As Good As Dead
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Summary
The third thrilling book in the bestselling， award-winning A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No。1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020 and SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020
Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended。 Soon she’ll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her 。 。 。 and this time it’s all about Pip。
Pip is used to online death threats， but there’s one that catches her eye， someone who keeps asking: who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears？ And it’s not just online。 Pip has a stalker who knows where she lives。 The police refuse to act and then Pip finds connections between her stalker and a local serial killer。 The killer has been in prison for six years， but Pip suspects that the wrong man is behind bars。 As the deadly game plays out， Pip realises that everything in Little Kilton is finally coming full circle。 If Pip doesn’t find the answers， this time she will be the one who disappears 。 。 。
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No。1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020。
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020
Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying， Eva Dolan， C L Taylor， We Were Liars and Riverdale
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No。1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020 and SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020
Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended。 Soon she’ll be leaving for Cambridge University but then another case finds her 。 。 。 and this time it’s all about Pip。
Pip is used to online death threats， but there’s one that catches her eye， someone who keeps asking: who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears？ And it’s not just online。 Pip has a stalker who knows where she lives。 The police refuse to act and then Pip finds connections between her stalker and a local serial killer。 The killer has been in prison for six years， but Pip suspects that the wrong man is behind bars。 As the deadly game plays out， Pip realises that everything in Little Kilton is finally coming full circle。 If Pip doesn’t find the answers， this time she will be the one who disappears 。 。 。
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No。1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020。
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020
Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying， Eva Dolan， C L Taylor， We Were Liars and Riverdale
Reviews
Laura Dvorak
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What。 Was。 This。 🤯After really disliking the second book in the AGGGM series， I hadn't planned on reading the third until I got an invite to read it on NetGalley。 Let's just say this book is definitely way more dark and twisted。 It jumps the shark in a huge way about halfway in， but it worked for me since I read it in nearly one sitting。 Is this high quality literature？ Absolutely not。 But it's the dark teen thriller my summer reading needed。 What。 Was。 This。 🤯After really disliking the second book in the AGGGM series， I hadn't planned on reading the third until I got an invite to read it on NetGalley。 Let's just say this book is definitely way more dark and twisted。 It jumps the shark in a huge way about halfway in， but it worked for me since I read it in nearly one sitting。 Is this high quality literature？ Absolutely not。 But it's the dark teen thriller my summer reading needed。 。。。more
Bridie
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my heart feels so empty rn。 that ending has me so shook i’m on the floor in a ball
Sara Doyle
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I received an ARC of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own and were not affected by the free copy。I want to start off with， I LOVED AGGGTM and GGBB， but this book absolutely ruined the series for me。 It had everything I wanted: Well written ✔Great characters （ I LOVE Ravi） ✔Good portrayal of mental health issues ✔Mystery ✔A spectacular first 50% ✔But。。。。。。I hated everything that happened after part 1。 We have such a drastic change in character and I I received an ARC of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own and were not affected by the free copy。I want to start off with， I LOVED AGGGTM and GGBB， but this book absolutely ruined the series for me。 It had everything I wanted: Well written ✔Great characters （ I LOVE Ravi） ✔Good portrayal of mental health issues ✔Mystery ✔A spectacular first 50% ✔But。。。。。。I hated everything that happened after part 1。 We have such a drastic change in character and I just couldn't get past it; maybe I'm just naïve for hating the choices that were made， but the last half left me physically ill。 I love murder mysteries， thrillers， horrors， the works， but very rarely does a book make me so anxious as this one did。 I did not enjoy how quickly this book turned dark （though I did see the big reveal coming）; it felt like two separate books。 Now， I will say this: even though I hated the book， it was EXTREMELY well written， and I could not stop thinking about it for a full 24 hours after that。 So even though this book was not for me， it will be a great addition to the series for most people。 。。。more
