A review by meganemarshall
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

"I suppose if you were ever involved in anything like this, you'd know exactly how to get it away with it."


There are good parts and bad parts of this book, so I'm really torn on how I feel about it. To start, the book was really slow. It took a really long time to get into the mystery. Then the mystery happened really quickly. After reading the first article about the DT killer, I immediately suspected who it was. Even though a possible red herring was thrown in, I was sure who it was. It was super obvious, which I don't like in a mystery novel.

After the big twist, I wasn't sure if I was okay with that choice. It really grew on me. The more the plan came together, the more I liked the plot. It really tied the whole series together.
I mean naming your first book, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and then ending the third book with the MC commiting murder, covering it up, and framing someone else, was genius.


I really loved how Andie Bell came back into this book and how you got to see the reasons behind her actions. I love what Ravi said about it, " She was brave. Remind me of you a little bit. The Singh brothers clearly have a type." 

The found family in this really surprised me. Pip always had really good friends, but Ravi, Jamie, Nat, Connor, Naomi, and Cara being ride or die type of friends was amazing. Shows that Pip's investigation hurt people, but also she had people who would look for her if she disappeared.

I'm not a huge fan of the ending
of Pip's choice of cutting off her family and friends to save them. It is understandable,
but it doesn't quite tie things up for me. I want to see a 5 years later. Does Pip put crime solving behind her or does she work in criminal justice? Does Pip become an investigative journalist? I kinda wanna know more of what happens after.
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