As Good as Dead: The Finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
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Ich hab mich mega auf das Buch gefreut! Natürlich war der Schreibstil mal wieder sehr spannend. Ich muss aber auch sagen, dass ich am Anfang ein wenig enttäuscht war über Pips psychische Wandlung, da sie einfach nicht mehr der Charakter ist, der sie am Anfang in AGGGTM ist. Anderseits muss man sagen, dass es realistischer ist… kein Mensch könnte das durch machen, was Pip durchgemacht hat & sich nicht ändern. Ich fand es sehr gut, dass es in dieser hinsicht realistisch geblieben ist. Zu Beginn war die Stimmung sehr gruselig & am Ende eher aufregend. Dieses Mal habe ich das Ende auf jeden fall 0 erwartet. Mitten im Lesen muss ich allerdings anmerken war ich SEHR enttäuscht, weil die Geschichte sich so stark geändert hat… A good girls guide to murder wäre wohl der bessere Titel für Part 3.
Had a bit of a hard time finishing this book. Loved the whole trilogy, but didn’t like the way the story was going/ending. But overall really enjoyed the book.
Ravi best boy for ever
What?! 🌪️
Plot twist, Plot twist und Plot twist. An einigen Stellen hat es mich wirklich kalt erwischt und ich hätte niemals damit gerechnet. Ich war froh, dass Psycho Pip zum Ende etwas leiser wurde und wieder mehr Normalität nach dem absoluten Chaos kam. Jedoch frage ich mich wirklich, ob es ein Happy End für Ravi & Pip gibt - bzw. wie ihre Zukunft wohl aussehen mag..
»I suppose if you were ever involved in anything like this, you‘d know exactly how to get away with it.«
5/5 Sternen. Das braucht keine Begründung.
Oh boy. Where do I even start? Let's just say this book would've been 50 pages long max if Pip had just gone to therapy. Which leads to the very first reason why I did not like this book at all, i.e. the whole first 100-ish pages. It's basically nothing else than Pip struggling with PTSD (fine (the fact that it's portrayed, not that she's struggling, obv)) and popping one pill after another (not so fine) which she gets from a drug dealer who used to supply the dealer selling roofies to another character who then raped several girls (batshit crazy). If you haven't figured it out yet, my problem is not that Jackson shows us how deeply traumatised Pip is from the events at the end of the last book - I think that is perfectly understandable and honestly, anything else would be totally unrealistic. It's that her behaviour is so utterly out of character, and not because of her PTSD. I usually really appreciate realistic portrayals of mental health struggles, and I know from experience that it can be very hard to seek help. But Pip dropping out of therapy after one session because it didn't show any effects immediately and completely discarding the idea at all in, like, one sentence? I'm calling bullshit. That's not character development, it's completely out of character. While I'm already at that, how the heck did no one of her so-called friends notice that anything was wrong with her? And what about her parents or Ravi? Sure, they seemed to be a bit worried, esp. Pip's mom, but why did they never try to have a meaningful conversation with her about it? How could the whole plot even happen, I mean my girl basically did not sleep for weeks, maybe months?? It just doesn't make any sense??? I'm so confused and frustrated because it's just so STUPID. In terms of literary arrangement, these first 100 pages just seemed to drag on forever. I really struggled to push through. The first book was incredibly fast-paced and I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT, the second one was quite good too, but this was just plain boring. I said what I said. So, after it took us approximately forever to actually get into the real plot of the book, it gets a bit better for, say, 150 pages. There is a murder mystery and even a stalker who's after Pip, and esp. this bit stands out as the strongest to me. I was really creeped out by the headless stick figures and the scene with the speakers and the printer. Damn, I really shouldn't have read this in the middle of the night with a storm raging outside. For me, this even made up for the fact that I knew very early on who the culprit was - or maybe that's simply because I expected the author to pull one of her typical plot twists in the last third of the book. But then I got to part two, and that's when things went completely downhill. I'm not going to go into too much detail here, but she kills her stalker, who is also a serial killer trying to make her his next victim. Yep, you've read that correctly. Listen, if the characters and especially Pip had been portrayed in a different way for the past two books, I might have gotten behind this storyline. I can definitely see why Holly Jackson came up with it. Trauma can obviously change you in a very drastic way, and she really hammered the point home that Pip had lost even the tiniest bit of faith in the (criminal) justice system - which is perfectly understandable! But this whole How to Get Away With Murder-esque plot felt extremely construed to me. 1. Pip acts extremely dumb in some parts of this book. If your stalker who you're quite sure is also a serial killer trying to murder you calls you while you're already on a fairly secluded street, WHY THE HECK DO YOU CONTINUE WALKING DOWN THAT ROAD INTO THE WOODS WHILE IT'S GETTING DARK? INSTEAD OF JUST STAYING AT LEAST IN THE VICINITY OF YOUR FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE YOU ALREADY WERE? If somebody understands, please explain it to me because Book 1 & 2 Pip would NEVER. She might've been a bit reckless, but not downright stupid like that. Which is why it hurts so much to write that, because I’ve absolutely adored Pip so far - she's smart, empathetic, yet relatable. She would've been perfect if not for this literary garbage can aka this book. 2. A major reason why Pip decides to kill her almost-killer is that she's convinced nobody would believe her, especially not the police, but also her parents since she tried to talk to her mum about her suspicion of having a stalker at the beginning of the book. Again, this would have been plausible enough for me if not the whole "You're overreacting" blah blah by her mum had been completely out of character too. I mean, we're talking about the woman who was pissed at Pip for taking on the Jamie Reynolds case in the second book, worrying that it might be too much for Pip (and also too dangerous). So why would she be completely unbothered if Pip herself suspected that somebody was after her? Also, why did Pip not try talking to her Dad? They seem to have a really strong bond, it doesn't make any sense to me as to why she wouldn't have tried talking to him. Oh, and keep in mind that she approached her mum in the very beginning of the book where the threats were still only loosely connected to her. They got a whole lot more specific, so if she'd tried again, I'm pretty sure her mum would have believed her by then?? I know that it's a big problem that too many victims of stalking are believed too late, and I appreciate that Holly Jackson tried to incorporate this issue, but it doesn't make sense character-wise. 3. Pip employs all of her friends to help her cover up the murder by framing Max Hastings. Even Ravi, whose OWN BROTHER was framed for murder and subsequently killed. And they're all totally fine with it. I kid you not. This point has already been pointed out in more detail by another reviewer, but I couldn't leave out the whole ridiculousness of this storyline. 4. In retrospect, I couldn't for the life of me tell you how this part took up almost half of the entire book. I really can't. It's so boring because almost nothing goes awry, there's literally zero suspension here. Only in the last 50 pages the reader gets to know - surprise, surprise - that Pip in fact did not manage to pull off the perfect cover up because a substantial piece of evidence linking her to the victim is found in the latter's house. At this point, I was almost convinced she was going to kill the investigating DI too in order to cover up all of her tracks since he rightfully starts to suspect her. But no, in the end of course everyone falls for her ruse and the wrong guy is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. Yes, what he did was absolutely vile and horrible and I hate his guts, but idk if this sends the best message? If you can't get them for rape, get them for murder, who cares if he really did it? I would have found it a whole lot more satisfying if Pip had managed to find a way to re-open the investigation into Max Hastings so that he would be rightfully sentenced. The way he got behind bars is a big fat ick to me, and I don't think this is a satisfying conclusion for his victims. There is probably more to this book which I did not like, but these are the most important points. I'm really sad because I loved the series so far and wanted it to end with a bang. If you have similar expectations for this book, please do yourself a favour and do not read it. I will now have to resort to making up the wildest fake scenarios in order to come up with a better end, and it's going to be exhausting, so please spare yourself that kind of trouble.
OMG. I have no words. There is just one thing - what about the visit to Becca Bell in jail that was planned for Saturday? It kind of went forgotten, or am I wrong?
4,5/5 In my opinion it's the best book of the trilogy. I felt very sorry for Pip that she suffered so badly from her PTSD throughout the whole book! Sometimes, it was so scary that I was scared to turn the page over (for example, when the DT killer kidnapped her). Nevertheless, I think Pip should have gotten help from a therapist/psychiatrist regarding her PTSD. It's a sign of strength, not a sign of weakness, when you realize that you can't do it any longer by yourself. Moreover, the ending was too sudden. I wished we would have seen how Pip and Ravi re-getting to know each other and live their lives. SPOILER P.S. I really didn't exspect Jason Bell to be the DT murderer. SPOILER END
“Hey sarge, remember me?” - Brilliance. The way this whole series came full circle from the first to third book amazes me. Max Hastings, Andie, Becca and Jason Bell. How did Holly Jackson come up with this intertwining spiderweb? Questions over questions.. all I can say is that my mind is truly blown. Can’t wait to pick up the short prequel!
Ey das war KRASS! As Good As Dead ist ein absolut gelungener Abschluss für die Reihe. Ich habe das ultra selten, aber während dem Lesen habe ich mich immer wieder dabei ertappt wie ich gerne aufs Ende vorblättern würde, weil ich die Spannung kaum ausgehalten habe und unbedingt wissen wollte wie es endet :o Ich saß so oft da und dachte mir nur „wtf“. Das ganze Buch über, wirklich bis zum Schluss, war ich mir nicht sicher wie es ausgehen wird. Echt richtig richtig gut!!
