17.7k reviews for:

Five Survive

Holly Jackson

3.99 AVERAGE

lauraafalkner's review against another edition

3.75

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elsie_shelfie's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed this book. 

It was a fun read with memorable moments. I listened to the audio book which was narrated well. 

I thought it was a good plot and I enjoyed the characters (except Oliver🤨) 

I enjoy Holly Jackson's writing! Wait, did we ever find out what the pattern on the curtains were? 

jadifab's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

ratcousin's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

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Reading slump 

j29's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

melonie96's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

louisa_rose05's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

elinebh's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

christina_cullen's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious fast-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: Complicated

amapuche's review against another edition

2.0

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6 young people with no backbone go on a road trip with a bully. They encounter a sniper in the woods, but that is just a detail in the story. The main point is that none of them has the guts to stand up to the bully, not even together. The result is a lot of unnecessary injuries and deaths that could have been avoided if the bully hadn't been a plot device.

The characters are bland and empty.

*Red*: Main character, only personality trait is self-pity. Complete decision paralysis in everything because of it.
*Maddy: Takes care of Red's self-pity. No other traits.
*Oliver: The bully and an asshole. No one knows why he's in the group.
*Arthur: Obviously supposed to be the hot, mysterious guy, but it's so obvious that these are all character traits that it falls flat.
*Simon: Somehow just there, who knows who that is
*Reyna: Kinda only there