Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

470 reviews

cande_luvisotti's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mythicca's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-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 overall struggled to finish this.

The general plot didn’t interest me and the characters were frustrating. I wish the plot twists had more of a punch to them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent

emlawley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Another belting book by Holly Jackson, which I read after loving her A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and The Reappearance of Rachel Price. Obviously there are some similarities with the female teenage protagonist with a complex inner world, which I really enjoyed and wished I’d read when I was a teen! I love that the story happened over the course of a single night and that so much was packed into that timeframe. I was tense and left guessing right until the end and did not guess the ‘big reveal’. The narration wasn’t as good as her previous books, but that’s me nit picking! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Death of parent

rileydobereading's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent

alice_in_bookland9's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

sanskritig's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

crazymaplady's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder

charlee_'s review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Everyone in this book made me so mad. I genuinely did not like any of them. Although, I do admire how well Holly Jackson used this to her advantage in crafting a story that challenges the innate selfishness of humankind. 

It also made me think of 'Midnight' doctor who, which is my favourite episode. So that's a plus.

Overall, not as good as Jackson's other books. But still an enjoyable, engaging, and captivating read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

keayra_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Holly creating crazy endings as always!! I swear I was on the edge of my seat the whole book. I love how quickly Holly books gets into the intense moments, it really helps me get locked into the story. I will say … Oliver? What the hell? It feels like his character took a completely 180 turn around in the book. That’s the only part I wasn’t a big fan of? I mean I guess it makes sense since they are in a very stressful situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

There is a gang mentioned quite a few times

maxinepar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Oliver got me throwing my fists in the air 🫨  BUT HOLLY JACKSON DID IT AGAIN ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent