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Not Quite Dead Yet

Holly Jackson

Start date: September 1, 2025

Finish date: September 30, 2025

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Oct 12, 2024 beril ❦ marked it as to-read

OMG HOLLY JACKSON RELEASING A BOOK TOO?! 2025 IS GOING TO BE OUR YEAR ISTG— 😩😩

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Jul 19, 2025 ₊˚ ⁀➴ kenzie ⠀❦ jacks’ version rated it really liked it

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❝ Billy, this past week, I haven’t really been dying. I think, maybe, it’s the opposite. I’ve finally been living. And that’s all because of you. ❞

⊹₊⟡⋆ Not Quite Dead Yet ⏳

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ~ 4.5

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⠀⠀⠀ ⌕ this is my first Holly Jackson book!! thanks to NetGalley for the arc! read my review on NetGalley here

⌞ 🎧 now playing: “Die With a Smile” – Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga ⌝
⠀⠀⠀ ˚｡⋆ ♫ wherever you go, that’s where I’ll follow

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⠀⠀⠀ ↳ Jet, a twenty-seven year-old, has ...more

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Aug 12, 2025 michelle rated it it was amazing

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Sep 27, 2025 benita rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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If you only had one week to live because someone tried to murder you: what would you do?

In Jet's case, she wants to try to solve her own murder. Jet Mason comes from one of the richest families in Woodstock, and has lived in her dead sister's shadows for seventeen years. One Halloween night she is fatally hit over the head and is told the sad news that she will be dead within a week. But the big question is: who would want to murder her?

Not Quite Dead Yet had me on the edge of my seat. It took ...more

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Jun 29, 2025 sophia dior rated it really liked it

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Rating: 4.5 ⭐️

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This was so good, even the concept of this book is just incredible—a woman solves her own murder, while awaiting her own death... I cannot stress enough how much Holly Jackson's mind continues to amaze me. Since reading her AGGGTM series, I have grown to love Holly Jackson and her writing. How is she able to come up with these plot twists and different clues and pieces of evidence??? She's so talented it's so unfair.

This book takes course over Halloween and the 7 days tha Rating: 4.5 ⭐️

Thoughts:
This was so good, even the concept of this book is just incredible—a woman solves her own murder, while awaiting her own death... I cannot stress enough how much Holly Jackson's mind continues to amaze me. Since reading her AGGGTM series, I have grown to love Holly Jackson and her writing. How is she able to come up with these plot twists and different clues and pieces of evidence??? She's so talented it's so unfair.

This book takes course over Halloween and the 7 days that follow. The main character, Jet, is attacked on Halloween night and wakes up in the hospital to the news that she will die in 7 days when an aneurysm finally ruptures in her head. With this devastating news, Jet decides that she is going to do the unthinkable: solve her own murder.

Personally, I enjoyed Jet as a main character. Her character was very dynamic, as she was brilliant and flawed in the best way. I really resonated with Jet's infamous line, "I'll do it later." I found it so clever of the author to make this her motto when she is faced with a situation where she can't do anything later, because later she will be dead.

I also really liked Billy, Jet's best-friend and the person who helps her find her murderer. They had such a deep connection and alliance throughout the book. My heart hurts for Billy—if you read the book,I hope you will feel the same. He is just the sweetest guy and he means so well. He always has Jet's best interest in mind and stands behind her every moment he gets. Loved him.

I'm so glad to say that I could not figure out Jet's murderer on my own! Turns out it was one of the only characters I never really suspected! I was so shocked!!!!

I feel like the book ended abruptly—just a tad—with bunch of loose ends being tied up right at the end. I wouldn't say this book is necessarily fast-paced, but it definitely unpacks a lot of clues and a lot of information throughout. Holly Jackson had me flipping through this book like no other needing to find out what happens next. It's hard not to compare it to AGGTM, but the pacing is very similar.
Another thing to note, being that this is not a YA mystery, which is what Holly Jackson does best, the adult characters worked so well for her in this book. I'm excited to read more books by her with adult characters!!!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author Holly Jackson for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. Not Quite Dead Yet is set to release on July 22, 2025!! ...more

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Jul 27, 2025 Yara’s Library rated it really liked it

★★★★☆

Holly Jackson does it again! This was fast-paced, twisty and emotionally gutting in the best way. Jet was such a sharp, relatable narrator. I loved being in her head, even when things got dark.

The mystery kept me guessing and that final reveal? Brutal and brilliant. A killer read. Highly recommend!

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Apr 15, 2025 Grayson Burns rated it really liked it

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While Not Quite Dead Yet isn’t my favorite book from Holly Jackson, I still found it an overall enjoyable read. The first chapter or two were a little rough for me because I struggled to connect with the main character and didn’t find the story very gripping at first. However, once the attack on Jet happened, the plot really picked up and kept me hooked.

I personally found most of the characters (aside from Jet and Billy) pretty unlikeable, though I’m not sure if that was intentional or not. That ...more

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