Five Survive
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Summary
The brand new unmissable crime thriller from Holly Jackson， best-selling， award-winning author of the Good Girl’s Guide to Murder trilogy。
Eight hours。
Six friends。
One sniper 。 。 。
Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV， heading to the beach for Spring Break。 It’s a long drive but spirits are high。 Until the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 There’s no mobile phone reception and nobody around to help。 And as the wheels are shot out， one by one， the friends realise that this is no accident。 There’s a sniper out there in the dark watching them and he knows exactly who they are。 One of the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for。
A game of cat-and-mouse plays out as the group desperately tries to get help and to work out which member of the group is the target。 Buried secrets are forced to light in the cramped， claustrophobic setting of the RV， and tensions within the group will reach deadly levels。 Not everyone will survive the night。
Eight hours。
Six friends。
One sniper 。 。 。
Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV， heading to the beach for Spring Break。 It’s a long drive but spirits are high。 Until the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 There’s no mobile phone reception and nobody around to help。 And as the wheels are shot out， one by one， the friends realise that this is no accident。 There’s a sniper out there in the dark watching them and he knows exactly who they are。 One of the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for。
A game of cat-and-mouse plays out as the group desperately tries to get help and to work out which member of the group is the target。 Buried secrets are forced to light in the cramped， claustrophobic setting of the RV， and tensions within the group will reach deadly levels。 Not everyone will survive the night。
Reviews
Lady Nightwolf
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Holly Jackson grabs our eyeballs from the jump with this one。 I was immediately there on that road trip with the whole crew and stayed there with them all night。 I basically read this book in real time。 Red is an unreliable narrator who has secrets。 Then again， so does everyone else in that RV at the time。 Her best friend Maddy， their friends Simon and Arthur， and their chaperones on this doomed spring break trip， Maddy’s older brother， Oliver and his girlfriend， Reyna。 Every。 Last。 One。 When th Holly Jackson grabs our eyeballs from the jump with this one。 I was immediately there on that road trip with the whole crew and stayed there with them all night。 I basically read this book in real time。 Red is an unreliable narrator who has secrets。 Then again， so does everyone else in that RV at the time。 Her best friend Maddy， their friends Simon and Arthur， and their chaperones on this doomed spring break trip， Maddy’s older brother， Oliver and his girlfriend， Reyna。 Every。 Last。 One。 When they get lost on the way， they find themselves on the backroads with a flat tire in the middle of absolute nowhere。 However， they soon find that the flat tire is no accident。 Within moments of fixing it， all four of their tires are immediately shot out。 Someone in the fields around them has a gun。 The group soon finds themselves stuck in the RV trying to come up with a plan on how to escape。 Until they begin to hear a voice from a walkie talkie that tells them that they have until morning to reveal the identity of the person with a certain secret。 But who is it？ As the night wears on， the group realizes that everyone in the RV seems to be hiding something。Red has a feeling that this has to do with her plan。 The plan she has to be able to get her dad help。 A plan to help Red herself go to college， something that has been out of her reach since her mother， the Chief of Police， was executed in cold blood a couple years before。 But there’s no way they could know， right？ And she can’t reveal the plan。 The plan is the only thing she has that can help her， the only way she can get revenge for her mom。 However， as things begin to unravel and logic takes a vacation， long hidden secrets begin to chip away at the group。 Before long， they realize that fate has unknowingly woven its sticky web around the six friends， and one will not be able to get out of its clutches alive。 A lot of the characters in this book were sympathetic， with one major exception and I absolutely hated them with a passion。 I ended up yelling at my Kindle a few times in utter exasperation that they were getting away with their irrational and harmful behavior。 I love books like this， ones that bring out my passionate side。 I absolutely adored it。 Thank you so much Random House， Delacourte Press， and Netgalley for the advanced copy of Five Survive by Holly Jackson in exchange for this fair and honest review。 。。。more
Eleni Flores
