Five Survive
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- Author：Holly Jackson
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Reviews
Carro Herdegen
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Language: R （41 swears， 110 “f”）; Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13Using an RV to drive to Gulf Shore？ where the rest of their friends and classmates flew to for spring break sounded like fun。 But then Red （17yo） and her friends got lost。 And then the RV not-so-accidently broke down。 Now the six of them need to find out who is hiding a secret the other five are not willing to die for。Tensions are high from the start， and Jackson doesn’t let up。 These desperate characters are up all night， and Language: R （41 swears， 110 “f”）; Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13Using an RV to drive to Gulf Shore？ where the rest of their friends and classmates flew to for spring break sounded like fun。 But then Red （17yo） and her friends got lost。 And then the RV not-so-accidently broke down。 Now the six of them need to find out who is hiding a secret the other five are not willing to die for。Tensions are high from the start， and Jackson doesn’t let up。 These desperate characters are up all night， and readers get caught up in the fear and frustration。 New chapters bring more complications， not the relief everyone is hoping for – and it was thrilling to read， except for those times when I wanted to reach in and punch that one guy in the face。 While the ending is somewhat open-ended， I was satiated by the denouement。Red， Maddy， and Oliver are White; Simon is at least half Korean; Reyna is Mexican; and Arthur is undefined。 The mature content rating is for mentions of drugs， underage drinking， illegal activity， innuendo， and partial nudity。 The violence rating is for blood and gore， gun use， and murder。 Reviewed for https://kissthebook。blogspot。com/ 。。。more
Anna | readsbyanna
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woah is all I can say that was a wild ride but I really enjoyed the last half
Malak
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I don’t even know where to begin but firstly thanks to Netgalley for sending me an early ebook copy of this bc I was honestly dying to get my hands on it。 After the exceptional AGGGTM trilogy I had very high expectations to the point where I was worried this book wouldn’t live up to them but damn I don’t know why I was worried。 This book was everything I wanted。 I was gripped from the very beginning。 The concept of the book itself was very promising and Holly Jackson never misses。 She has such a I don’t even know where to begin but firstly thanks to Netgalley for sending me an early ebook copy of this bc I was honestly dying to get my hands on it。 After the exceptional AGGGTM trilogy I had very high expectations to the point where I was worried this book wouldn’t live up to them but damn I don’t know why I was worried。 This book was everything I wanted。 I was gripped from the very beginning。 The concept of the book itself was very promising and Holly Jackson never misses。 She has such a brilliant way of writing where she quite literally and effortlessly captures your entire attention。 The plot was brilliant but the plot twists？？？？？ I never saw anything coming （as I never do with a Holly Jackson book） and as usual， all the theories I had were entirely wrong and it was something I’d not even thought of。 I have to say， this book was probably a lot more intense than AGGGTM and those were pretty intense and although it took me a little bit of time getting used to all the characters， I absolutely loved how in-depth we found out about each one of the six friends。 Also I thought AGGGTM was going to be a stand-alone but it turned into a trilogy so I’m wondering if this is also going to have a sequel too？？ Honestly though， I’d love anything Holly Jackson writes。 She has yet to write a book that didn’t have me awake at odd hours， my eyes glued to the pages haha 。。。more
Haley
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I was hooked right away。 This definitely has a unique plot and a story line I've never experienced。 Six friends are traveling for a spring break getaway in an RV。 After getting lost in the middle of nowhere， without cell reception， they find themselves trapped inside the RV with it's tires and gas tank shot out。 There is a sniper watching their every move。 They are given a message - one of them has a secret and they aren't going anywhere until someone confesses。 Are they going to work together o I was hooked right away。 This definitely has a unique plot and a story line I've never experienced。 Six friends are traveling for a spring break getaway in an RV。 After getting lost in the middle of nowhere， without cell reception， they find themselves trapped inside the RV with it's tires and gas tank shot out。 There is a sniper watching their every move。 They are given a message - one of them has a secret and they aren't going anywhere until someone confesses。 Are they going to work together or start pointing fingers？ Is one of them working with the sniper？Five Survive is a must read and I love Holly Jackson's writing。 Much like her other novels， I couldn't put this one down！Thank you to Holly Jackson， Random House Children's， and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange of my honest review。 。。。more
Evie