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Ich hab mich mega auf das Buch gefreut! Natürlich war der Schreibstil mal wieder sehr spannend. Ich muss aber auch sagen, dass ich am Anfang ein wenig enttäuscht war über Pips psychische Wandlung, da sie einfach nicht mehr der Charakter ist, der sie am Anfang in AGGGTM ist. Anderseits muss man sagen, dass es realistischer ist… kein Mensch könnte das durch machen, was Pip durchgemacht hat & sich nicht ändern. Ich fand es sehr gut, dass es in dieser hinsicht realistisch geblieben ist. Zu Beginn war die Stimmung sehr gruselig & am Ende eher aufregend. Dieses Mal habe ich das Ende auf jeden fall 0 erwartet. Mitten im Lesen muss ich allerdings anmerken war ich SEHR enttäuscht, weil die Geschichte sich so stark geändert hat… A good girls guide to murder wäre wohl der bessere Titel für Part 3.
Had a bit of a hard time finishing this book. Loved the whole trilogy, but didn’t like the way the story was going/ending. But overall really enjoyed the book.
Ravi best boy for ever
What?! 🌪️
Plot twist, Plot twist und Plot twist. An einigen Stellen hat es mich wirklich kalt erwischt und ich hätte niemals damit gerechnet. Ich war froh, dass Psycho Pip zum Ende etwas leiser wurde und wieder mehr Normalität nach dem absoluten Chaos kam. Jedoch frage ich mich wirklich, ob es ein Happy End für Ravi & Pip gibt - bzw. wie ihre Zukunft wohl aussehen mag..
»I suppose if you were ever involved in anything like this, you‘d know exactly how to get away with it.«
5/5 Sternen. Das braucht keine Begründung.
Oh boy. Where do I even start? Let's just say this book would've been 50 pages long max if Pip had just gone to therapy. Which leads to the very first reason why I did not like this book at all, i.e. the whole first 100-ish pages. It's basically nothing else than Pip struggling with PTSD (fine (the fact that it's portrayed, not that she's struggling, obv)) and popping one pill after another (not so fine) which she gets from a drug dealer who used to supply the dealer selling roofies to another character who then raped several girls (batshit crazy). If you haven't figured it out yet, my problem is not that Jackson shows us how deeply traumatised Pip is from the events at the end of the last book - I think that is perfectly understandable and honestly, anything else would be totally unrealistic. It's that her behaviour is so utterly out of character, and not because of her PTSD. I usually really appreciate realistic portrayals of mental health struggles, and I know from experience that it can be very hard to seek help. But Pip dropping out of therapy after one session because it didn't show any effects immediately and completely discarding the idea at all in, like, one sentence? I'm calling bullshit. That's not character development, it's completely out of character. While I'm already at that, how the heck did no one of her so-called friends notice that anything was wrong with her? And what about her parents or Ravi? Sure, they seemed to be a bit worried, esp. Pip's mom, but why did they never try to have a meaningful conversation with her about it? How could the whole plot even happen, I mean my girl basically did not sleep for weeks, maybe months?? It just doesn't make any sense??? I'm so confused and frustrated because it's just so STUPID. In terms of literary arrangement, these first 100 pages just seemed to drag on forever. I really struggled to push through. The first book was incredibly fast-paced and I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT, the second one was quite good too, but this was just plain boring. I said what I said. So, after it took us approximately forever to actually get into the real plot of the book, it gets a bit better for, say, 150 pages. There is a murder mystery and even a stalker who's after Pip, and esp. this bit stands out as the strongest to me. I was really creeped out by the headless stick figures and the scene with the speakers and the printer. Damn, I really shouldn't have read this in the middle of the night with a storm raging outside. For me, this even made up for the fact that I knew very early on who the culprit was - or maybe that's simply because I expected the author to pull one of her typical plot twists in the last third of the book. But then I got to part two, and that's when things went completely downhill. I'm not going to go into too much detail here, but she kills her stalker, who is also a serial killer trying to make her his next victim. Yep, you've read that correctly. Listen, if the characters and especially Pip had been portrayed in a different way for the past two books, I might have gotten behind this storyline. I can definitely see why Holly Jackson came up with it. Trauma can obviously change you in a very drastic way, and she really hammered the point home that Pip had lost even the tiniest bit of faith in the (criminal) justice system - which is perfectly understandable! But this whole How to Get Away With Murder-esque plot felt extremely construed to me. 1. Pip acts extremely dumb in some parts of this book. If your stalker who you're quite sure is also a serial killer trying to murder you calls you while you're already on a fairly secluded street, WHY THE HECK DO YOU CONTINUE WALKING DOWN THAT ROAD INTO THE WOODS WHILE IT'S GETTING DARK? INSTEAD OF JUST STAYING AT LEAST IN THE VICINITY OF YOUR FRIEND'S HOUSE WHERE YOU ALREADY