Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

135 reviews

dkamada's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

TW PTSD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

kindbutclever's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was HOOKED to this book. It was not at all what I was expecting. Finished it in a week. Gave me back my love for reading and brought me out of my reading lump. You can’t put it down because you want to know what happens next. It’s so well written. It goes deep into characters psyche but also into the plot, and the plot details are so well thought. Love this book so much and I’m so sad I’m done with the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

ghostofthegallows's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

God I was in the edge of my seat the whole time it took me a week to finish cause I picked it up any chance I got to read it!!. It was so amazing can't recommend this book enough 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Car accident

spazzcats's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

jadeandherbunny's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I am pretty much traumatized by this book series, but in all the good ways.
I just need a novela for what has become of "Rip" (Ravi x pip 💀). Also, I need a welfare check on that girl. If I had lived half of her traumas I would be likely in the coffin.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

anniereads2010's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Cursing and Drug use

lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Reread rating: 5

After reading a lot more YA mystery books over the last 2 years, I've come to appreciate the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series more. The way Holly Jackson weaved the whole story and everything came full circle was just amazing. I will never shut up about how good her writing (and this series is). I hope if they decide to continue the AGGGTM TV series, they will do all the books justice, especially As Good As Dead.

I love how the series gets darker and darker. I love how we got to see how Pip spiraled. I love looking at how it led her to this point, understanding the reasons why this needed to be how it ended.

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Initial read rating: 3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Mental illness, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, and Car accident

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

bookishperseus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

catiecat2_5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, and Grief