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I absolutely loved Holly Jackson's first novel， A Good Girl's Guide to Murder， and while I didn't like the sequels as much， I really do enjoy her writing， so I was excited to get the ARC for her latest novel， Five Survive。 Some of the people I follow on Goodreads were giving it good early reviews， so even though the plot sounded a bit far-fetched， I gave it a go。 Let me tell you: I was annoyed/underwhelmed/irritated/dissatisfied/insert-negative-emotion-here throughout the first 80 percent of I absolutely loved Holly Jackson's first novel， A Good Girl's Guide to Murder， and while I didn't like the sequels as much， I really do enjoy her writing， so I was excited to get the ARC for her latest novel， Five Survive。 Some of the people I follow on Goodreads were giving it good early reviews， so even though the plot sounded a bit far-fetched， I gave it a go。 Let me tell you: I was annoyed/underwhelmed/irritated/dissatisfied/insert-negative-emotion-here throughout the first 80 percent of this book。 I only finished it because I need to get my NetGalley rate up （IYKYK）。 But！ I'm glad I finished it， because the end is the best part。 Jackson doesn't tie everything up in a nice little bow， but what she does is so satisfying after going through all of that early garbage。 The premise here is hugely implausible， beyond the suspension of disbelief （at least to me）， and at no point in the novel did it begin to make any more sense。 Secondly， I found most of the characters to be some degree of dislikable， even Red at some points， which I don't think was Jackson's intention。 She just kind of irritated me。 And finally， I get that this is YA and they're teens， but they kept making the dumbest decisions possible， over and over again， and I was getting so fed up！ Ugh。 So， all in all， the end saved this book from a horrible rating。 But my final thought is that I really do like Jackson's writing and storytelling—to me， this just wasn't a story worth telling。 。。。more
Rebecca
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The red dot was scary， the suspense was good， and I still can't wrap my head around how this story happened over 8 hours。 I just thought there could be a bit more cuz the whole reveal and reason were a bit underwhelming。 Also the characters just weren't very likable and I also didn't like how the book ended with the attempted redemption of Arthur。 The red dot was scary， the suspense was good， and I still can't wrap my head around how this story happened over 8 hours。 I just thought there could be a bit more cuz the whole reveal and reason were a bit underwhelming。 Also the characters just weren't very likable and I also didn't like how the book ended with the attempted redemption of Arthur。 。。。more
Jordan Rolfe-Vyson
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Wow。 I couldn’t put this book down the second I got it。 I wasHooked and couldn’t stop turning the page。 It was so different to Holly Jackson’s AGGTM series， it was darker， more mature。 I could not believe the twist it was absolutely crazy but it made sense。 That’s what I love about her books the plot twist isn’t the thing that makes the book good。 The entire book was addictive and the characters， backstory made it a 5 star read for me。 I will forever read holly Jackson’s books。 I won’t ever stop Wow。 I couldn’t put this book down the second I got it。 I wasHooked and couldn’t stop turning the page。 It was so different to Holly Jackson’s AGGTM series， it was darker， more mature。 I could not believe the twist it was absolutely crazy but it made sense。 That’s what I love about her books the plot twist isn’t the thing that makes the book good。 The entire book was addictive and the characters， backstory made it a 5 star read for me。 I will forever read holly Jackson’s books。 I won’t ever stop talking about this book。 。。。more
Kelly
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Five Survive gave me the same heart racing feeling that A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and Good Girl， Bad Blood did。 After disliking the finale of that trilogy， this book reminded me of just how much I love Holly Jackson’s writing。 After a group of friends’ RV breaks down， they quickly realize that it was a deliberate sabotage。 Stranded and the target of a sniper， the group of friends are faced with a life or death situation。 One of them has a secret that someone is willing to kill for， they need Five Survive gave me the same heart racing feeling that A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and Good Girl， Bad Blood did。 After disliking the finale of that trilogy， this book reminded me of just how much I love Holly Jackson’s writing。 After a group of friends’ RV breaks down， they quickly realize that it was a deliberate sabotage。 Stranded and the target of a sniper， the group of friends are faced with a life or death situation。 One of them has a secret that someone is willing to kill for， they needed to come forward and the rest can go free。 This was a tense rollercoaster ride， but I loved almost every minute of it。 （Oliver’s extremist attitude got annoying fast）。 There were a lot of twist and turns， and I was never able to fully nail down what was coming next。 I call this a big win when it comes to mysteries。 。。。more
clara
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goodreads lies to me- apparently this book is out TODAY？？？？ and NOT 12/8😃 i got excited thinking my preorder shipped early☹️
Sara Kiplinger
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This was decent。。。a little far-fetched for me。 6 teenagers set out on a Spring Break trip in a borrowed RV and get lost on their first overnight stop。 They quickly find that someone is out to get them when they realize that their flat tire was no accident。 Someone is trying to scare them and possibly kill one or more of them。 The story focuses on trying to figure out who has is holding the secret that the killer/stalker wants to know and how the characters are going to survive in the process。 Wh This was decent。。。a little far-fetched for me。 6 teenagers set out on a Spring Break trip in a borrowed RV and get lost on their first overnight stop。 They quickly find that someone is out to get them when they realize that their flat tire was no accident。 Someone is trying to scare them and possibly kill one or more of them。 The story focuses on trying to figure out who has is holding the secret that the killer/stalker wants to know and how the characters are going to survive in the process。 While it is suspenseful， it just wasn't what I had hoped。 I did not predict the ending though， which is a positive。 I would recommend， but won't rave about it。 。。。more
