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A review by foldingthepage_kayleigh
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I just didn’t want to put this book down, I needed to know what happened next! Filled with red herrings and clues dropped along the way, I had a fun time trying to figure out the culprits.
That being said, I was not a fan of Red as a character and didn’t feel connected to her at all. All of her forgetful, scatterbrained-ness didn’t seem to be helpful to building her as a character and seemed only to be used as plot mechanism more than anything else.
That being said, I was not a fan of Red as a character and didn’t feel connected to her at all. All of her forgetful, scatterbrained-ness didn’t seem to be helpful to building her as a character and seemed only to be used as plot mechanism more than anything else.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Violence