Hi guys! I am here to review the novel “As Good As Dead” by Holly Jackson. It is book #3 and the last book in the “A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder” series. It is about Pip finding herself in one last simple case involving a serial killer.
Warning: SPOILERS UP AHEAD! (IF YOU’VE READ IT, GREAT! BUT IF NOT THEN DON’T SCROLL UP OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO SPOIL IT FOR YOURSELF THEN GO AHEAD)
⚠️TRIGGER WARNINGS: MENTIONS OF BLOOD, KIDNAPPING, VIOLENCE, DRUGS ETC, ⚠️
My book review:
Book itself:
- Love the duct tape on the book cover
Characters:
- Pip and Ravi are everything in this book. They love each other so much.
- Ravi, as always, is an amazing boyfriend. He just wants to protect Pip.
- Pip loves Ravi so much that she doesn’t want him to go to jail or be involved in her mess. She just wants him to have a normal life.
- Poor Andie. She’s been through so much. Becca too.
- Max is evil. I felt happy when Pip drugged him for her master plan.
- Cara and Steph are cute.
- I love Pip’s friends and how they all help and support her, no questions asked, during her master plan.
Plot:
- I knew Jason Bell was sick. I just knew it.
- But damn. Jason Bell as the duct tape killer. Chills. 😳
- Pip being wrapped up in all that duct tape was terrifying. I could feel the claustrophobia creeping up on me.
- Pip carrying out her master plan was suspenseful. I couldn’t breathe.
- Reading the whole escape sequence was nerve-inducing. But I love how it was written. Ravi written as her light in the darkness was perfect.
- I felt bad for the mother whose son was accused and in prison for being the duct tape killer. I’m glad they were reunited at the end.
- I laughed when Pip thought Daniel Da Silva was the duct tape killer. Boy was she in for a shock.
- Going from online death threats on her podcast to getting kidnapped by a serial killer to planning how to get away with murder are some big leaps.
- The constant death threat ‘Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?’ is kinda poetic in a sinister way.
- It was really satisfying reading about Pip killing Jason Bell repeatedly with a hammer 🔨.
- Loving Ravi coming over to help Pip with disposing of Jason’s body and helping with the crime scene.
Moments:
- When Pip got kidnapped I was shocked. I was turning those pages.
- I felt bad for Josh being woken up by the stereo in the middle of the night.
- I really hated how Pip still felt guilty about Stanley’s death and imagining the blood every time. However, I do love how it was written.
- That “Hey Sarge, remember me?” text 💬. Beautiful ending.
- Jason killing Barney and thinking it was Becca’s dog, not Pips is cruel.
- That scene with Pip flushing her clothes down the toilet 🚽 . So. Much. Suspense.
Overall this was an amazing book!!
So many good, frustrating, terrifying moments!
Comment down below which part of the book was your favourite!
Also, comment below any parts, characters and plotlines I missed!
Thebookaholic 