Ivana
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A huge Thank You to The author， The publisher and NetGalley for providing the e-arc in exchange for an honest review。This is my favorite newest obsession。
Olivia Muenter
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Could NOT put this down。 Ultimate page turner。
Jess
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whoaawwheew that was one wilddd book。 I could literally not put it down bc when I started the second half of the book every fucking chapter ended on a cliffhanger 💔💔。 Nothing has made me as stressed as this book did， not even school。 Anyway if you read this read it on a weekend or for the holidays where u know you won’t have to go anywhere the next day…or not。 This isn’t really a Holly jolly book but wtv。 WHY DID IT END THAT WAY。 HOLLY JACKSON AND HER ENDINGS I WANT TO CRY。
Caroline Builta
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4。5 stars rounded up - review to come
Doreen
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11/29/2022 Very good， except for the bizarre piece of copaganda near the end。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 11/29/2022 Very good， except for the bizarre piece of copaganda near the end。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 。。。more
Sarah （sarahandherbookshelves）
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I really enjoyed this！
Bobbi Jo bobbijoreads
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Synopsis: A group of 6 friends are trapped in an RV by a sniper who won't let them go until he gets the information he wants。 My Review: Overall I liked the story， loved the ending， but struggled with the pacing。 For a YA novel it had some pretty gruesome imagery。 For how high-stakes the synopsis was this book was a slow burn。 Like， setting fire to damp cardboard sort of slow burn。 The first half of the book the dialogue dragged the story along and I struggled through one chapter at a time。 Then Synopsis: A group of 6 friends are trapped in an RV by a sniper who won't let them go until he gets the information he wants。 My Review: Overall I liked the story， loved the ending， but struggled with the pacing。 For a YA novel it had some pretty gruesome imagery。 For how high-stakes the synopsis was this book was a slow burn。 Like， setting fire to damp cardboard sort of slow burn。 The first half of the book the dialogue dragged the story along and I struggled through one chapter at a time。 Then around the halfway point the "thrill" in this thriller started to pick up。 I read the second half of this book in one sitting because it was edge-of-your-seat action packed。 I enjoyed the ending and how everything fell into place。This was my first read by Holly Jackson and I'm interested to see how 'A Good Girls Guide to Murder' compares。*I received a free copy from NetGalley and Random House Children's Publishing。 I'm leaving an honest review voluntarily。* 。。。more
Melissa （Nissa_the。bookworm）
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𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔🌪️ love a good twist🛻 enjoy roads trips🤥 are a good liar🔒 like locked door mysteries• 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄When Red and her friends decide to travel down to Louisiana from Pennsylvania via an RV for their senior Spring Break trip， they find themselves trapped on an abandoned road with a sniper unwilling to let them leave。• 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓Red is a senior on her way to enjoy Spring Break with her friends， Maddy， Simon， and Author， and their chaperones， Oliver， Maddy’s older brother， and his g 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔🌪️ love a good twist🛻 enjoy roads trips🤥 are a good liar🔒 like locked door mysteries• 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄When Red and her friends decide to travel down to Louisiana from Pennsylvania via an RV for their senior Spring Break trip， they find themselves trapped on an abandoned road with a sniper unwilling to let them leave。• 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓Red is a senior on her way to enjoy Spring Break with her friends， Maddy， Simon， and Author， and their chaperones， Oliver， Maddy’s older brother， and his girlfriend， Reyna。 But as the first night begins to wind down， they find themselves lost on a back road rather than at their first campsite。 When a tire blows， the group gets out and replaces it。 As they start to leave， all four tires are suddenly blown out。 Confused and now terrified， the group eventually discovers they are being held hostage on this remote road in the middle of South Carolina with no cell reception and no one around for miles。 Then the sniper tells them that someone is hiding a secret and must divulge it， or else everyone will die tonight。• 𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒This was such a great thriller， and also my first Holly Jackson book！ I loved Red’s character， but I have to say that I guessed her main twist really early on and was just waiting to see if I was correct。 I did love the second and third twists though， as I didn’t see them！ I also loved the feeling I got reading this story。 I became invested in this group of friends （more like strangers！） and like I was there with the group， fighting against the evil lurking outside。 I think this story would make an incredible movie。 。。。more
Averil Layton
