Rating: ★★★★
Audience: Thriller
Length: 392 pages
Author: Holly Jackson
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date: July 22nd, 2025
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

BOOK SUMMARY:

A twisty thriller about a young woman trying to solve her own murder.

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, she’s still waiting for her life to begin. I’ll do it later, she always says. She has time.

Until Halloween night, when Jet is violently attacked by an unseen intruder.

She suffers a catastrophic head injury. The doctor is certain that within a week, the injury will trigger a deadly aneurysm.

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

She has at most seven days, and as her condition deteriorates she has only her childhood friend Billy for help. But nevertheless, she’s absolutely determined to finally finish something:

Jet is going to solve her own murder.

WELL THAT HURT.

This absolutely triggered my medical anxiety but I also was intrigued by the unique plot line. Someone solving their own murder?? Tell me more.

[I will say the audiobook wasn’t totally my favorite. Some of the character voices weren’t great. I did like Jet’s voice at least.]

I read probably 1-2 thrillers a year and I’m happy that I picked up my tried and true favorite, Holly Jackson, because she always delivers and this was no different. I was curious and worried and as a romance reader this made me sad too. Good twists and reveals, this non-thriller girl approves.

Overall audience notes:

• Thriller
• Language: moderate
• Romance: kisses
• Violence: high
• Content warnings: murder, attempted murder, traumatic head injury

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