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3。5/5 stars。 To be released November 2022。I always enjoy these types of books。 They make for quick reads since they are written to be fast paced。 The whole book takes place in 'real time'/hour by hour。 I did find myself skimming over a few sections of the explanations of how they were setting up ways to protect themselves or plotting to escape since they were a little long winded。 Overall， it was a good read that was slightly predictable but still had enough twists you didn't see coming！ 3。5/5 stars。 To be released November 2022。I always enjoy these types of books。 They make for quick reads since they are written to be fast paced。 The whole book takes place in 'real time'/hour by hour。 I did find myself skimming over a few sections of the explanations of how they were setting up ways to protect themselves or plotting to escape since they were a little long winded。 Overall， it was a good read that was slightly predictable but still had enough twists you didn't see coming！ 。。。more
Dani
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This book was so good！ I have never read Holly Jackson， but I will be reading her books now！ This was a thrilling story with an unreliable narrator。 The action was so good it was fast pace。 I made the mistake of starting this when I had a much of things to do， and every time I had to stop reading， I was so stressed cause I didn't want to put the book down。 Thank you Netgalley and Random House Children for this arc！ This book was so good！ I have never read Holly Jackson， but I will be reading her books now！ This was a thrilling story with an unreliable narrator。 The action was so good it was fast pace。 I made the mistake of starting this when I had a much of things to do， and every time I had to stop reading， I was so stressed cause I didn't want to put the book down。 Thank you Netgalley and Random House Children for this arc！ 。。。more
Amber Eats Books
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3。5 stars
Doreen
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Holly Jackson continues her success with her latest YA thriller novel。 This is a fast paced "dark" novel spanning no more than 8 hours with 6 friends traveling in a RV heading to spring break。 Red， the point of view character; Maddy， her best friend; Oliver， her best friend’s brother and his girlfriend and two other friends， Arthur & Simon。 This was the cheaper alternative as red， in the years since her mother's death， is low on funds。 As they travel， they get themselves lost with a "dead' cell Holly Jackson continues her success with her latest YA thriller novel。 This is a fast paced "dark" novel spanning no more than 8 hours with 6 friends traveling in a RV heading to spring break。 Red， the point of view character; Maddy， her best friend; Oliver， her best friend’s brother and his girlfriend and two other friends， Arthur & Simon。 This was the cheaper alternative as red， in the years since her mother's death， is low on funds。 As they travel， they get themselves lost with a "dead' cell phone zone and blow a tire。 However， it seems they are forced into a predicament with a sniper in the air demanding information。。。。。。And they all seem to all be harboring a secret。 As the night wears on， sides will be drawn， secrets revealed， and life altering revelations take place。 This novel is well delivered， providing thrilling suspense as well as delves in to the human beast when under duress。 The connections that are made are riveting。 well done。 Thank you to NetGallery & Random House。 。。。more
Kaitlin
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I read this book in one sitting because it was so good I physically couldn’t stop reading！ It definitely captured my attention from the beginning and felt like non stop action The rest of the way！ Everything was so neatly wrapped up in all of its layers， that I didn’t even realize what the real mystery was until the answer slapped me in the face！ I loved it！
Meghna
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Loved it！
Maddie
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Thanks to Random House Children's for providing an eARC via Netgalley！'Holly Jackson truly went off with this one。 What a wild and intense journey， full of twists and turns。 Five Survive follows a group of friends who are roadtripping for spring break in an RV。 Our main character is Red， a teenage girl who is traumatized by the death of her police chief mother。 We also meet her best friend Maddy， and Maddy's brother， Oliver， who has very dark side。 There's also Oliver's girlfriend， Reyna， and Si Thanks to Random House Children's for providing an eARC via Netgalley！'Holly Jackson truly went off with this one。 What a wild and intense journey， full of twists and turns。 Five Survive follows a group of friends who are roadtripping for spring break in an RV。 Our main character is Red， a teenage girl who is traumatized by the death of her police chief mother。 We also meet her best friend Maddy， and Maddy's brother， Oliver， who has very dark side。 There's also Oliver's girlfriend， Reyna， and Simon， another friend （and theatre kid！）。 Last is Arthur， the newest and kindest of the group。 When the tires of their RV are shot out， they must work together to make it out alive， or meet the demands of the sniper。 Secrets are revealed， and it all become very Lord of the Flies-esque。I read this in a day。 It is nearly impossible to put down， and is never boring。 This is the true definition of "edge of your seat"。 Red is a sympathetic character， and I felt real fear and anxiety for her and her friends。 Its truly impossible to guess where this is going。 I have never read anything like it， and I think it is a truly unique take on the young adult thriller genre。Ultimately， Holly Jackson has changed the game for YA thrillers yet again。 In a year of truly excellent YA mystery releases， this stands out。 It makes Jackson's Good Girl's Guide to Murder look cutesy。 I hope that YA mystery authors continue to keep up this momentum。 Its a truly exciting genre to be a fan of right now。 。。。more
ivy
