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As Good As Dead, by Holly Jackson

11 reviews

ellelockley's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by her last investigation. But soon a new case finds her and this time it's all about Pip. I went into this book with really high expectations because I really enjoyed the first two, but this book wasn't it. Don't get me wrong, the way it was written was so well done and I was terrified the entire way through, it gripped me considering I read it in one day, which for me is the mark of a well written book. However, I felt that the Pip in this book was completely different to the first two. I know trauma affects people differently but I do think it went a bit too far.

Spoiler

I'm sorry but she should have just gone to the police, they'd of had to investigate it and they would've found all the evidence leading to the conclusion that Jason Bell was DT and for me Pip would've known that, same goes for Ravi

I was sobbing at the end of the book and did not expect it in the slightest. I miss Ravi and Pippa from the first two books, that's where the series ends for me. I'd recommend this book to people who like thrillers. I don't think this one was for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Body horror, Stalking, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol

delaneyreadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

THIS BOOK>>>>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Self harm, Murder, Drug use, and Cursing

luananki's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

i’m not sure how to rate this book. i loved the series and the first two books were amazing but this one was just a bit disappointing. 

i still very much enjoyed pip and ravi as characters and how both of them work together so perfectly but it took me forever to finish and it just didn’t grasp me the way the first two stories did.

i wish this one would’ve been kept shorter. i really really loved the ending though and am glad i decided to read all three of the books.

definitely check tw before picking up as good as dead!!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Animal death, and Cursing

alex3099's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, Drug use, Death, Blood, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

lilith_hmr's review

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? It's complicated

4.75

This book was just crazy. Especially the second half of the book. The AGGGTM title fits perfectly to the storyline and honestly it was such a rollercoaster. I can't believe the ending though, that hurt a lot, but it was such an amazing story. This is definitely my favourite book in the series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Deadnaming, and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

anielabooks's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense

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

5.0

Amazing book. Everyone kept telling me it was the best in the series, and I see why. At first I was skeptical because it was going so slow but around 20% it started picking up pace. Read this book in 4 days, which is super fast for me. Once I got past the first 20% of the book, I couldn’t put it down. There were definitely some scenes that made me want to throw up, so make sure to look at trigger warnings before picking this book up. I’d say I’m satisfied with this ending to the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Rape

cepbreed's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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 did not think this series could continue in a meaningful way, I'll be honest. The second book was great, but certainly had a dip in quality compared to the first book, so I was expecting the third installment to be even worse. I was mistaken to the most severe definition of the word. Pip is an amazing character whose arc fully rounds out in a way both expected and unexpected from the moment you first pick up the series. Jackson artfully interconnected every character's plot line in this story in an almost incomprehensible way. I swear she must have had the entire series mapped out from the beginning, it is crafted that masterfully. I have to wake up at 3:30 in the morning but at this point I don't care. I picked up this book at 10:30 and could not put it down for the life of me.

Spoiler

From the second I read that Pip had turned back to face Jason Bell my heart dropped. I stared at the book in my hands, too in shock to comprehend that I was holding it open to the middle. Meaning Pip's story was far from over. After that point I was pulled in every direction, I felt my heart beat against my ribs as if I were Pip herself. I just have to applaud Holly Jackson. I am in awe.

Ranking of the books: As Good As Dead, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Good Girl Bad Blood

Song:

• Power & Control - Marina and The Diamonds 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Stalking, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Drug abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence

linapina2005's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Kidnapping, and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Murder

stupidasscupid777's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

i loved this book. it is my favorite of the trilogy, as well as the one that made me cry the most. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cursing, Death, Murder, Stalking, Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol

imstephtacular's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Torture