Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

16 reviews

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

kcohrs19's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Torture, Death, Gore, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Mental illness

annabelleg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I was very shocked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, and Murder

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, and Murder

sunniva174's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual harassment and Torture

esmee_meinen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

wow, just wow. I want to say that it is all I've got to say but that doesn't do this book justice.

this is the first thriller/mystery book I've read. I've read 2 romance books before this to start my book journey. went to the bookstore to find a new one but there weren't any I wanted, say I just let my eyes float over the other books and it fell on this one. and thank the fucking lord it did. 
I did not only bawl my eyes out at the mystery that unraveled, and thought that was insanely good. but the way Holly Jackson writes is even more mind blowing. Red (main character (+no spoilers!)) was the centere of the book. so we followed her but that wasn't that we just followed her, no we FOLLOWED her. it was so realistic. 
in real live, when something big happens, something tense for example, you think about that but somehow you also have some stupid thoughts you shouldn't be thinking of at that moment. and you curse yourself for it, thinking you're selfish for not keeping your mind at what it should be at. Holly captured this PERFECT. never ever read anything like that and never thought I would (I know this is the third book I have read but still) it was too unique for words honestly.

READ IT.
YES OR NO?

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gore, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Torture

gen_wolfhailstorm'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 The Details:
 Narrated by Emma Galvin
Unabridged 

This was super entertainment.  I definitely didn't read this in 8 hours, as suggested, and it took me a few chapters to fully get into it, but it was riveting.

I was so shocked when it got more violent than I was expecting it too, but it was realistic in that way and I enjoyed that.

I thought the real reason seemed less of an incentive for the hostage situation than the first secret that was revealed. However, the big reveal had so many more little details that threaded together to make a really solid and satisfying conclusion to the mysteries.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Bullying, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship

chloerachel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I will admit the first half of this novel was boring, and I found myself disappointed that the author of a series that I love so much had put out something like that. But I pushed through and wow I am glad I did. It takes a little bit but the novel really does take off. And all that stuff in the first half that isn't thrilling all comes back and makes for the most satisfying climax and resolution. The novel really does a fantastic job of making everything you felt like you were wasting your time reading in the beginning intentional. It's no AGGGTM, but what you end up with is a thrilling ending and a few questions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, and Torture

itsmeaemma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Death of parent

emmieanna's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

I really thought I wasn’t going to enjoy this book right at the start but I persevered and wow I’m so glad I did. The pacing and style is the complete opposite of what I usually opt for, with heaps of inner monologuing and unresolved trauma carrying through the actions of the leading cast. The further I got through, however, the more invested I became. It was very excited to watch the clues slowly being dropped into my lap without a clear way to piece them together. I became suspicious of everyone and everything, as if I were with them in that RV. The amount of times Holly Jackson made me doubt my intuition proves the calibre of her writing.

Up until the last five minutes of this audio book, I thought I was going to hate the conclusion. I had been so invested and I could see how it was going to end. Until the massive U-turn. I thought everyone got what they deserved in the end except Don and Joyce :( the only reason this wasn’t higher rated was because I would have loved to see Catherine and Oliver have to face their crimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical content, Classism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity, Torture, and Alcohol