maddison
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As Good As Dead was a fantastic book。 It simply captivates you and forces you to think more deeply than any other book。 The plot was fantastic。 Pip has been receiving internet threats that have manifested themselves in her daily life。 In short， she discovers that she is being stalked， and the cops refuse to believe and help her。 She'll have to figure out what to do on her own now， especially after learning that her stalker has ties to a serial killer。 Except for the fact that this serial killer As Good As Dead was a fantastic book。 It simply captivates you and forces you to think more deeply than any other book。 The plot was fantastic。 Pip has been receiving internet threats that have manifested themselves in her daily life。 In short， she discovers that she is being stalked， and the cops refuse to believe and help her。 She'll have to figure out what to do on her own now， especially after learning that her stalker has ties to a serial killer。 Except for the fact that this serial killer is currently incarcerated。 Is it possible that it's the same individual？ Is it possible that they incarcerated the incorrect person？ If that's the case， is the true killer still on the loose， and is he after her Pip doesn't have a lot of time on her hands until she may disappear， so she needs to figure out all of this information quickly。 What will happen to Pip， and will she ever be the same again？ Will this be too much for her？ You’re just gonna have to find out by reading。 Also LOVE the duct tape on the cover。 I freaked after realizing why it’s on the cover。 。。。more
Shar | sunsnacksseries
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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC of this book。 All opinion are my own。As Good As Dead is the final installment in the Good Girls Guide to Murder trilogy and wow， it didn't disappoint。This book threw me through several loops。 There were so many twists and turns。 It was gripping， suspenseful， and had me on the edge of my seat throughout the majority of the story。Let me start off by saying: this book is definitely different than the others。 It's more intense， and a little confu Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC of this book。 All opinion are my own。As Good As Dead is the final installment in the Good Girls Guide to Murder trilogy and wow， it didn't disappoint。This book threw me through several loops。 There were so many twists and turns。 It was gripping， suspenseful， and had me on the edge of my seat throughout the majority of the story。Let me start off by saying: this book is definitely different than the others。 It's more intense， and a little confusing at times。 Some of the characters make questionable decisions， while others made me proud。 The story changes drastically about halfway in， and it's almost like I was reading a completely different story。 Personally， I liked it。 Although I can see why some people don't。 It's definitely something you need to get used to。Pip and Ravi are so cute， and I've shipped them from the start。 I love their relationship。 I also love Pip as a character， and wow has that girl been through a LOT。 You can see a lot of her PTSD in this book， and I think Holly Jackson did a good job portraying that， and I like how the horrible things she's been through aren't just swept under the rug like everything's fine。Overall， a great story and I was entertained the entire time。 I'm going to miss these books。 I will always recommend them to everyone。 。。。more
Beverley
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I received a free copy from NetGalley。 I really enjoyed this series。 Please read them in order and close enough together that you remember well what happened in each book as they build on each other without mentioning what has already happened in enough detail to skip having read one。 This one has a twist that I did not see coming。
Caitlin Hale
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OmgPS。 Bookclub girls your questions are answered
Lexi
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What a crazy ride！！！ （NEVER imagined it going like that） my heart hurt my heart healed。 I just need more Ravi and Pip in my life！！ So happy with this awesome ending to one of my favorite series。Team Ravi and Pip forever。
Celia McMahon
