Review: As Good As Dead (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3) by Holly Jackson

Title: As Good As Dead

Series: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #3

Previous books in this series: Kill Joy (#0.5) | A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (#1) | Good Girl, Bad Blood (#2)

Author: Holly Jackson

Genre: YA, mystery thriller

Publication date: September 2021

Published by: Delacorte Press

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: The finale to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series. By the end of this mystery series, you'll never think of good girls the same way again...

Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She’s used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears?

Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars.

Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself—or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle... and if she doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears...

My rating: ★★★★☆

When I first picked up this book two years ago I heard that it was a very dark book. I was like, “Cool! I like dark books!” But no, guys, our girl Pip herself is in a dark place. And after everything she went through, especially in the last book, I can see why.

Review: Kill Joy (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #0.5) by Holly Jackson

Title: Kill Joy

Series: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #0.5

Author: Holly Jackson

Genre: YA, mystery

Publication date: February 2023 (US edition)

Published by: Delacorte Press

Source: eARC for review from publisher via Netgalley

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Synopsis: Welcome to the murder mystery party of the year! Fans of the hit series A Good Girl's Guide to Murder will love Pip's final detective case in this mystery novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Jackson.

Six suspects. Three hours. One murder...

Pip is not in the mood for her friend's murder mystery party. Especially one that involves 1920's fancy dress and pretending that their town is an island called Joy. But when the game begins, Pip finds herself drawn into the make-believe world of intrigue, deception and murder.

But as Pip plays detective, teasing out the identity of the killer clue-by-clue, the murder of the fictional Reginald Remy isn't the only case on her mind ...

My rating: ★★★★☆

I really enjoyed the first two books in this series, so I’ve been looking forward to reading this prequel!

Review: Good Girl, Bad Blood (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2) by Holly Jackson

Title: Good Girl, Bad Blood

Series: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2

Previous book in this series: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Author: Holly Jackson

Genre: YA, mystery

Publication date: April 2020

Published by: Delacorte Press

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: Pip is not a detective anymore.

With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her.

But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared, on the very same night the town hosted a memorial for the sixth-year anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh.

The police won't do anything about it. And if they won't look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her town's dark secrets along the way... and this time everyone is listening. But will she find him before it's too late?

My rating: ★★★★★

Another great mystery from Holly Jackson! I cannot get over how good her writing is! I really enjoyed this!

Review: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Title: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

Series: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1

Prequel novella in this series: Kill Joy (#0.5)

Author: Holly Jackson

Genre: YA, mystery

Publication date: May 2019

Published by: Delacorte Press

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: Everyone in Fairview knows the story.

Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent... and the line between past and present begins to blur. Someone in Fairview doesn't want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger.

My rating: ★★★★★

When you ask people in town what happened to Andie Bell, they'll tell you without hesitation: "She was murdered by Salil Singh." No "allegedly," no "might have," no "probably," no "most likely."
He did it, they say. Sal Singh killed Andie.
But I'm just not so sure.

This book was amazing! The mystery was very intriguing and the way everything unraveled was so good! The mystery was definitely my favorite part of this book. There were so many shocking revelations, some I saw coming, some I didn't. And the more Pip dug into the mystery, the more she realized that Andie might not have been everything everyone thought her to be 👀