Reviews with content warning for Alcoholism - Five Survive

Holly Jackson never disappoints!
I was sucked into the story and it had its grip on me until I listened to the very end.
the writing was phenomenal and I really loved being kept on the edge of my seat for the entire ride (pun somewhat intended).

the characters were difficult to like; Red as the main character seemed to just like go with the flow and not make her wishes and needs known to the others and the rest of them were ranging from just annoying to downright abusive.

making Oliver the bad guy from the start seemed somewhat convenient, so that killing him in the end seemed somehow justified?!
though according to Red he never acted that way prior to the RV situation. either he was a great manipulator or some switch flipped in this situation and his true colors came out.
also: who was the second person to vote Red to get out of the RV?

the ending was 50 % tied in a too nice bow and the other 50 % were just left to the reader's imagination more or less.

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iirissr's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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_pauline's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

gripping, twisty, heartbreaking. Stayed up three more hours to finish it. I‘m still crying

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lavendr's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

So glad Oliver was the one to die lmao

Very good read I couldn’t put it down

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readnow_speaklater's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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evefleming's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective 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

4.0

I originally started reading this book and got like 20 pages in and put it down but then I started it again and although it’s slow paced at the beginning I ended absolutely loving it and read the majority of the end of the book in a day because it was so gripping. I was literally crying at the end so bad and the open ending was slightly heart wrenching but nonetheless chef’s kiss, I appreciate what had to be done otherwise it would be wayyy to unrealistic

I was trying to guess the twists but oh my god there was sooooo many I was shocked literally gasping when

I found out that Arthur was the mole I thought it was going to be Maddy! But I still want to know who voted for Red to leave the RV, surely it wasn’t Arthur??? And what those curtains reminded her of???

And I loved Arthur and Red and their cute little moments but I don’t really see how she could get over him lying to her even though he did protect her throughout the book. I’m honestly still on the fence about it as adorable as they are were with each other before he confessed but the letter was like such a lovely touch to the story

This book felt very different to AGGGTM because of how different the mystery was but it was still equally well written but AGGGTM will always have a special place in my heart <3

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kfquarium's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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