A review by bea_g_i
Five Survive by Holly Jackson

mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.75

I think the idea behind the book was really good and it was well constructed.
 However, I found the narrative voice quite hard to stomach. I’m sure it was a creative choice but due to the characters past there wasn’t very many peaks and troughs in their emotion which meant it was always tense. This meant the severity of certain moments wasn’t as tense as it could be.


So I think the plot was good just some of the authors creative choices weren’t for me.
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