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

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julierambaeck's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was messed up - in a good way! Holly Jackson is so smart, I would love to know her writing process and how she comes up with all these twist. I did not see one twist coming... I was shocked the whole way through the book. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat the whole way through! None of these characters were particularly likeable, maybe except for one. They were kind of stupid and annoying but that made for good drama.
The reason why it is not a 5 star is because it was a bit too dramatic and one character REALLY got on my nerves (which I think was intentional).

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saumyagupta's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It broke me.

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wishyouweresober's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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rxchxel's review against another edition

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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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lias_library22's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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bladebailey's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Six friends have borrowed an RV for a roadtrip when they find themselves stranded on a remote road with no cell service, shot-out tires, and a sniper threatening their lives unless one of them steps forward with a secret he wants.

Five Survive comes together as an exciting thriller with sordid secrets and fracturing relationships, but it does drag its feet for the first 50% or so. I found myself bored and yearning for the constant bickering to stop so that the actual storyline could move forward but, once it did, Five Survive moves fast and has all of Jackson's trademark twists and last minute reveals. I still prefer the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series but Five Survive stands solidly as a standalone thriller with summer slasher vibes, untrustworthy characters, and a narrator who feels unreliable at times. A buried romance subplot helps provide some levity. I definitely recommend Five Survive, my only two criticisms that it can feel painfully slow and I think we're meant to want everyone to survive the night but Jackson succeeds a little too well at making one particular character so repugnant that I was actively begging to see him take a bullet by the end of the story.

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