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Five Survive by Holly Jackson

42 reviews

ghostsversion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy shit this book was good. Like whew Holly ya really cooked with this one. I mean from the constant fixation on random stuff to the foreshadowing of stuff from the very beginning, this really was a good thriller mystery. Also the way

I so wanted Oliver to die but in my head being like “nah he’s too nasty to not live” and then him actually dying? ✨Perfect✨

By the way, Red really had me scared for a moment there. Although her talking again with her mom was sweet and all, it was also devastating. Luckily she pushed through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Moderate: Vomit and Toxic relationship

jessboyd05's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Violence, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Infidelity

echo_chamber's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Infidelity

dogearedbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The ending is very similar to a Good Girls Guide tk Murder. Like the parent of the best friend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Infidelity

cecilie_allison's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Infidelity

itsheyfay's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Classism

Minor: Infidelity

inkysplodge's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gaslighting, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Classism

jbt1234's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I tried the Five Survive challenge and read this within 8 hours. What a ride?

The writing is fantastic in a really modest way. Descriptions never drew attention to themselves but I always knew exactly what was going on with the perfect amount of metaphor.

The pacing was incredible, though I think I was expecting a bit more slasher thriller vibe than strictly secrets and psychological thriller vibe which is maybe one of the only major negative critiques. 

It was a fantastic read and a great way to spend a Saturday!

Also, Oliver got what he damn well deserved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

alamayhem_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another incredible novel by Holly Jackson! She is one of my favorite authors of all time and I love anything that she writes. This novel did not disappoint, and it had me eagerly reading late into the night to find out all of the reveals and twists!

Jackson does such an incredible job at creating a tense atmosphere within her pages that makes it impossible to stop reading. The writing in this book was so captivating and made me never want to put it down. Although the first 1/3 of the novel is a little bit slow, the rest of the novel has you gripping the edges, eagerly turning the pages to find out just what the heck is going on inside of this RV.

Red was such an interesting protagonist, and I honestly did not know how to feel about her until the story went on. As the reader learns more about her past, everything she does and the way she thinks makes perfect sense. I was truly sympathetic towards her once I found out everything that she went through with her Mom. 

There is one character in this book that I absolutely LOATHED. Like I do not think that I have hated a character as much as I hate

Oliver. HE IS THE WORST. LITERAL WORST. SELFISH, UNDESERVING, AND SELF-MOTIVATED.

Just read the book and you will agree with me, trust.

I loved the way that all of the twists were revealed in this book. I did not see most of them coming, and they were revealed in a very skillful and engaging manner. By the time I reached the climax of the plot, I was reading until 1am to get all of the answers I needed.

I will say that I do wish we had a little bit more information for the conclusion of the novel. I wanted to know what happened to all of the characters and what all of these events did to them. I genuinely would love to read a short novela of the aftermath of the novel.

Overall, I really had such a fun time reading this novel and would definitely recommend it for any Holly Jackson fans out there. It is 100% worth the read and will not disappoint in terms of suspense, twists, and phenomenal writing. I rate this book 4/5 stars! 🌟 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Infidelity, and Murder

lindsayerin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity