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A review by elisasifaa
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
5.0
Holly Jackson is my queen. Her stories and her characters are so complex, intriguing, and well thought out. I don't think I've ever come across a plot hole in her stories or even a situation that doesn't make sense for the characters.
Five Survive is a book that you will not put down until you have finished it. At the very least, someone will have to force the book out of your hands. The entire book takes place in a tiny RV and eight hours, which actually made me a little claustrophobic. You transform into a fly on the wall, and you cannot take your eyes off the page as everything is happening right in front of you.
The characters are complex and well thought out. You can tell the immense research and preparation that went into this book. There are only six main characters in this story, but we get to know other people through snippets of each other's memory. Every move is organized and true to character. Even when they made moves that shocked me to the core, it still made sense to their history and feelings. I would've liked a little more backstory into all of them, as I was not 100% sure how they all knew each other. Siblings, a couple, best friends, and then two random people that I couldn't really connect. They obviously know each other, but why are the two I can't place on this road trip? (This could very well be my own fault, that I simply didn't pay enough attention).
This book is 80% character-driven, as most of the book is dialogue, and the characters constantly evolve as we see more of them. They are "locked in" as they can't escape the RV without being killed, so if that's a trope you like, you'll love the book. It is also very fast-paced, with a ~hint~ of romance. (Literally, A SMUDGE of romance, do not read it for the romance). None of the characters are especially likable, some of them are more leaning towards the morally gray area, but it was even throughout the group.
Five Survive is a book that you will not put down until you have finished it. At the very least, someone will have to force the book out of your hands. The entire book takes place in a tiny RV and eight hours, which actually made me a little claustrophobic. You transform into a fly on the wall, and you cannot take your eyes off the page as everything is happening right in front of you.
The characters are complex and well thought out. You can tell the immense research and preparation that went into this book. There are only six main characters in this story, but we get to know other people through snippets of each other's memory. Every move is organized and true to character. Even when they made moves that shocked me to the core, it still made sense to their history and feelings. I would've liked a little more backstory into all of them, as I was not 100% sure how they all knew each other. Siblings, a couple, best friends, and then two random people that I couldn't really connect. They obviously know each other, but why are the two I can't place on this road trip? (This could very well be my own fault, that I simply didn't pay enough attention).
This book is 80% character-driven, as most of the book is dialogue, and the characters constantly evolve as we see more of them. They are "locked in" as they can't escape the RV without being killed, so if that's a trope you like, you'll love the book. It is also very fast-paced, with a ~hint~ of romance. (Literally, A SMUDGE of romance, do not read it for the romance). None of the characters are especially likable, some of them are more leaning towards the morally gray area, but it was even throughout the group.