Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Five Survive: Locked-Room-Thriller - eingesperrt in einem Campingbus - unglaublich packend by Holly Jackson

16 reviews

lilylaflair's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

abbys's review against another edition

2.5

It pains me to rate this so low but a book about six people been pinned down by a sniper in a broken down RV shouldn't have been so boring 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol

Minor: Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Gaslighting

rxchxel's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I’ve put off reading this book for a while but ended up finishing it in one day because I was so hooked! Plot twists galore and so many times my breath was held in anticipation! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

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aklovekorn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

lucyjansmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

khucc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cursing, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rylin_marie's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

savreads28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

rubyduller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Stalking

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews because I don’t like leaving them. I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all. Everyone’s reading experiences are subjective, so I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me on Instagram: @bookish.millennial or tiktok: @bookishmillennial

I listened to the audiobook of this, and I don't know that I recommend that format. The narrator was okay, but some parts were a bit corny for me to hear. I think maybe I would have liked this better if I read the ebook. Regardless, I listened to this entire book at 2.5x speed in a few hours while I ran errands as my dog got his haircut hahaha. I had a great time looking concerned and nervous in public as I listened to this twisty & turny young adult thriller!

I did not predict the motivations of the person who was stalking this group of six kids in their RV, I didn't predict the backstory of Red's mom, and I did not predict the subplot of the romance! I don't want to ive anything away, but the only part that did feel predictable involved when the six teens almost got help/reprieve. That's all I'll say!

Overall, I was surprised, saddened, and will continue to read whatever Holly writes! I can't wait for the tv adaptation of AGGGTM (still my favorite books from her)!

cw: gun violence, death of a parent, murder, grief, extortion, child death

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder