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Not Quite Dead Yet
by Holly Jackson
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Wow. I may be traumatised, sobbing, and a mess right now, but this is definitely my favourite book by Holly Jackson. What a triumph. It had it all, and certainly made me feel it all.
Amazingly I actually did figure it out, and was then desperately trying to tell the characters so they could know, but then remembered they couldn't hear me. It didn't ruin the experience at all, because there are so many layers to this story. The cast is large, with most being on the unlikable end of the scale - but it wouldn't be a Jackson book without that being the case! It just makes it all the more interesting and believable.
The premise is so unique and addictive. It added to the tension, and I honestly did not want to put this book down. Even if I was reading it through tears for some of it. There are also some very funny lines thrown in, which you definitely need. Like a bit of dark humour, and this book has it in spade-fulls.
Great book. Read it now so we can discuss please.
Amazingly I actually did figure it out, and was then desperately trying to tell the characters so they could know, but then remembered they couldn't hear me. It didn't ruin the experience at all, because there are so many layers to this story. The cast is large, with most being on the unlikable end of the scale - but it wouldn't be a Jackson book without that being the case! It just makes it all the more interesting and believable.
The premise is so unique and addictive. It added to the tension, and I honestly did not want to put this book down. Even if I was reading it through tears for some of it. There are also some very funny lines thrown in, which you definitely need. Like a bit of dark humour, and this book has it in spade-fulls.
Great book. Read it now so we can discuss please.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism