to find a reason why someone would want to attack her, she naturally uncovers a bunch of secrets, and some of them just get tossed to the wayside when I feel like they should have had more consequences.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book, and if you've been a fan of Holly Jackson's other novels, I think you will too!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.