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Name a better trilogy than this。 I'll wait。 Tick， tock， tick， tock， can't name one？ Well， that's because *screams in bool nerd* THERE ISN'T ONE。 If I could go back in time and forget I read these books just so I could read them again for the first time I would。 I can't say that about a lot of books because sometimes ten minutes after I finish a book I immediately forget all about it making the review super duper difficult。 But not this one。 I will keep you here all day。 I will write essays， crea Name a better trilogy than this。 I'll wait。 Tick， tock， tick， tock， can't name one？ Well， that's because *screams in bool nerd* THERE ISN'T ONE。 If I could go back in time and forget I read these books just so I could read them again for the first time I would。 I can't say that about a lot of books because sometimes ten minutes after I finish a book I immediately forget all about it making the review super duper difficult。 But not this one。 I will keep you here all day。 I will write essays， create powerpoints and draw a diagram on why this book was amazing and will live rent-free in my mind forever。 Where do I start？ Ok， well， for those who read Good Girl， Bad Blood， you know what happens and I won't spoil it for those who haven't read it yet。 But AGAD starts where we left off。 Pip isn't OK。 Not at all。 She's spiraling out of control， fueled by the events of book one and two。 She is no longer the determined， fierce go-getter we saw in AGGGTM。 Part of her transformation is why I loved this last installment so much。 This poor girl has seen some s&^t and any normal person would react the same way。 She's haunted by those who have died， and she needs a big fat frappe and a trip to Disney World badly。 But not right now because we don't want the COVID， but you get the idea。 Strange things start happening to her， and nobody wants to believe her。 Nobody wants to help。 They think she's paranoid because of her ptsd。 But they are dead wrong。 Holly Jackson must have planned out all three books simultaneously because there are things in book one that make so much more sense in book three。 I do have to say， I was NOT expecting what happened to happen。 At first， it felt a little out of character， but GOD did it make for some good tension。 I felt that stress in my bones。 I've seen some of the one or two-star reviews。 Could Holly have written this book differently？ Sure。 But guess what？ It's her book。 This is where she wanted Pip， and I have to give respect where respect is due。 She took a big chance with the events of this book and I have a feeling it will tip people this way or that with no wiggle room。 But honestly， I had not felt this much anxiety and dread reading a book， and I base my rating based on how a book takes hold of my emotions。 Could Pip's story have gone up a different path？ Yes。 But good God did this story punch me in the face because you guys and gals are going to riot when this book gets in your hands。 It is brutal， and it is shocking and it will take you on a rollercoaster ride of feels。I shall close out this review with a QUOTE and leave you to your own devices。 I loved the book。 I want a fourth book。 Give me more PIP！“Revenge is sweet and not fattening。”― Alfred Hitchcock 。。。more
Lori
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‘Pip had asked for this， wished for it， begged for it。 One last case， the right one， to fix all of the cracks inside herself。 Save herself to save herself。 That’s why she had to do this her way。’I have really enjoyed this entire series。 For me， though， this was probably my least favorite out of the three novels。 Pip’s character changed a lot since the end of the last novel and not in a good way。 I missed the ‘old’ Pip’s self-assurance and determination。 The storyline dragged in the beginning onl ‘Pip had asked for this， wished for it， begged for it。 One last case， the right one， to fix all of the cracks inside herself。 Save herself to save herself。 That’s why she had to do this her way。’I have really enjoyed this entire series。 For me， though， this was probably my least favorite out of the three novels。 Pip’s character changed a lot since the end of the last novel and not in a good way。 I missed the ‘old’ Pip’s self-assurance and determination。 The storyline dragged in the beginning only picking up the pace around the half-way point。 I did figure out the twist pretty early on and thought ‘old’ Pip would’ve figured it out a lil sooner。 This final chapter is ‘darker’ and the ending left me a bit disappointed， however， I still think that this is a fun ‘Nancy Drew’ish series。 3。5 stars for this one; 4。5 stars for the series as a whole。ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Vickie
