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Five Survive, by Holly Jackson

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milesofpages's review against another edition

5.0

#FiveSurvive:

Thank you @delacorte and @prhaudio for the gifted copies [partner].

Y’all know in hot tub time machine when all these wild things happen to Crispin Glover’s character, and we keep waiting for the accident that took his arm? That’s how I felt the entire time reading Five Survive. First, I kept thinking only one would survive, but then I remembered what the title was called

soursydney's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

andreaverdes's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

this book was way too long for what the story was - Holly Jackson is an incredible writer but the beginning of this book was a pain to get through. the characters are also very unlikeable. the last 1/3 of the book redeemed it for me - it was so much more fast-paced and the twists and turns were fun to discover.

Spoiler

arthur, how could he!!! catherine was obvious - that win-win plan was crazy. oliver, fuck you.

taylovestoread17's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

It was a truly compelling story which made you feel the intensity of the situation. Although Red the main character was annoying at times.

vevechen's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No

4.5

jupitersycamore's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

owlvid_reader's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Kept me guessing but in a good way. Enjoyed the less than fulfilling ending as not everything ends happy, tied up in a bow.