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Six friends。 One night。 One deadly secret。 Five survivors。Five Survive is a YA mystery/thriller about six friends taking a road trip in an RV for spring break。 When they find themselves lost and their RV breaks down， the group quickly realizes that this is no random accident。 Someone has trapped them， and their only chance of survival is if they can identify which of them is carrying a secret worth killing for。 Tensions rise and danger grows with every passing hour， with one thing becoming very Six friends。 One night。 One deadly secret。 Five survivors。Five Survive is a YA mystery/thriller about six friends taking a road trip in an RV for spring break。 When they find themselves lost and their RV breaks down， the group quickly realizes that this is no random accident。 Someone has trapped them， and their only chance of survival is if they can identify which of them is carrying a secret worth killing for。 Tensions rise and danger grows with every passing hour， with one thing becoming very clear - not everyone will survive the night。This book is told from the perspective of Red Kenny， an 18-year-old high school senior still reeling from the death of her police captain mother five years earlier and the way her world - and her father - has crumbled since。 Right away， I was grabbed by the strong narrative voice。 Red has a unique perspective on the world， and I love how much characterization was achieved through her semi-stream-of-consciousness narration of events。 Her character allows for an exploration of regret， shame， and guilt and how they influence our actions in the present， which provides something meaningful for readers to return to between action sequences。And the action！ I commend Holly Jackson for her ability to maintain such high levels of tension in a story that takes place entirely inside a 31-foot RV。 It was such a unique version of a locked door mystery， and the tight quarters only ramp up the suspense for explosive moments of action。 Holly Jackson is very skilled at her craft， and reading this book makes it clear。 I really felt the full force of each character's experience， and I found myself rooting strongly for （and sometimes against！） them as they tried to survive eight harrowing hours together。 I found the resolution of the story to be satisfying as well。 Everything fit well into the story and delivered some genuine surprises and emotions without feeling rushed or forced。 I look forward to diving into the rest of her work！ If you’re looking for a tense， edge-of-your-seat thriller that teeters on the edge of madness， I recommend this book wholeheartedly！ Thank you to the author， publisher， and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Kirstyn （readwithkirstyn）
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Holly Jackson is back again， Five Survive his her next novel and after devouring her Good Girl's Guide to Murder series I obviously needed to read anything else she put out！ Five Survive is told over an 8 hour time span and will absolutely consume you。 It will send chills down your spine and make you desperate to find all the answers。 I do recommend this one， especially if you can take a day and read it in one sitting - in my opinion the way it's meant to be read。 I don't recommend reading this Holly Jackson is back again， Five Survive his her next novel and after devouring her Good Girl's Guide to Murder series I obviously needed to read anything else she put out！ Five Survive is told over an 8 hour time span and will absolutely consume you。 It will send chills down your spine and make you desperate to find all the answers。 I do recommend this one， especially if you can take a day and read it in one sitting - in my opinion the way it's meant to be read。 I don't recommend reading this one alone in the dark because honestly， I was terrified。 。。。more
Janelle
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I was drawn into this story quickly and I enjoy all the characters with their distinct personalities， lives， and views。 It was interesting to watch this mystery unfold and see what everyone is really hiding from each other。 Some things are coming to light and I was excited to see who would survive the night。 And even if they are still alive， will their lives ever be the same again？Here are a few of my favorite quotes （without spoiling the book） “Maybe Maddy had learned to read her mind in all I was drawn into this story quickly and I enjoy all the characters with their distinct personalities， lives， and views。 It was interesting to watch this mystery unfold and see what everyone is really hiding from each other。 Some things are coming to light and I was excited to see who would survive the night。 And even if they are still alive， will their lives ever be the same again？Here are a few of my favorite quotes （without spoiling the book） “Maybe Maddy had learned to read her mind in all that time [。。。。] Red really hoped not。 There were things in there no one else could ever see。 No one。 Not even Maddy。 Especially not Maddy。”This gives the reader a small insight into Red， how she feels she needs to protect her best friend。 From what， we haven’t found out yet。 “。。。Maddy pulled me aside and told me to never ask about your mom，。。。。or to mention moms in general in front of you。 And if that’s what you want， then that's fine， but if you can’t talk to your best friend about her， I was wondering， maybe， whether you wanted someone else to talk to about her。 And I could do that sometime。 If you want。”Red’s mom was murder & its a sore subject even five years later。 Her life has been completely upended and it looks nothing like it did when her mom was alive。 She always feels like an outsider & the differences are growing between her and her friends， but not newcomer Arthur。 There is something different about him that makes her feel more open to exploring a relationship with。 “One of you knows something。 A secret。 You know who you are and you know what it is”。The reason for all the mystery， the blown tires， and why they are trapped in an RV in the middle of nowhere。 Who has a secret？ Does everyone？ And how bad could that secret be？ 。。。more
Bookdust。blog Shawna
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Synopsis ✨Red Kenny is on a road trip with her friends。 About to start her spring break she joins her five friends， the best friend， the best friend’s brother and girlfriend， a secret crush and school friend。 All six of them including Red end up in the middle of nowhere， the RV having broken down。 But is the break down really an accident？ In the midst of it all one of them is a killer。 With just eight hours to go until dawn breaks， the clock is ticking as this is no accident。 Someone is out ther Synopsis ✨Red Kenny is on a road trip with her friends。 About to start her spring break she joins her five friends， the best friend， the best friend’s brother and girlfriend， a secret crush and school friend。 All six of them including Red end up in the middle of nowhere， the RV having broken down。 But is the break down really an accident？ In the midst of it all one of them is a killer。 With just eight hours to go until dawn breaks， the clock is ticking as this is no accident。 Someone is out there in the dark that wants one of them dead。 ✨4/5Super excited to have received an ARC for this， thank you to NetGalley/ TBR tours The scene is set， the tension is so thick in the air as this story progresses。 It literally had me on the edge of my seat。 I will admit I didn’t like most of the characters and one or two of them I was rooting to be killed off within the first 10 pages。 But I did like the mix of personalities when it comes to the group and how each individual person reacts to danger， fight or flight mechanism。 Interestingly how a group of people will come together and then separate like the swing of a pendulum。 It was a roll coaster， a very fast paced story with lots of dialogue which is needed in this thriller。 Holly is always full of surprises when it comes to the reveal of ‘whodunit’ definitely looking forward to what she creates next。 。。。more
HaileyAnne
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Thank you， NetGalley， for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。Eight hours。Six friends。One sniper 。 。 。Red and five of her friends are ready for a fun spring break at the beach。 But when they get lost in their RV on the way， things take a sinister turn。 Someone is out there， watching them。 One of them has the secret he wants， and if they don’t give it to him， they won’t make it out。I enjoyed the Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series （except the second half of the last book）， so I was i Thank you， NetGalley， for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。Eight hours。Six friends。One sniper 。 。 。Red and five of her friends are ready for a fun spring break at the beach。 But when they get lost in their RV on the way， things take a sinister turn。 Someone is out there， watching them。 One of them has the secret he wants， and if they don’t give it to him， they won’t make it out。I enjoyed the Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series （except the second half of the last book）， so I was interested to read more of Holly Jackson。 This book blew that series out of the water for me。The blurb， plus the title， Five Survive， had me right away。 My favorite trope is “people trapped together and one has a dark secret and/or is actually a killer，” so this book was right up my alley。 It took me a bit to get used to Red's inner monologue， but the book is very fast-paced and once it really got going， it doesn't stop。 I've been struggling to get through books recently， but I could not put this book down， and ended up staying up late just to finish。The build-up is excellent， with tension slowly mounting。 Almost all of the book takes place inside the RV， which adds to the tension and gives a claustrophobic feel。 While some of the twists weren’t the most surprising， I still found myself gasping at times。 That’s all I will say though， because I don’t want to spoil anything。Overall， it’s a really good twisty thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat， up until the very end。 。。。more
Books， Coffee & Passion
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Five Survive is a YA thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat。Red and five of her friends are traveling in an RV for Spring Break。 However， disagreements arise when things don't go as planned， and road trips always have hiccups。 It's not surprising that they get lost on the way to the beach， and then the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 What's surprising is that a sniper is hunting them and their secrets。。。 I read this in one day。 I couldn't put it down， because I needed to know wha Five Survive is a YA thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat。Red and five of her friends are traveling in an RV for Spring Break。 However， disagreements arise when things don't go as planned， and road trips always have hiccups。 It's not surprising that they get lost on the way to the beach， and then the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 What's surprising is that a sniper is hunting them and their secrets。。。 I read this in one day。 I couldn't put it down， because I needed to know what was going on。 The story was super fast-paced and the claustrophobic setting was cleverly written。 My stomach was in knots the whole time I was reading。 The characters were interesting， and everyone had secrets that they didn't want to reveal which made everything so much more intriguing。 Most of them were unlikable， but even so， it was easy to root for the survival of the majority of them。 The tension was high as soon as the RV broke down， and when survival mode hit。。。 It felt like anything could happen。 Holly Jackson's writing and plot devices usually work for me， so it wasn't surprising that I devoured this book in one sitting and enjoyed it a lot。 Jackson did a great job keeping me guessing， and the setting was perfect to keep my anxiety high。 Even though there were a twist or two that I figure out early on， there were some that I didn't see coming。 However， particularly one of the revelations was over the top。 It didn't affect my enjoyment， because I was already expecting a crazy twist， and the puzzle pieces fit。 It did bother me that one specific aspect concerning the main character wasn't explained， and was only used to add a level of uncertainty to a couple of events。Overall， a thrilling， suspenseful， entertaining， action-packed， fast-paced YA story with shocking secrets and claustrophobic， tense moments。Check out other reviews and more @ Books， Coffee & Passion 。。。more
Carlene Inspired
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Five Survive is Holly Jackson's latest new-adult thriller that follows 6 teens as they take off towards their final spring break as high school students。 Packed into a 31 foot RV， the 6 teens are made up of Red - our narrator， Maddy， Oliver， Simon， Anthony， and Reyna。 Red is the outcast， her status as Maddy's best friend the only reason why the crew is in an RV and not flying to the coast。 Maddy protects her， ensures no one asks about her mother， and tries to make sure she is always included。 Ex Five Survive is Holly Jackson's latest new-adult thriller that follows 6 teens as they take off towards their final spring break as high school students。 Packed into a 31 foot RV， the 6 teens are made up of Red - our narrator， Maddy， Oliver， Simon， Anthony， and Reyna。 Red is the outcast， her status as Maddy's best friend the only reason why the crew is in an RV and not flying to the coast。 Maddy protects her， ensures no one asks about her mother， and tries to make sure she is always included。 Except， this trip might be one where Red wishes she wasn't included。 As darkness descends they find themselves lost and with a blown out tire。 What begins as dread for a night stuck in the RV with no cell service soon begins full blown fear。 Someone is out there and they know exactly who is inside the RV。 One of them has a secret and one of them won't make it out alive。I flip flopped on my rating for this book， I think it's a 4-star read for some， but ultimately it was a 3-star read for me。 Red is a fantastic， brooding character， but her ties to the group are fraught and the improbability of them all being friends was too difficult to believe。 This isn't how friends operate。 Then you mix in their secrets？ No， maybe one or two friends would have big secrets， but not all of them and not to the extremes。 The mob/cartel storyline that ties to Red's mom is done well， but seems so far-fetched for the age group of the read and almost too adult in theming。 It doesn't feel like part of the story， almost like the rest of the book was written， but a bad guy and a reasoning was needed。 Jackson is a fantastic writer， but this needed to be either a new-adult book or an adult book， it's a little bit too much of both。I love Holly Jackson's writing， the concept here was great， but it was a miss for me。 。。。more
Kate A
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I was very excited to pick up this book because I was curious to see what the author would come up with after a very successful series of books， and because， of the ones I have read so far I have really enjoyed what she has written。 Five Survive was a little slower to kick in than I expected and whilst Red was a fascinating character she wasn’t the easiest to navigate the start of the story with， thankfully it didn’t take too long before I was completely hooked by what was happening。I just loved I was very excited to pick up this book because I was curious to see what the author would come up with after a very successful series of books， and because， of the ones I have read so far I have really enjoyed what she has written。 Five Survive was a little slower to kick in than I expected and whilst Red was a fascinating character she wasn’t the easiest to navigate the start of the story with， thankfully it didn’t take too long before I was completely hooked by what was happening。I just loved the set-up of this， six friends shut in a small space， and a desperate need to find the secret that is the key to their survival， it made for some thrilling edge-of-my-seat reading。 The book is broken up into sections by the hour and it really adds to the fast-paced nature of the story， as everything happens in eight hours of one evening。 The tension was wonderful all of these elements come together to create a chaotic maelstrom of an atmosphere， as the characters slowly start to unravel and become their worst selves。I won’t say too much about the plot but whilst some things felt obvious， I realised that I had no idea who was behind the danger they were in and what secret they were looking for。 It made for some pretty shocking revelations as the puzzle pieces started to fit together and I could not have predicted how it ended。 I feel like I maybe was left with some questions about things that had been included in the story but didn’t seem to have an explanation but that didn’t have a massive impact on my overall enjoyment。The characters in this book are not really all that likeable but I felt entirely drawn to them because of their dynamic， you can tell there are some tensions from the start of the story but it gets worse as the events of the night unfold and there are some clear divides in the group， which makes for some intense reading。 Maybe this makes me weird but I found it riveting as the threat becomes known that we got to see how each of the friends reacts to this and how it changes their relationships with each other， the shift back and forth between working together and then working against each other kept the suspense at an all-time high。Holly Jackson knows how to create an emotional and engaging story， the sense of dread will definitely stick with me for a while， it is a dark story and it’ll take me a minute to get over， but this book has me very excited to see what kind of story she will come up with next。Originally posted on everywhere and nowhere 。。。more