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This is Holly Jackson's third book in the "Good Girl" series。 I would definitely recommend that you read the first two books in order， as they are all intertwined。 Honestly， this was my least favorite novel of the three。 I feel it took a left turn in the character development， especially with Pippa。She is now a high school graduate， and trying to get out of her head during the final weeks of summer， before heading off to Columbia for college。 In As Good as Dead， Pip turns more into the victim as This is Holly Jackson's third book in the "Good Girl" series。 I would definitely recommend that you read the first two books in order， as they are all intertwined。 Honestly， this was my least favorite novel of the three。 I feel it took a left turn in the character development， especially with Pippa。She is now a high school graduate， and trying to get out of her head during the final weeks of summer， before heading off to Columbia for college。 In As Good as Dead， Pip turns more into the victim as suppose to the teen detective/podcaster。 She still has a desire to right the wrongs of her town and takes justice into her own hands with the help of her friends， but the character is far more frantic and clearly suffering from PTSD， without having proper guidance from the adults in her life。Overall， this was a satisfactory story ending to the 3 book series and is still a great Young Adult crime mystery series。Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Claw
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The first two books in this series have become some of my favourite books of all time which is why it is hard to say that the finale disappointed me。 This book was supposed to end it all and wrap up all the mysteries with a nice bow， which I don’t think it did。 The first half of this book had me hooked and I actually enjoyed how Pip questioned her morals and her part in destroying others lives through her podcast， but i think that it was taken too far。 When Jason Bell kidnaps her is where i feel The first two books in this series have become some of my favourite books of all time which is why it is hard to say that the finale disappointed me。 This book was supposed to end it all and wrap up all the mysteries with a nice bow， which I don’t think it did。 The first half of this book had me hooked and I actually enjoyed how Pip questioned her morals and her part in destroying others lives through her podcast， but i think that it was taken too far。 When Jason Bell kidnaps her is where i feel it started to go downhill for me， in other books of the series this would have been the finale， ‘the final battle’ kind of scene， but there was still another whole half of the book to go？ I started to lose interest and it started to drag for me。 And Pips character started to become annoying。 I don’t believe that she would willingly kill someone instead of going to the police and it is even harder for me to believe that she would kill and hide a murder over putting the real killer behind bars and letting an innocent person free。 Honestly i stopped paying as much attention after this because the story felt so disjointed and stopped reading before i got to the end。 Sad to say that a series that i loved so much has become DNFed。 。。。more
Kat
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Thank you so much for the opportunity to read and review As Good as Dead。 Wow， Sarge has been through so much since the first book。 The growth that Holly Jackson shows with her in the final chapter is really amazing。 She has matured in good and bad ways。 I absolutly recommend this series and this book！ I ate it up。 I great plot and wonderful character growth made it hard to leave this series behind。 Thank you Holly Jackson for such a rich character！
Joselin
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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: one of my favorite reads this year。 It was lighthearted， fun， had multimedia elements， murder mystery。Good Girl， Bad Blood: okay in my opinion。 Not so lighthearted， darker themes introduced， less multimedia elements。 As Good as Dead: what happened。。。It feels like this book was actually two very different stories。 The first half is what I’ve come to expect from this series; Pip investigating and researching a murder。 The second half of the story takes such a wild tu A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: one of my favorite reads this year。 It was lighthearted， fun， had multimedia elements， murder mystery。Good Girl， Bad Blood: okay in my opinion。 Not so lighthearted， darker themes introduced， less multimedia elements。 As Good as Dead: what happened。。。It feels like this book was actually two very different stories。 The first half is what I’ve come to expect from this series; Pip investigating and researching a murder。 The second half of the story takes such a wild turn， I honestly didn’t see it coming。 I’m not really a fan of how the story/series ended， I especially didn’t love what was done to Pip。 This book just felt so different from the rest， it was very dark and our characters made choices that didn’t really make sense or fit。 All in all， I have to say I was let down by this final book。Trigger warnings for PTSD， stalking/harassment， violence/gore， drug use， murder*thank you NetGalley for the ARC， all opinions are my own* 。。。more
Kelly
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Received an advance copy from Net Galley。 I’d give the third book in this installment ten stars if I could。 Let’s just say， this series ended with a bang。 Intense， intense， intense。 I was on the edge of my seat the entire book。 Hate to see this series end， but look forward to anything this author writes in the future。 ⭐️
