In a shocking turn of events, I actually somewhat managed to call one of the plot twists in this one.

As Good As Dead is the third and final installation in Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder trilogy, and I have to admit, it's much different from the first two...in a lot of different ways.
I don't really want to compare it to the rest of the series because I feel like it's not fair to judge them against each other when the vibes are totally different. The pacing in this one felt simultaneously fast and slow. Pip's PTSD symptoms sometimes weighed down the narrative, but the majority of the story takes place over 24 hours and there's a fair amount of action. I think the change I noticed the most was the predictability of the main plot twist.

Spoiler

When it was mentioned that Andie had a purple hairbrush and that the DT killer was often in her home, I thought it might be Jason but I actually dismissed the theory because I thought that was too easy.

Also, I loved how all of the characters really teamed up in this one. Ravi, Connor, Nat, Cara, Naomi - they all came together to help Pip, and honestly that's friendship goals right there. Ravi is setting the standards way too high for men.
I can see why As Good As Dead is either a book you love or hate, but personally, I enjoyed it and I think it closed out the series in a very satisfying way.
4.25/5
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