BookBloggerJanine
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Five Survive by Holly Jackson I give this 4。25 stars Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip but the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 And as the wheels are shot out， one by one， the friends realise that this is no accident。There’s a sniper out there。 He’s watching them and he knows exactly who they are。 One of the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for。As a game of cat-and-mouse plays out， the group desperately tries to get help。 Buried secrets are for Five Survive by Holly Jackson I give this 4。25 stars Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip but the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 And as the wheels are shot out， one by one， the friends realise that this is no accident。There’s a sniper out there。 He’s watching them and he knows exactly who they are。 One of the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for。As a game of cat-and-mouse plays out， the group desperately tries to get help。 Buried secrets are forced to light and tensions within the group reach deadly levels。 A well written， gripping， read with great pacing。Set over 8 hours and full of terror，tension and secrets。A pressurised and confined setting，with group dynamics， involving friendships，lies and trust。The tense atmosphere，shocking revelations and plot twists make this a real page turner。Will they work together or turn on each other。。A race against time that kept me guessing……。。6 friends on a trip and five survive to tell the tale！ 。。。more
Kate Henderson
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I really enjoyed Holly Jackson's previous books so I was excited to see she had a brand new book out， that was going to be separate from her series。 However， this book really just disappointed me。 I just couldn't get into it。 I really disliked the narrator， and found the american accent to be incredibly whingey and whiney。 I wonder if I would have enjoyed the book better if I had just read it and not listened to it。 Not sure how much was my dislike of the narrator， or how much was the dislike of I really enjoyed Holly Jackson's previous books so I was excited to see she had a brand new book out， that was going to be separate from her series。 However， this book really just disappointed me。 I just couldn't get into it。 I really disliked the narrator， and found the american accent to be incredibly whingey and whiney。 I wonder if I would have enjoyed the book better if I had just read it and not listened to it。 Not sure how much was my dislike of the narrator， or how much was the dislike of the plot。I hope I enjoy her next book a lot better than this one！ 。。。more
Jennifer Russell
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Six friends take off on a spring break road trip。 When their RV breaks down and they end up stuck in the middle of nowhere， they realize that maybe their breakdown in this location wasn't an accident。 They have to find a way to survive the night with danger outside the RV and possibly an even bigger danger inside。 This thriller kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time。 I couldn't read it at night because it made me too jumpy to sleep。 I really enjoyed how this story unfolded piece by piece Six friends take off on a spring break road trip。 When their RV breaks down and they end up stuck in the middle of nowhere， they realize that maybe their breakdown in this location wasn't an accident。 They have to find a way to survive the night with danger outside the RV and possibly an even bigger danger inside。 This thriller kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time。 I couldn't read it at night because it made me too jumpy to sleep。 I really enjoyed how this story unfolded piece by piece so that the reader was putting the details together at the same time as the characters did。 There were a few twists I saw coming， but others that completely caught me by surprise。 Highly recommend this one if you're looking for a twisty YA thriller。 Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Delacorte Press for the ARC of this book。 。。。more
Kylie
