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Not Quite Dead Yet
by Holly Jackson
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
ARC review
Publication date 22 Jul 25
“Not Quite Dead Yet” by Holly Jackson is a murder mystery thriller.
Thank you very much Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the advanced digital copy of the book (via Netgalley).
Opinions from this review are completely my own.
Holly Jackson is an auto-buy/read author for me and I read all her books.
So I am very happy that I was able to read this book early.
What I like is that the premise for the book is original. Or at least I did not read any book before with a character trying to solve their murder.
Jet is the daughter of a rich family and at 27, she thinks that she has all the time in the world to live her life.
But on Halloween night she is attacked in her home and suffers a head injury that will cause a deadly aneurysm in the next week.
There are so many potential suspects even if Jet was actually a collateral victim.
The whole book is so intense and caused some anxiety.
I understand that the idea is to live your life while you can, but Jet's story is heartbreaking.
My favorite part is that she had help in her investigations.
Billy is her childhood friend and the one that found her after the attack.
He made the most of the time that she had and helped her with anything she asked.
What I did not understand is her family's behaviour, especially her brother.
There are many twists and secrets revealed and I did not except the ending.
Still, some things were predictable, or at least I figured them out a lot faster than Jet.
Overall it is a good book but is made me sad.
Publication date 22 Jul 25
“Not Quite Dead Yet” by Holly Jackson is a murder mystery thriller.
Thank you very much Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for the advanced digital copy of the book (via Netgalley).
Opinions from this review are completely my own.
Holly Jackson is an auto-buy/read author for me and I read all her books.
So I am very happy that I was able to read this book early.
What I like is that the premise for the book is original. Or at least I did not read any book before with a character trying to solve their murder.
Jet is the daughter of a rich family and at 27, she thinks that she has all the time in the world to live her life.
But on Halloween night she is attacked in her home and suffers a head injury that will cause a deadly aneurysm in the next week.
There are so many potential suspects even if Jet was actually a collateral victim.
The whole book is so intense and caused some anxiety.
I understand that the idea is to live your life while you can, but Jet's story is heartbreaking.
My favorite part is that she had help in her investigations.
Billy is her childhood friend and the one that found her after the attack.
He made the most of the time that she had and helped her with anything she asked.
What I did not understand is her family's behaviour, especially her brother.
There are many twists and secrets revealed and I did not except the ending.
Still, some things were predictable, or at least I figured them out a lot faster than Jet.
Overall it is a good book but is made me sad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence