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As Good As Dead
by Holly Jackson
Spoilers for the first two books will be out in the open, but spoilers for this book will be censored! Read with care if you haven't read the first two books yet.
I read this book in just two sittings, and within one day, though technically, I finished reading after midnight.
This book is my second favorite after the first one, although I did find it predictable at times and already knew the "who" after just one chapter even though the book tried to convince us of someone else.
Pip drastically changed in this book, as she has come a long way from someone that investigated a 5-year-old closed case for her school project, and now she's getting death threats, can't sleep, has PTSD, and is scared for her life. I saw someone comment that they didn't like this new version of Pip, and while I agree, I can't fathom how someone would go through all of that without changing. If someone would live through all of this and still be able to sleep at night,- they're a sociopath (or is it psychopath?) Either way, end of story.
As I said, the "who" was obvious and predictable for me, as it was the only character that hadn't been talked about since the first book, but oh my! I never would've guessed the sub-plot based around ****Censored****, and it was GREAT! The story's climax happened just shy of the halfway point, but there was still lots to discuss and work out, though the story slowed down considerably. I really loved the ending and felt that everyone got what they deserved. I would've liked a better epilogue, but it did the job.
Random thought for the series, spoilers for all three books!
Spoilers for this book include but are not limited to (small spoilers within the tw)
I read this book in just two sittings, and within one day, though technically, I finished reading after midnight.
This book is my second favorite after the first one, although I did find it predictable at times and already knew the "who" after just one chapter even though the book tried to convince us of someone else.
Pip drastically changed in this book, as she has come a long way from someone that investigated a 5-year-old closed case for her school project, and now she's getting death threats, can't sleep, has PTSD, and is scared for her life. I saw someone comment that they didn't like this new version of Pip, and while I agree, I can't fathom how someone would go through all of that without changing. If someone would live through all of this and still be able to sleep at night,- they're a sociopath (or is it psychopath?) Either way, end of story.
As I said, the "who" was obvious and predictable for me, as it was the only character that hadn't been talked about since the first book, but oh my! I never would've guessed the sub-plot based around ****Censored****, and it was GREAT! The story's climax happened just shy of the halfway point, but there was still lots to discuss and work out, though the story slowed down considerably. I really loved the ending and felt that everyone got what they deserved. I would've liked a better epilogue, but it did the job.
Random thought for the series, spoilers for all three books!
Spoiler
how in the hell are SO MANY SERIAL KILLERS IN ONE SMALL AREA??? Alright there weren't any in book one, but TWO serial killers in one area for the last couple of years is A LOTSpoilers for this book include but are not limited to (small spoilers within the tw)