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3。75 stars or maybe 3。5 stars？ idk。 rtc
Martina Barrow
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Holy plot twist！ I did not expect anything that happened and the ending was insane， yet satisfying 。 I loved AGGGTM but I LOVED this one。 A locked room （or better yet RV） mystery， high stakes， fast paced， YA thriller。 I don't think I could ask for any more。 I couldn't put this down and finished it in a day。 It definitely did not feel YA besides the fact the main characters were all teenagers， this was a top tier thriller for me。 I fully believe you should go in this one blind， it makes it so muc Holy plot twist！ I did not expect anything that happened and the ending was insane， yet satisfying 。 I loved AGGGTM but I LOVED this one。 A locked room （or better yet RV） mystery， high stakes， fast paced， YA thriller。 I don't think I could ask for any more。 I couldn't put this down and finished it in a day。 It definitely did not feel YA besides the fact the main characters were all teenagers， this was a top tier thriller for me。 I fully believe you should go in this one blind， it makes it so much more suspenseful。Thanks to NetGalley and Delacorte Press/Random House for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Amy
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What a read， Holly Jackson really knows how to draw you in。 I was hooked from the start till the end。 And once again I didn't guess anything but i am daft。 I did appreciate how this was so different from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder。 As some authors do keep to a formula， she didn't！ What a read， Holly Jackson really knows how to draw you in。 I was hooked from the start till the end。 And once again I didn't guess anything but i am daft。 I did appreciate how this was so different from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder。 As some authors do keep to a formula， she didn't！ 。。。more
Stephanie Richey
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This book was a wild ride that had me on the edge of my seat majority of the book！ Six friends set out in an RV on a road trip for spring break， and end up stranded， broken down， and isolated。 Realizing they were intentionally trapped， panic and flight or flight starts to kick in， and true personalities are revealed。 Everyone has a secret， and each one is slowly revealed through the book， adding to its intensity。 Five survive…。 Who will they be？ Holly Jackson weaved this story together beautiful This book was a wild ride that had me on the edge of my seat majority of the book！ Six friends set out in an RV on a road trip for spring break， and end up stranded， broken down， and isolated。 Realizing they were intentionally trapped， panic and flight or flight starts to kick in， and true personalities are revealed。 Everyone has a secret， and each one is slowly revealed through the book， adding to its intensity。 Five survive…。 Who will they be？ Holly Jackson weaved this story together beautifully， and I totally didn’t guess the way it all would play out！ It was intense and I couldn’t put this down， but some parts were a bit repetitive for me， and I wanted more from the ending。 Overall， I loved the story， and confirms that Holly Jackson will always be a must read author for me！Thank you NetGalley and Random House Children's for my ARC in exchange for my honest feedback！ 。。。more
Sarah
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Five Survive is an edge of your seat thriller that occurs over the course on one harrowing night for a group of 6 teens and young adults。 Red and her friends are in their way to spring break in an RV when they take a wrong turn and get lost on a rural back road in South Carolina。 When their tires are shot out， they realize someone lured them here and has trapped them in the RV。 They attempt to make a plan to get out， but can they survive until morning？Red and her friends are fully fleshed out ch Five Survive is an edge of your seat thriller that occurs over the course on one harrowing night for a group of 6 teens and young adults。 Red and her friends are in their way to spring break in an RV when they take a wrong turn and get lost on a rural back road in South Carolina。 When their tires are shot out， they realize someone lured them here and has trapped them in the RV。 They attempt to make a plan to get out， but can they survive until morning？Red and her friends are fully fleshed out characters， and as we learn their secrets we get to know more about what is motivating them。 Of course everybody has a secret they don’t want to reveal， and some of these secrets are pretty twisted！ I did not come close to guessing the ending of this one， and once I hit the middle of the book I absolutely couldn’t put it down。 The author writes such intriguing stories， and this one was woven together beautifully。 It did take me a bit to connect with the characters， and there were a couple things that were quite repetitive through the book。 It is still a solid thriller that was an enjoyable read！Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Childrens- Delacorte Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion！ 。。。more
TARA Peace
