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A review by eatingwords
Five Survive by Holly Jackson
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism and Medical trauma