Ambar Grullón
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this is easily one of the BEST books I’ve ever read—like！！！ pip！！！ my favorite protagonist ever！！！
Diane O'Brien
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Review to come。 I loved the first two books and can't wait to review the 3rd。 Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an early copy！ Review to come。 I loved the first two books and can't wait to review the 3rd。 Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an early copy！ 。。。more
Elizabeth
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This is the last book in the Good Girl's Guide trilogy。 There was definitely a twist in this one that I did NOT see coming。 While it was different， I'm not sure it was true to Pip's character。 Also， I don't think this gives away too much， but Pip gets involved with the local deug dealer and starts buying xanax from him because she can't sleep after what happened to her in the last novel。 And again I don't think that was true to her character。 I would have liked to see her work out her PTSD issue This is the last book in the Good Girl's Guide trilogy。 There was definitely a twist in this one that I did NOT see coming。 While it was different， I'm not sure it was true to Pip's character。 Also， I don't think this gives away too much， but Pip gets involved with the local deug dealer and starts buying xanax from him because she can't sleep after what happened to her in the last novel。 And again I don't think that was true to her character。 I would have liked to see her work out her PTSD issues a little more first rather then turning to drugs。 I did love the overall story line but at points it got very wordy and overly descriptive。 But all in all a great read！ 。。。more
Leigh Anne
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3。5⭐Thank you Netgalley and Random House Children's for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review！ This book comes out September 28th and is the third book in Holly Jackson's 'A Good Girls Guide to Murder' series。 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is one of my favorite books and I always recommend it！ I loved the second book Good Girl， Bad Blood just as much。 They were both 5 star reads for me。 While I did enjoy As Good As Dead， it sort of missed the mark for me。 My rating would only be 3。5 stars 3。5⭐Thank you Netgalley and Random House Children's for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review！ This book comes out September 28th and is the third book in Holly Jackson's 'A Good Girls Guide to Murder' series。 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is one of my favorite books and I always recommend it！ I loved the second book Good Girl， Bad Blood just as much。 They were both 5 star reads for me。 While I did enjoy As Good As Dead， it sort of missed the mark for me。 My rating would only be 3。5 stars for this one。 I do love Holly Jackson's writing and she can always create a page turner that's hard to put down！This first half of the book sees Pip dealing with the aftermath of what has happened in her life and dealing with some pretty severe PTSD。 As always I loved Pip and Ravi's relationship; their banter and support of each other is cute and heartwarming。 I really enjoyed the mystery and how this book took quite a few twists and turns that I wasn't expecting。 I also liked that many of the same characters from past books were also featured in this one。 This book took a darker turn than I was anticipating。 Pip's character， morals， values etc completely changed in this book。 It was hard to see her break down and change so much。 It was definitely an emotional roller coaster， and at times I just wanted to yell， "WTF are you thinking？！" at Pip。 Overall， there were parts I enjoyed， but this was not the book or series ending I was expecting。TW: kidnapping， murder， PTSD， substance abuse， arson 。。。more
Heidi
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Honestly， this book took a much darker turn than I was expecting - even for a true crime podcast themed book - and I'm not sure what I think about that。 Memorable characters and mystery。 I'll definitely suggest A Good Girl's Guide to Murder to everyone looking for a readalike to true crime podcasts。 Honestly， this book took a much darker turn than I was expecting - even for a true crime podcast themed book - and I'm not sure what I think about that。 Memorable characters and mystery。 I'll definitely suggest A Good Girl's Guide to Murder to everyone looking for a readalike to true crime podcasts。 。。。more
Beth