WERE? If somebody understands, please explain it to me because Book 1 & 2 Pip would NEVER. She might've been a bit reckless, but not downright stupid like that. Which is why it hurts so much to write that, because I’ve absolutely adored Pip so far - she's smart, empathetic, yet relatable. She would've been perfect if not for this literary garbage can aka this book. 2. A major reason why Pip decides to kill her almost-killer is that she's convinced nobody would believe her, especially not the police, but also her parents since she tried to talk to her mum about her suspicion of having a stalker at the beginning of the book. Again, this would have been plausible enough for me if not the whole "You're overreacting" blah blah by her mum had been completely out of character too. I mean, we're talking about the woman who was pissed at Pip for taking on the Jamie Reynolds case in the second book, worrying that it might be too much for Pip (and also too dangerous). So why would she be completely unbothered if Pip herself suspected that somebody was after her? Also, why did Pip not try talking to her Dad? They seem to have a really strong bond, it doesn't make any sense to me as to why she wouldn't have tried talking to him. Oh, and keep in mind that she approached her mum in the very beginning of the book where the threats were still only loosely connected to her. They got a whole lot more specific, so if she'd tried again, I'm pretty sure her mum would have believed her by then?? I know that it's a big problem that too many victims of stalking are believed too late, and I appreciate that Holly Jackson tried to incorporate this issue, but it doesn't make sense character-wise. 3. Pip employs all of her friends to help her cover up the murder by framing Max Hastings. Even Ravi, whose OWN BROTHER was framed for murder and subsequently killed. And they're all totally fine with it. I kid you not. This point has already been pointed out in more detail by another reviewer, but I couldn't leave out the whole ridiculousness of this storyline. 4. In retrospect, I couldn't for the life of me tell you how this part took up almost half of the entire book. I really can't. It's so boring because almost nothing goes awry, there's literally zero suspension here. Only in the last 50 pages the reader gets to know - surprise, surprise - that Pip in fact did not manage to pull off the perfect cover up because a substantial piece of evidence linking her to the victim is found in the latter's house. At this point, I was almost convinced she was going to kill the investigating DI too in order to cover up all of her tracks since he rightfully starts to suspect her. But no, in the end of course everyone falls for her ruse and the wrong guy is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. Yes, what he did was absolutely vile and horrible and I hate his guts, but idk if this sends the best message? If you can't get them for rape, get them for murder, who cares if he really did it? I would have found it a whole lot more satisfying if Pip had managed to find a way to re-open the investigation into Max Hastings so that he would be rightfully sentenced. The way he got behind bars is a big fat ick to me, and I don't think this is a satisfying conclusion for his victims. There is probably more to this book which I did not like, but these are the most important points. I'm really sad because I loved the series so far and wanted it to end with a bang. If you have similar expectations for this book, please do yourself a favour and do not read it. I will now have to resort to making up the wildest fake scenarios in order to come up with a better end, and it's going to be exhausting, so please spare yourself that kind of trouble.
OMG. I have no words. There is just one thing - what about the visit to Becca Bell in jail that was planned for Saturday? It kind of went forgotten, or am I wrong?
4,5/5 In my opinion it's the best book of the trilogy. I felt very sorry for Pip that she suffered so badly from her PTSD throughout the whole book! Sometimes, it was so scary that I was scared to turn the page over (for example, when the DT killer kidnapped her). Nevertheless, I think Pip should have gotten help from a therapist/psychiatrist regarding her PTSD. It's a sign of strength, not a sign of weakness, when you realize that you can't do it any longer by yourself. Moreover, the ending was too sudden. I wished we would have seen how Pip and Ravi re-getting to know each other and live their lives. SPOILER P.S. I really didn't exspect Jason Bell to be the DT murderer. SPOILER END
“Hey sarge, remember me?” - Brilliance. The way this whole series came full circle from the first to third book amazes me. Max Hastings, Andie, Becca and Jason Bell. How did Holly Jackson come up with this intertwining spiderweb? Questions over questions.. all I can say is that my mind is truly blown. Can’t wait to pick up the short prequel!
Ey das war KRASS! As Good As Dead ist ein absolut gelungener Abschluss für die Reihe. Ich habe das ultra selten, aber während dem Lesen habe ich mich immer wieder dabei ertappt wie ich gerne aufs Ende vorblättern würde, weil ich die Spannung kaum ausgehalten habe und unbedingt wissen wollte wie es endet :o Ich saß so oft da und dachte mir nur „wtf“. Das ganze Buch über, wirklich bis zum Schluss, war ich mir nicht sicher wie es ausgehen wird. Echt richtig richtig gut!!