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After reading A Good Girl's Guide to Murder， I was really excited to read this one。 There were some things that lived up to my expectations and some that didn't。I read the first quarter of the book in one day。 It immediately grabbed me and legitimately scared me。 The 6 getting lost in their RV even before anything happened had me on the edge of my seat。 I had an inkling that the first flat tire was not an accident and I was right。 The scariest part to me was when they were all inside the RV and After reading A Good Girl's Guide to Murder， I was really excited to read this one。 There were some things that lived up to my expectations and some that didn't。I read the first quarter of the book in one day。 It immediately grabbed me and legitimately scared me。 The 6 getting lost in their RV even before anything happened had me on the edge of my seat。 I had an inkling that the first flat tire was not an accident and I was right。 The scariest part to me was when they were all inside the RV and they heard "hello。" I almost had to stop reading since it was night！ After this， the pacing kind of slowed down。 Since the whole thing took place in one night， it really dragged some things out。 It took them forever to make one small decision and it took me several days to get through the middle of the book。 I did read the last I think 30% in one day。 Everything picked up and I was on the edge of my seat and couldn't read fast enough。 One of the things that bummed me out was that I didn't really like the characters。 I disliked the main character Red。 I wanted her to be someone I could root for， but I just was indifferent。 Her whole character revolved around her guilt。 The night her mom died， she called Red and asked to tell her dad something， but they were fighting so Red said "I hate you" and hung up。 Then she got shot。 So I think a lot of her character had to do with what that grief and guilt does to a person。 I hated Oliver， I couldn't stand a word that came out of this mouth。 I was very back and forth about Maddy， it really seemed like she was Red's ride or die but also seemed like she would always pick Oliver （her brother） over Red no matter what。 The rest of the characters were ok。The reason that these 6 characters were trapped here just threw me for loop after loop。 We think we have it figured out， but then it's something else， but that's wrong too and then it's something else。 I really can't say I saw any of it coming so it was a fun ride for me。 The very ending was a series of multi media type things which made for an interesting ending， but also didn't fully answer all the questions we had （not in a bad way）。 It left things to make up that could really go either way。Overall， despite the characters not being my favorites， this book really kept my intrigue especially at the beginning and end and really was something that was a fun， yet scary mystery thriller book！Thank you to Netgalley and Delacourte Press for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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my stomach hurts…
Jessie Carvalho
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Read if you like: Cat and mouse， friend groups， secrets and lies， trapped This book takes place across eight hours， there are six friends， and one sniper。Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV， heading to the beach for Spring Break。 It’s a long drive but spirits are high。 In true thriller book style the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 They now have no phone reception and nobody around to help。 The wheels are shot out， one by one， making this friend group reali Read if you like: Cat and mouse， friend groups， secrets and lies， trapped This book takes place across eight hours， there are six friends， and one sniper。Eighteen year old Red and her friends are on a road trip in an RV， heading to the beach for Spring Break。 It’s a long drive but spirits are high。 In true thriller book style the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere。 They now have no phone reception and nobody around to help。 The wheels are shot out， one by one， making this friend group realize this was no accident。 There’s a sniper out there in the dark watching them and he knows exactly who they are。 One of the group has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for。I screamed a little when I got this ARC。 I loved the first two Good Girl's Guide to Murder books。 This is a standalone thriller and did not disappoint。 It grabbed me from the very first chapter。 I do feel like it was a slow burn。 It took a bit to get a good groove and have things laid out but it was totally worth it。 The majority of this book is dialogue。 They are all trapped in the same space so the close proximity causes issues within the group。 None of the characters are very likeable but I think it was on purpose。 It was a tad predictable。 I still loved it。 Thank you so much to NetGalley， the author， Random House Children's/ Delacorte Press for the gifted e-book。 ❤️ 。。。more
Tanisha ‹3
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I don’t know how but Holly Jackson did it again。 She wrote another masterpiece。 This book was fast paced and it made me think the whole time。And I was surprised at how well the characters were developed for the book being just a standalone。 The main character Red was so cool I loved her。 I just wish she didn’t blame herself for everything。 And sometimes I was screaming at the book because one of the characters bro they made me want to throw the book but I didn’t。I also need to mention the ending I don’t know how but Holly Jackson did it again。 She wrote another masterpiece。 This book was fast paced and it made me think the whole time。And I was surprised at how well the characters were developed for the book being just a standalone。 The main character Red was so cool I loved her。 I just wish she didn’t blame herself for everything。 And sometimes I was screaming at the book because one of the characters bro they made me want to throw the book but I didn’t。I also need to mention the ending。 Like wth the last 100 pages were fxcking amazing。 I swear there was a new thing being revealed every second page。 And the last chapter was just， I can’t even say。 I loved it but I wish we got an epilogue 😭 Those are my raw thoughts after finishing five survive， I will literally read anything Holly Jackson writes。 。。。more
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