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 DNF @ 60%。 I thoroughly enjoyed AGGGTM and Good Girl， Bad Blood， but man， this one was rough。 Pip is dealing with the trauma over the last two books， and I get that， but she's become an inherently unlikable character that I don't think many teens and very few adults can connect to。 The major plot twist at the 60% mark truly sent me over the edge， and I called it quits， something I very rarely do in books。 The first 40% of the book is painfully slow， to the point where I would eye this book sitti DNF @ 60%。 I thoroughly enjoyed AGGGTM and Good Girl， Bad Blood， but man， this one was rough。 Pip is dealing with the trauma over the last two books， and I get that， but she's become an inherently unlikable character that I don't think many teens and very few adults can connect to。 The major plot twist at the 60% mark truly sent me over the edge， and I called it quits， something I very rarely do in books。 The first 40% of the book is painfully slow， to the point where I would eye this book sitting on my Kindle shelf and literally go clean my bathroom instead of sitting down to read it。 We'll still likely buy a copy to round out the series， but I'll have a hard time recommending this series to our YA readers given how graphic and needlessly violent the conclusion to this series was。 Big yikes。 。。。more
Regina
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WOW， this is the best book in the trilogy！ It took a few chapters to get going， focusing more on Pip coping with the events that transpired in the last book， but once you hit the halfway mark， HOLY COW！ It gets REAL！ Pip is readying herself for her first semester of college， but not before this last hoorah。 There were a few points in the book where I was thinking that there was no way Pip was going to think her way out of this！ I was turning pages late into the night because I just couldn't find WOW， this is the best book in the trilogy！ It took a few chapters to get going， focusing more on Pip coping with the events that transpired in the last book， but once you hit the halfway mark， HOLY COW！ It gets REAL！ Pip is readying herself for her first semester of college， but not before this last hoorah。 There were a few points in the book where I was thinking that there was no way Pip was going to think her way out of this！ I was turning pages late into the night because I just couldn't find a good stopping point。 Each subsequent chapter just made me more invested in the story to the point that I had to know what happened or I would just burst with anticipation。 So many secrets revealed， some of which will have you gasping and your mouth wide open！ I am team Pip and Ravi all the way， and you will be to by the time you reach the finale。 Ravi provides the comic relief this book needs to balance out all of the darkness within its pages。 Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
A Reading Nest
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I HIGHLY recommend reading the first two before reading this one。 Although this book can be a standalone， it would be a little bit confusing to follow without knowing all of the information。 Thriller is one of my favorite genres， and I was so excited to receive this book early。As Good as Dead completes the series， and I’m not sure how to feel about it。 I don’t think I loved it， but it was good。 Pip， in the beginning of the series， was lovable and relatable， but in the end， I didn’t love the pers I HIGHLY recommend reading the first two before reading this one。 Although this book can be a standalone， it would be a little bit confusing to follow without knowing all of the information。 Thriller is one of my favorite genres， and I was so excited to receive this book early。As Good as Dead completes the series， and I’m not sure how to feel about it。 I don’t think I loved it， but it was good。 Pip， in the beginning of the series， was lovable and relatable， but in the end， I didn’t love the person she became in this book。 I understand the character development and why she had to change， but as far as protagonists go， she was unlikable throughout the entire book。 The character development of Pip， may play a big role in why this book isn’t sitting right with me。I enjoyed the first half， and I would've liked to see it semi-end there with maybe one more surprise twist。 I wasn't keen on how Pip handled the situation。 Most of the plot， twists， premise， and Ravi were very enjoyable！ The book itself was a bit drawn out in the beginning and towards the end。 The ending was wonderful， and I’m glad the series will close that way。I recommend reading it to complete the series， but beware of Pip。 She’s toxic in this one。 。。。more
Catherine
