Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson

 

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. - Penguin Random House

 

“In seven days, Jet Mason will be dead.”  No, this isn’t a sequel to The Ring but rather the latest novel from Holly Jackson and her first for adults.  Twenty-seven-year-old Jet Mason survives a brutal attack only to discover that the assault left her with life threatening injuries that will kill her in just seven days.  So, she sets out to solve her own murder.  I loved the twist of having a living victim solve their own murder.  I also loved Jet’s strength, sarcasm and dark humor.  There were also numerous plausible suspects and motives to this crime, so it kept me guessing to the very end.  While the novel is somewhat dark by nature of its subject matter, it also has a sprinkling of a love story for balance as well as contemplative nature on what makes life meaningful and savoring every moment.

I borrowed my copy of Not Quite Dead Yet from my local library as can you or you can pick it up from your local bookstore or online retailer.  You can also visit the publisher's website for more information.