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Five Survive by Holly Jackson

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danielle_farris's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is amazing! I started it because I have read all of AGGGTM. The author did not disappoint. The book starts out kind of slow, laying out all the background information. However it picks up with different plot twists all the way to the end. The last few pages were very creative in the way they present more of the story. I definitely would have never made the connections the way the author did at the end. I was so engrossed while reading this book that I cried like twice! This book is a 10/10 highly recommend it. I will probably reread this book in the next few years.

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specialinterestbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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pucksandpaperbacks's review against another edition

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CW: Murder, misogyny, death of a parent, mention of the Philadelphia Mafia and affliations, grief, blood, stabbing, violence and gun violence, hostage situation

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nniamhh's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

*2.5 stars*

being a HUGE fan of the AGGGTM series i was so excited to read this and let me tell you the dissapointment i feel,,,,,,

i am not a fan in general of stories that take place over the one night,, especially one that’s almost 400 pages. the story was so dragged out that i remember saying multiple times to my flatmates that the sniper can kill all of them for all i care. it was a struggle to finish which is so sad bc the climax was fun to read <//3 

SPOILERS AHEAD 

the whole plot at the start of the book is so unnecessary. the whole “oh no we have a flat and don’t know why!!” doesn’t work when the reader knows why they have a flat. like many parts in this book,, this was wayyyy too long for what it was,, the thriller plot didn’t even start till about 100 pages in. i know thĂ© purpose was to show the group dynamics and set the scene but it could have been done in a much more concise manner. 

the characters all fell flat. red is infuriatingly passive,, renya had one arc and then so little importance,, why was simon even there and oliver was just annoying for the sake of being annoying. one thing i will say is i love arthur but that’s to be expected from me. 

the whole mafia plot like felt so out of place. it was obviously gonna be a bigger plot point as it was mentioned repeatedly which completely killed any suspence around it. it was also very obviously going to be tied to reds mums death,, which was also played to death [no joke meant]. i just think that if you take a group of six teenagers,, there’s not gonna be: one murdered,, someone that’s helping them cover up a murder,, a mafia member etc 

here’s my main issues from my real time notes page rants:
  • after the couple is shot,, why are they not more horrified that someone would rather kill two people than reveal whatever secret they had?? 
  • it took 215 pages for thr to actually introduce some sort of secret 
  • if i see thirty one feet one more time i will snap [edit: IT WASNT EVEN IMPORANT???? WHAT WAS THE POINT IN THE CURTAIN THING ASWELL LMAOOO] 
  • red being insistent that arthur doesn’t like her makes sense to an extent - but him not looking at her while she strips and she thinks that’s bc he doesn’t like her????? he is very obvious characterised,, at least up to that point,, to be a morally good guy,, why would he now change and ogle at her when she takes her top off!? 
  • maddy and red are supposed to be friends but we have literally no proof of that. maddy doesn’t seem caring about red AT ALL despite all the exposition we’re given,, i don’t beleive it
  • the sniper saying “i’ll start shooting around random if i don’t get my secret soon” like no you won’t????? you need the person who knows the secret alive bc you want the secret so bad to KILL,, you would not endanger that perosn - why are none of them figuring that out????
  • arthur being involved somehow makes complete sense for her stories - he was too perfect to not be hiding something big?? 
  • after such a long winded mystery,, arthur’s letter was not sufficient enough an ending for me. did red meet him?? does she forgive him?? i understand what holly jackson was going do but us having the whole book from reds POV then just not knowing the end from her POV?? jarring



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leah08855's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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siennaflynn's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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just_klaudia's review against another edition

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

3.5


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tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0


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rylin_marie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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mrsmishler's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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