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3。5 starsWhat to even write for this？ I am shocked。 I am shook。 I am shocked and shook。 That was not the ending I was expecting。 All around that was not the book I was expecting either。 It took so many twists and turns and， for me， none of them had a satisfying ending。 My heart was pounding at 50% in and I was so confused as to how we were only halfway through the book when the book took a major turn。 I didn’t love the revelation because it felt too simplistic and easy。 I didn’t love the events 3。5 starsWhat to even write for this？ I am shocked。 I am shook。 I am shocked and shook。 That was not the ending I was expecting。 All around that was not the book I was expecting either。 It took so many twists and turns and， for me， none of them had a satisfying ending。 My heart was pounding at 50% in and I was so confused as to how we were only halfway through the book when the book took a major turn。 I didn’t love the revelation because it felt too simplistic and easy。 I didn’t love the events that happened after because they felt out of character and I didn’t love how they progressed throughout the rest of the book。 The last 3% of the book gutted me and I wasn’t thrilled with the final page， even though that was supposed to bring it back together。 I think my biggest issue with this book is how drastically dark it got really quickly？ I loved this series because it was a YA murder mystery。 This book though， wow was it dark。 Still YA but definitely not as ‘young’ as the other books were。 Even though this book had my anxiety skyrocketing and my heart pounding， when I finished it I felt an empty ache in my stomach and I didn’t feel satisfied。 Thanks NetGalley and Delacorte Press for the arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Karen Drake
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I read an ARC of this book。I didn’t love it as much as the first two in the trilogy。 The middle makes a definite shift from the true crime story telling MO and I just didn’t like this shift。
Gabby
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*Mild Spoilers for the first book*Someone please tell me how in the heck I am meant to review this。 No， seriously - how am I meant to review this？ It feels impossible to speak about this book without it just being incomprehensible yelling because WHAT HECK JUST HAPPENED？If there's one bad side I don't want to be on， it's Holly Jackson's。 She knows things， friends。 This book？ Evil， brilliant， emotionally turbulent。 You go look at my FitBit heart rate chart for when I was reading this。 IT WAS ALL *Mild Spoilers for the first book*Someone please tell me how in the heck I am meant to review this。 No， seriously - how am I meant to review this？ It feels impossible to speak about this book without it just being incomprehensible yelling because WHAT HECK JUST HAPPENED？If there's one bad side I don't want to be on， it's Holly Jackson's。 She knows things， friends。 This book？ Evil， brilliant， emotionally turbulent。 You go look at my FitBit heart rate chart for when I was reading this。 IT WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE！ Did I flatline at some point？ Maybe。Honestly， I had 0% clue where this book was going - just how I wanted it。 I wanted to feel every twist and turn of this story as it came and well 。 。 。 didn't I just。 I feel like I should have prepared for this， but is there any preparing？ No。 I beg of you， please read this book without spoiling yourself。 Part of the fun of it is not seeing it coming。So， after the end of Good Girl， Bad Blood， Pip was left traumatised， literally and figuratively because of the blood on her hands。 The lines between what is justice， good and bad were all blurred for her， leaving her in a confused， anxious state， while also dealing with the trauma of the death she had born witness too。 This trauma was ever-present in the beginning of As Good As Dead， we find Pip turning to certain places and things to help her deal with her PTSD that aren't exactly the healthiest （understatement）。 And this PTSD， her guilt， her anger， maintained itself all throughout the novel， and I found it was very well written。 We see how it impacts Pip， the relationships with the people around her， and her decision making。AHHH。 DECISION MAKING。 GOSH I WILL NOT SPOIL BUT AHHH。Okay， back to calm。 I love how this book tied everything together from book 1！ It really brought the mystery back full circle， re-opening old cases， finding new clues to another mystery。。。Just so well detailed and plotted。 （And to think that A Good Girl's Guide to Murder was meant to be a standalone？！）As I briefly mentioned above， Pip - just like in the previous installment - begins to question what is 'justice'， and whether 'evil' and 'good' aren't as black and white as they mean to be。 This is a really interesting discourse， which again， I believe is handled sensitively - take the stuff with Becca Bell。 Pip knows what she did was wrong， but does that make Becca evil？ Now that is a trickier line for her。Also， I just need you all to know， I love Ravi。 He is so precious and the most heartbreaking moment of this book was when he cried。 Holly， we fight at dawn。 Also Pip's friends？ Get me some of those。 Friends who ***** ** * ****** ******** stay together！ Although， in their defence， they didn't quite know what they were doing 。 。 。 just that they would do whatever for Pip。Overall， I really liked this novel。 Is 'entertaining' the wrong word to use？ Heart racing， for sure。 Some part of me wished it had taken a different direction than it did a the 50% mark （walk away Pip！） but that's more out of self-preservation for my stress levels and wanting Pip to live a happy life without that burden。 But the decision to do that？ BOLD。 Jackson really went out there with this one & she pulled it off。 Thank you to Netgalley and Electric Monkey for this e-Arc in exchange for an honest review（But pls can I now have a novella of Pip and Ravi just being happy and living in bliss。 I need it to heal）。 。。。more
