A review by ninahuynh
Five Survive by Holly Jackson

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book felt longer than it needed to be. That may larger be cause I was so done with Oliver and his bossy and self-center self 🙄 The plot twist in the end would've surprised me and have me gasping if it didn't take so long to get there with Oliver barking orders every other second and Red constantly ruminating about her secret and saying "It can't possibly be my secret" every other second.

The narrator was alright, though my least favorite of all the narrators for Holly Jackson's books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Gaslighting