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thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, and Confinement
jduns57's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Gun violence
bladebailey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Five Survive comes together as an exciting thriller with sordid secrets and fracturing relationships, but it does drag its feet for the first 50% or so. I found myself bored and yearning for the constant bickering to stop so that the actual storyline could move forward but, once it did, Five Survive moves fast and has all of Jackson's trademark twists and last minute reveals. I still prefer the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series but Five Survive stands solidly as a standalone thriller with summer slasher vibes, untrustworthy characters, and a narrator who feels unreliable at times. A buried romance subplot helps provide some levity. I definitely recommend Five Survive, my only two criticisms that it can feel painfully slow and I think we're meant to want everyone to survive the night but Jackson succeeds a little too well at making one particular character so repugnant that I was actively begging to see him take a bullet by the end of the story.
Graphic: Gore and Violence
the_llewbrary's review against another edition
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
annamwallace66's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
jessboyd05's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism and Infidelity
cheekylaydee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The main character is Red. We spend a lot of time in her head which I personally found slowed the narrative down, as we deal with her inner turmoil as she battles with not only the guilt over the death of her mother years ago as well as the secret that she's been told to tell no-one.
But her friends lives hang in the balance, and it turns out she's not the only one with a deep dark secret. Would have been a 4 star read if we had had switched perspectives a little but other than that a solid read.
Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Confinement, and Violence
cecilie_allison's review against another edition
- 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
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
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Torture, Death, Gore, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Mental illness