A review by bumblemee
As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Oh well, that was a wild ride!!
I liked this one the most out of the trilogy, because it takes such a turn in the second half and adds a completely new element. Everything goes off the rails and while it hurts a bit to read everything these characters that grew on you over the curse of the series go through, it's also very gripping and ... entertaining? That seems like a weird word to use in this context. In an effort to not say too much one last thing before I share some very spoilery thoughts: I liked how morally complicated it gets.

Some very spoilery thoughts:
- I remember being a little annoyed that Pip, the little smartass, didn't think for one second that maybe .. maybe Andie was talking about her own father in the draft, even though she knew how fucking misogynistic he was. I was internally screaming at her in that moment. But to be fair, I got so sucked in during the second half of the story that I stopped caring about that little thing soon enough
- the way my heart sank when Hawkins asked questions about the headphones and I realized why he asked them, shortly before he revealed that they found them in Jason's house ... it was such a well executed moment in my opinion