Reviews tagging 'Gore'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

209 reviews

paradoxchild's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.75

I loved this series so much and the final book didn’t disappoint. I feel the phrase

you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

fits awfully well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, and Stalking

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

natalienicholas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

lamard's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

bookishly_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

elliotjackson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

I could barely put this series down, and this book was no different. The way the PTSD and trauma of the characters was explored was raw, emotional, and realistic. Despite the heavy and morally grey themes, the author had a way of making the reader understand every side to the story, and you keep rooting for the main characters until the very last page. The ending was emotional but realistic for the characters we’ve gotten to know over the last three books. I will miss these characters, but the author wrapped up all the loose ends of the series in a way that made the closure feel final and satisfying. I can’t wait to read more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death and Sexual assault

ro_lux's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

So out of character, everything about PTSD is wrong, plot holes, no. That is not Pip. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

kimberlynpeterson50's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

I didn’t know what to expect after book 2, which wasn’t quite what I’d hoped for following book 1. But WOW, this was more than a murder mystery, more than smart-girl-beats-bad-guy, more than a story of justice…this was emotionally gut wrenching. Pip is brilliant and crazy and both the worst example of what to do and the friend and sister we all need in our corner. Do not delay reading this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

beccamay99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture

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