I liked this one!
I went in without knowing anything about this book. Here are my thoughts:

• Go in blind! It will make it a lot more surprising. I loved the twists.

• I could have played a drinking game with the number of times Jet said "f**k" - just know that if you're listening to the audiobook.

• I felt Jet's constant humor was a little too much considering her circumstances.

• 400 pages was a lot.

• The ending was GREAT. Like, really great. Highly recommend!

I'm sure this would've been a good book, but I couldn't get past the swearing. The characters were saying swear words--and not minor ones, either--which I would prefer not to read, so I quit the book about five percent of the way in.
I love the idea of the story, the family dynamic was nice, and the characters seemed real. The idea of someone having to solve their own murder is so cool, but unfortunately, the story itself was rather disapointing because of the swearing.
I really wanted to like this, but the language was too much.
So in summary, this book was good, minus some content that I wasn't comfortable reading.

this was a really fun, solid thriller! it being set around Halloween makes it a perfect read for the fall, and the whole book counting down to what we expect to be the main characters death added so much pressure and anxiety to the story. it felt unique which I always appreciate!

I really enjoyed this book--even though the premise required me to totally suspend my disbelief as the main character tried to solve her own impending death after an attack, it kept me reading and had some great twists and turns.

However, the end was bizarre. I could tell they were trying to get us to where it ended but then it was so unclear and just sort of... stopped. I know this mirrored her life but was just unsatisfactory for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.

Wow! Gripping. Devastating. Brilliant story-telling.

Jet Mason is young and still trying to figure out her life and never seems to finish what she starts, but Jet has time and she’ll get to it later. When jet is brutally attacked and left for dead all of that changes.

Jet survived, but it’s only temporary. She has seven days to live and is determined to finally finish something and make her parents proud.

Jet is going to solve her own murder.

I was completely invested and was rooting for Jet the whole way! My first novel by this author, and needless to say I’m infatuated with Holly Jackson!

Thank you to the author, NetGalley, and the publisher for this Advanced Reading Copy in exchange for an honest review.

Jet wakes up to realize she’s not quite dead yet — but she only has one week to solve her own murder before time runs out. The build-up in this book was perfect, every chapter pulling me in deeper. Holly Jackson layered the tension so well, and the ending was hands-down the best part. I honestly enjoyed this one even more than I expected, and it kept me guessing until the very last page.

Jet racing against her own death had me racing through the book — and that ending was worth every second. 🙌

Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Holly Jackson hit it out of the park with this one - seriously. I was in a reading slump for the longest time and the premise of this one was so interesting that I just had to pick it up. The concept of someone solving their own murder BEFORE they die, but not in a supernatural kind of way is just so unique and intriguing that I really think it took me out of the slump. The writing was good, the characters were well developed, but I did find myself wishing that I got to see more the consequences that came from some of the revelations (seriously, I'm still thinking about that one character and what she did, you'll know who I'm talking about). Overall, I would recommend this to everyone - just be prepared for a good cry.

I read this book before the request came though.

I was not thrilled with this book right off the bat. Jet was an annoying character who acted like she was 17 years old instead of 27.
The plot was good. The writing was so-so. You could tell Jackson was really trying hard to do her first adult thriller. She failed in some parts but seemed to rebound towards the end.
All in all a 3.5 star read for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wow. What a ride this book was. It was intense in some parts, like heart pounding intense. So many suspects, so many alibis, so many false details. It truly was a “could’ve been anybody” type of mystery. It had me guessing the entire time. All the way up to the end, and at multiple times my jaw had dropped. It was crazy and so good.

I’ve had mixed results with reading Holly Jackson novels. I loved A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. But the last book in the series was a big disappointment. The Disappearance of Rachel Price was a fun, YA book, although nothing memorable. So, going into Not Quite Dead Yet, I was skeptical yet hopeful since this was the author’s first adult book.

And I’m sorry to say I was disappointed. I think most of the disappointment comes from it being marketed as adult. I had different expectations that the characters would read as adult and the story would have a higher level of complexity.

The characters felt very YA to me. Jet Mason and some of the other characters spoke and acted like they were still in high school. I couldn’t believe that she was in her later 20’s!