Ashley Lynne
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What an absolutely stunning conclusion to a series I truly fell in love with。 This small town in Connecticut is absolutely crazy honestly never know what to expect。 The twists in this were totally satisfying and the conclusion was just wholesome enough while totally heartbreaking。 Please read this series。 I’m praying the author continues Pip and Ravi’s story at some point。 Copy provided through NetGalley for review
Caroline
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*2。5 starsThere are many thoughts。 I don't think I can wrap my head around what just happened， I just know I started sobbing while on FaceTime with my friend。 I don't know how to feel。 Without a doubt， though， this is going to be the most polarizing book of the series。 Huge note before we start that although the first two books are 13/14+， this book is more like 16+。 In my opinion， the more unaware about the plot you go into the book， the better。 However， know that this book is dark and it is so *2。5 starsThere are many thoughts。 I don't think I can wrap my head around what just happened， I just know I started sobbing while on FaceTime with my friend。 I don't know how to feel。 Without a doubt， though， this is going to be the most polarizing book of the series。 Huge note before we start that although the first two books are 13/14+， this book is more like 16+。 In my opinion， the more unaware about the plot you go into the book， the better。 However， know that this book is dark and it is sometimes graphic。 Please check TW （listed at the bottom）。 I also don't want this review to deter you from reading the book。 I know many readers yearn for more after the ending of book 2， and I encourage you to read this book and form opinions of your own。 Again， this book is super polarizing， so even though I didn't like it as much， that doesn't mean you'll dislike it too。 Also， don't let this review deter you from starting the series as a whole -- I rated book 1 5 stars and book 2 like 100/5 stars。 It's worth it。 Now time for some more thoughts。 In terms of the positive， I thought the darker turn this book took was interesting， and I like the deep connections there were between this book and the previous two。 Like book 2， some big players come back again。 Pip and Ravi's banter was reminiscent of the first two books and was really cute， as always， and I liked how Pip considered Ravi as a cornerstone of everything good in the world。 My favorite part about this book was the questions it raised。 Think of the ending of book 2 but multiplied by 10。 You just wonder - did this person deserve their fate？ Did this person repent for their sins？ Who deserves to walk free， and who deserves to be punished？ What makes a good person？ If anything is clear， it's that no one is fully good or bad。 This entire book lies in the gray area。 Moving onto the things I didn't like as much。 My biggest critique is the plot。 The plot took a huge turn about 50% in， and that's also where my feelings for the book started to waver a bit。 Were the decisions Pip made good？ That's for you to determine。 （Though， objectively， they're not the best） I know that even though I personally didn't agree with many of those decisions， there is always a degree of nuance in everything。 I just。。 my morals were really tested here。 Also， the plot of the last 50% was less engaging for me; the first and second halves of the book are really so different， and I found the first part much more interesting than the second。 I also feel like there were a lot of loose ends that could have been straightened out （beyond the ones that were intentionally left open）。 The book tried to come full circle， but there was a lot left to question （maybe that's the point） and maybe it's not even possible for a full-circle moment to even occur。 My biggest comfort with the first two books was the relationships Pip had in her life: her friends， family， and Ravi。 And although they were still there， the plot of this book made me lose a little faith in these relationships。 It all falls in a gray area。 That's all I'm going to say。 I came into this book wanting closure。 I don't think I got it。 Maybe that's a commentary。 Overall， I still love the AGGGTM series， but this book just wasn't my cup of tea。 Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Children's for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 CW: murder， arson， kidnapping， PTSD， drugging， substance abuse （drugs）， rape （mentioned） 。。。more
Dhuha ✌️ ♡
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OMG OMG OMGTHIS IS RELEASING IN LIKE。。。。 15 DAYS？ 13？IDK OMG OMGOMGAGHHBBBBBBCJSJAKAJJABZNA
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,As Good As Dead&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0