“Most people didn’t talk to Pip; she kept herself to herself, but really she was keeping herself away from everyone else.” 4.5 Ein echt starkes Finale! Obwohl die Plottwists hier sehr vorhersehbar waren, war das Buch unglaublich spannend. Die Autorin schafft es irgendwie, dass ich ständig gebannt bin, Nervenkitzel pur! Auch die vielen Probleme der Charaktere und vor allem auch Pip waren so gut beschrieben. Es war echt sehr emotional… Bin gespannt auf weitere Bücher von Holly Jackson!

The third book in the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder - series has a way darker tone than the previous two books. Pip has to deal with a lot of trauma (I think this part of the story was done realistically). While reading As Good As Dead I definitely did not feel the same as I did when I read the first book. The atmosphere in this book is just so much different. And I could not stop to feel sorry for Pip and everything she had to go through. All in all, the second and the third book are a great addition to A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, however, I don’t think it’s necessary to read them, because A Good Girl’s guide to Murder is also the perfect standalone book.

** 4.25 stars ** I was sooo excited to get to read this with my buddy read partner, as we both enjoyed this series so far. It hit off so well, I was sucked back into the world of Pip Fitz-Amobi and I was very curious to find out what case she would have to solve in this third and final book. We knew from reading the blurb that it will be much, much more personal than the other two. It’s also a lot darker while most of the themes and subjects were quite similar to the first two books, but this one went a bit further. The first part was quite fast paced and engrossing. We follow Pip in her day to day life after the traumatic events from book no. 2, how she’s dealing with it (or not ), and then there’s these mysterious messages and occurrences that sent Pip’s and my theories flying. Safe to say I REALLY enjoyed part one. Not just because of the darker tones and the more mature Pip but also because there’s so many links to the first two cases that tied everything together so nicely. Also, towards the end of part one there’s already two situations/happenings that had me shocked! The twist there was placed very well and I was so hooked. Unfortunately, part two couldn’t keep up with part one. I enjoyed grappling with difficult moral questions and I also liked the way the author described what happened and what had to be done, it was just a bit too long-winded for me. The biggest thing I struggled with though, was that Pip’s actions weren’t challenged and that there were not many reflections. As I don’t want to spoiler anything this might sound a bit strange but I was just a bit disappointed. I somehow lost my connection to most of the characters as their development didn’t feel authentic to me which is just so sad, as the rest of the story was a hit. I thought this would be one of my highlights for 2021 but the ending just didn’t do it for me. It’s still a good book (and I’m glad that I’ve read this series) but it’s no 5 star book for me unfortunately.