The main character also had a sarcastic way of speaking that gradually got on my nerves! Given the gravity of the situation-that she was going to die of a brain aneurysm within a week-I found so many of the decisions she made questionable and often unbelievable.

The plot was somewhat interesting at times, and I did want to finish the book to see how it all turned out, but the way the characters were developed stopped me from fully investing in this story.

If you’re a big Holly Jackson fan, I think you’d enjoy this book. But just don’t expect this “adult” book to read any different from the author’s YA novels.

*Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine for the digital arc. All opinions are my own.

This was my first Holly Jackson book, and I loved it! The main character was quirky and a little unlikeable, yet you're rooting for her to solve her own murder before she dies from the effects of the attack. Great, original story!

Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC of this title!
I loved this book! When I read the blurb about it, I wondered how it could be good but it was so good! Jett was so lovable. I loved how she decided to live even though she knew she only had 7 days left. And she wanted to know who killed her. Billy was absolutely precious. My favorite character. I loved the way the characters and the story came together in the end. It was believable and very well done. One of my favorite reads of this year!

I really liked this book! Jet was sometimes insufferable, but understanding as she had just one week to live. I am rarely shocked when it comes to twist endings because I read so many thrillers, but I had no idea who killed Jet until
The end. So good.

How can I simultaneously love and hate this so much! I went into this expecting the usual Holly Jackson hijinks just with an adult plot. And of course she knocked it out of the park for me with her cast of characters. Now it might be a fatal flaw of mine that I’m an eternal optimist. So despite the tagline…….I was sure I would not be crying over this who-dun-it. Well I admit I was wrong…….laughing, crying and laughing again. It’s a roller coaster of emotions. Just pick it up and read it. It’s worth every minute.

Thank you to Ballantine for my copy of NOT QUITE DEAD YET.

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH! I love that Holly Jackson and I will read everything she writes. I love these characters and I miss them so much now. This book scared me, made me cry and sent me on a twist I definitely did not see coming. I highly recommend this book.

I love holly jackson and AGGGTM with all of my heart. This was a fun book, the premise was unlike any mystery I have read before. Jet gets hit in the back of the head in an attempt at murder. She then finds out she has only 7 days to live due to a brain aneurysm ready to burst at any given moment. So as any person would do, she teams up with her childhood best friend to solve her own murder.

The concept of this story was fantastic, however, this fell a bit flat for me. I didn't feel a connection between Jet and her best friend Billy and i ultimately ended up figuring out the mystery before the story ended.

For a first jump into Adult mystery this did feel a bit YA to me. I also wish the format was a bit more like AGGGTM with the mixed media aspects.

all in all this was a fun read that kept you thinking.

Blisteringly paced and wickedly clever, Not Quite Dead Yet is the kind of book that laughs at your confident theories and then smacks you with a twist you never saw coming. Just when you think, ah yes, I’ve solved it, Holly Jackson basically says, lol, no you haven’t.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

Unfortunately, I was really disappointed by this one. Although it was marketed as adult fiction, it 100% read like YA with a slightly older protagonist and a few more f-words than usual. While the premise was appealing, the execution just didn't ring true.

I've really enjoyed Holly Jackson's other books, but this just didn't do it for me. The exposition dragged (honestly the whole book could have been 20% shorter) and every character was extremely flat and unlikeable. Frankly, the characters were so unlikeable that it became unbelievable - I just can't see any family behaving this way when their daughter only has a few days to live, especially if they have a public reputation to uphold. I also figured out the ending about a third of the way in, which made it incredibly frustrating to see the protagonist stumble around for hundreds more pages.

I also found the constant use of British English (corridor instead of hall, prod instead of poke, etc.) incredibly distracting. I understand that the author is British and we don't always realize what words are regional, but an editor should have caught how often this happened for a book set in Vermont.

Honestly this was such a unique book, I've never read a thriller/mystery like this one and was heartbroken by the end. I struggled liking Jet's character in the beginning but seeing her relationship with Billy softened her character for me. Twist was a bit predictable but overall enjoyed this one a lot.

talk about twists and turns!!! totally get why this book would make a great book club pick. complete rollercoaster ride from the start!!!!