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This seemed like it was going to be super fun and it was a quick read， don’t get me wrong。 But I didn’t like any of the characters - for high school/college students they had SO MUCH GOING ON。 Like， how could all of them potentially have a secret that someone was willing to kill them over？ Just really implausible。 Six friends from Philadelphia rent an RV to go to spring break in Florida but somewhere in South Carolina， they become stranded with an active shooter targeting them。 They can get out This seemed like it was going to be super fun and it was a quick read， don’t get me wrong。 But I didn’t like any of the characters - for high school/college students they had SO MUCH GOING ON。 Like， how could all of them potentially have a secret that someone was willing to kill them over？ Just really implausible。 Six friends from Philadelphia rent an RV to go to spring break in Florida but somewhere in South Carolina， they become stranded with an active shooter targeting them。 They can get out alive， but one of them has a secret the shooter wants。 Which one is it？ As the night progresses， secrets and confessions abound， but is it the right one？ As tensions heat up， the friends turn on each other and， as the title implies， someone doesn’t make it out alive。 。。。more
Kayleigh Moore
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Such a captivating book full of twists and turns。 I could not put this one down。 The characters weren’t as lovable as pip and Ravi but the storyline was just as good。 I loved it！
Zoe Elizabeth （Booksatlunch）
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I think the most important thing to know is that this is a completely different vibe than the A Good Girls Guide to Murder series。 This is straight up a fast-paced， one-night thriller。 It was nice to see Jackson flex some different muscles， and while I don't think it's quite as good as her series it was enjoyable to read。 It took me a minute to get into it - I didn't love our MC， but once I hit the 30% mark it really started to pick up and I read the rest of it in one sitting because I just had I think the most important thing to know is that this is a completely different vibe than the A Good Girls Guide to Murder series。 This is straight up a fast-paced， one-night thriller。 It was nice to see Jackson flex some different muscles， and while I don't think it's quite as good as her series it was enjoyable to read。 It took me a minute to get into it - I didn't love our MC， but once I hit the 30% mark it really started to pick up and I read the rest of it in one sitting because I just had to know what was happening。 I did not see any of the big reveals coming， which is quite impressive。 Overall， a fun YA thriller。 I don't think it will be for every fan of the series， but if you like YA thrillers and her series， be sure to pick this one up！ Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Susan
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Oh my god。 This book is INTENSE！ I stayed up until 12:30 finishing it because I couldn’t put it down。 Just wow。 Fabulous read。 I was provided an advanced copy of this book which did not affect my review。
Steph
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I really enjoyed this book。 I loved that it was set over the course of one night。 It was very fast paced with lots of twists and turns I didn’t see coming。 I liked how even though the book took place over a short time， the characters were fleshed out well。 I would definitely recommend this book。
Haley Miller-McCain
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3。75 stars！ This book didn’t captivate me the way I was hoping it would。 It was a GOOD thriller， and had twists that I wasn’t expecting。 I had a hard time connecting to any of the characters and I think that’s why this isn’t a higher rating for me。 It was a fast paced read and very action packed as well。 I also enjoyed the ending and felt like it tied up the book really well！ Thank you to NetGalley， Random House Children’s Books， and Holly Jackson for an advanced e-copy in exchange for my honest 3。75 stars！ This book didn’t captivate me the way I was hoping it would。 It was a GOOD thriller， and had twists that I wasn’t expecting。 I had a hard time connecting to any of the characters and I think that’s why this isn’t a higher rating for me。 It was a fast paced read and very action packed as well。 I also enjoyed the ending and felt like it tied up the book really well！ Thank you to NetGalley， Random House Children’s Books， and Holly Jackson for an advanced e-copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
kateguas
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Stick with it， the pay off of this book is worth it。 Holly Jackson captivated us with the Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series， and just know that this is not that series。 But she’s earned her spot as a go to thriller writer for me。 Five Survive started slow and I nearly put it down a few times， but at about 59% it hit its stride and I finished the rest in one sitting。 Excellent - and I hope there’s a follow up coming soon。
h o l l i s
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This will be great for those of you who love locked room mysteries with high stakes。 But I definitely preferred the author’s debut series， A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder。 That being said， it’s a sure thing that I will pick up this author again。2。5 starsFull review to come。** I received a finished copy from the publisher （thank you！） in exchange for an honest review。 **
taha
