Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick - Holly Jackson

Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick

By Holly Jackson

  • Release Date: 2025-07-22
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 343 Ratings

Description

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder—now a hit Netflix series—returns with her first novel for adults: an “irresistible” (The Washington Post) thriller about a young woman trying to solve her own murder, “full of the writer’s signature twists and turns” (People).

“This truly unique premise snowballs into a roller-coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!”—Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid

In seven days, Jet Mason will be dead.

Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old and back home, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. I’ll do it later, she always says. She has time.

Until Halloween night, when she is violently attacked by an unseen intruder, suffering a catastrophic head injury. Doctors are certain that within a week, the injury will trigger a fatal aneurysm. To her parents’ dismay, Jet rejects an extremely risky operation in order to guarantee herself at least a few more days.

Jet never thought of herself as having enemies. But now, in the one week she has left, she looks at everyone in a new light: her family, her former best friend turned sister-in-law, her ex-boyfriend.

As her condition deteriorates, she reconnects with her childhood friend Billy, the only one willing to help her. With Billy at her side, she’s absolutely determined to finally finish something:

Jet is going to solve her own murder.

Reviews

  • A big stretch

    1
    By ak 1477
    This book requires a big leap of faith. How can someone with a traumatic brain injury just walk out of the hospital after a few days in order to solve their own murder? Interesting premise - but jus5 doesn’t make sense. Also, the road to the killer’s identity is very weak. The author must think their reader is pretty stupid - whole thing reads like a bad teen novel.
  • SO GOOD

    5
    By fia2028
    Holly Jackson deserves every ounce of hype her books get—I have never laughed nor cried while reading a book as hard as I did reading this one.
  • Good but implausible

    4
    By Heelermom
    I had to ignore a lot of things that would never happen in real life to enjoy the story.
  • More Than I Expected

    4
    By whywhywhywhywhywhywhyw
    The book is an emotional ride. From not really liking it at the start to crying my eyes out by the end, it made me feel everything - grief, hope, frustration, and even moments of reflection about life itself. One thing I thought about: not every plot or side character had full closure. At first I was kinda frustrated, but sometimes leaving things a bit open made the story feel more true. It reminded me that real life doesn’t always wrap up perfectly. 💐
  • Good Read!!!

    5
    By DBRB111111
    It really did grab me but the ending was too quick!!!
  • Incredible

    5
    By Char248
    One of the best, most absorbing, heart filled books I’ve ever read.
  • Just ok

    3
    By Cut wood
    Somewhat interesting story. But the characters and the writing were average. The ending was not satisfying.
  • Ugh. I wanted it to be better.

    3
    By TiffanyGriffin10
    I wanted it to be better SO BAD. But I was entertained for sure. Seems Holly has a new writing style that doesn’t quite feel polished enough but it’s quick and the jury is still out on how I feel about it.