As Good As Dead

Well, that took an even darker turn! The first book in the series, while it had dark content, still felt light, and lived up to the “good girl” title. But Jackson clearly had a vision for how Pip was going to change and grow, and I'm surprised but not shocked by the direction, though I think it'll be controversial. I did appreciate Jackson's tight plotting throughout the series, the repeated callbacks that she had clearly set out from the beginning, and Pip's (mostly) realistic emotional journey as all of the violence she investigated affected and changed her and made her more morally grey.