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Five stars for the five that survived。I actually got popcorn for this read and let me tell you that it was a perfect decision especially for the last 150 pages of this read。This story had me by the throat and I lost sleep because I stayed up all night reading it。 I don't regret that choice at all。 I NEEDED to know what was going to happen and there was no way I'd sleep peacefully without knowing。 This book is 100% a pure， exhaustive， edge-of-your-seat kind of thriller。 The entirety of it tak Five stars for the five that survived。I actually got popcorn for this read and let me tell you that it was a perfect decision especially for the last 150 pages of this read。This story had me by the throat and I lost sleep because I stayed up all night reading it。 I don't regret that choice at all。 I NEEDED to know what was going to happen and there was no way I'd sleep peacefully without knowing。 This book is 100% a pure， exhaustive， edge-of-your-seat kind of thriller。 The entirety of it takes place in an RV with six teens and young adults on their way to a camping site。 The claustrophobia of this 31-foot RV and the life or death situation they find themselves in had me finish this book in one sitting。 I don't know how but somehow in a span of 400 or so pages， Holly Jackson fleshed out the six characters to a shocking degree。 It felt so damn real and I was reacting to their behaviour and choices so easily。 I was absolutely livid at some of the characters and overwhelmed with sadness for others。 AND THE TWISTS。UGH - I was breathless。 It was so interesting at every turn and not even for a second did my attention waver。 I felt like I was starting to piece things together every 10 pages and then Holly Jackson turned around and said not on my watch， loser。Holly Jackson is going to be my go-to author to satisfy that need for "holding on for dear life" and "clenching your insides" kind of thrill。 I'm gonna be shouting off the rooftops about this one to everyone I know。 WHAT A STORY *chef's kiss*。 。。。more
TrippyBooks
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*thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review* I was extremely excited for this one unfortunately i didnt love it as much as i thought i would。 The entire book takes place in one setting on an Rv with 6 characters who werent fleshed out properly so they seemed interchangeable and made it hard for me to care about the outcome 。 The ending was blah and left me feeling underwhelmed。 Overall the story was fine but i didnt really feel it held a candle to her previous “ a good gir *thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review* I was extremely excited for this one unfortunately i didnt love it as much as i thought i would。 The entire book takes place in one setting on an Rv with 6 characters who werent fleshed out properly so they seemed interchangeable and made it hard for me to care about the outcome 。 The ending was blah and left me feeling underwhelmed。 Overall the story was fine but i didnt really feel it held a candle to her previous “ a good girls guide to murder” 。。。more
TrippyBooks
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*thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review* I was extremely excited for this one unfortunately i didnt love it as much as i thought i would。 The entire book takes place in one setting on an Rv with 6 characters who werent fleshed out properly so they seemed interchangeable and made it hard for me to care about the outcome 。 The ending was blah and left me feeling underwhelmed。 Overall the story was fine but i didnt really feel it held a candle to her previous “ a good gir *thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review* I was extremely excited for this one unfortunately i didnt love it as much as i thought i would。 The entire book takes place in one setting on an Rv with 6 characters who werent fleshed out properly so they seemed interchangeable and made it hard for me to care about the outcome 。 The ending was blah and left me feeling underwhelmed。 Overall the story was fine but i didnt really feel it held a candle to her previous “ a good girls guide to murder” 。。。more
Jessica Silfen （Exercise_Read_Repeat）
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4。5⭐️This book is very different than A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and not quite what I expected， but I had so much fun reading it！ Synopsis: Red and her five friends rent an RV for senior year spring break。 Mid way through the night， their RV breaks down in a remote area with no signal。 When their tires get shot at， the group quickly realizes that this is in fact no accident。 They find a walkie talkie on the RV and after searching for a signal， a man on the other line shares that one of them h 4。5⭐️This book is very different than A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and not quite what I expected， but I had so much fun reading it！ Synopsis: Red and her five friends rent an RV for senior year spring break。 Mid way through the night， their RV breaks down in a remote area with no signal。 When their tires get shot at， the group quickly realizes that this is in fact no accident。 They find a walkie talkie on the RV and after searching for a signal， a man on the other line shares that one of them has a secret， and until that secret is revealed， they’re trapped and will not make it out alive。 Confessions start pouring out and accusations are made… but who is to blame？ Thoughts: This was one fast-paced wild ride！ There were twists I didn’t see coming， when I was sure I knew the answers， and I loved the atmospheric， dark setting。 I like how Jackson chose to tell this story just from Red’s POV。 We learn early on that she has had a traumatic past with her mother’s death but do not know what in fact happened and how that has shaped her life。 Getting her steam of consciousness as all the chaos occurred was a great way to watch the events unfold。 I mainly read this book but listened to a few chapters on audio and definitely enjoyed that format as well！ Read if you like:-Whodunit stories-YA thrillers-Dark， atmospheric settings -Lord of the Flies vibes 。。。more
Dahlia
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This book is legitimately hold-your-breath terrifying。
Amanda Mae
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