Not Quite Dead Yet

I had seen this book recommended as a top thriller on several “best of” lists, so I figured it was a must-read. Honestly, it was good but not great. The writing reads more like YA, it dragged at times, and I did not like the ending. So, you’ve been warned. A young woman (Jet) is brutally attacked on the night of Halloween. When she wakes up in the hospital, she is given one week to live before she dies of a brain aneurysm. Brutal! She sets out to figure out who tried to kill her (and will be convicted of her murder once she dies). Is it her ex-boyfriend? Someone in her family? Her ex-best friend? With just her best friend Billy by her side, the two set out to solve her murder. It is a creative premise, but I feel like it could have been done better. The ending was frustrating. Jet was unlikeable and impulsive. The writing felt both simple and long. But it was still entertaining. This got a B. It’s skippable, but if it were at the airport bookstore, I’d pick it up and read it on my flight.