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
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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I really enjoyed reading this book; and one of my only complaints wasn’t having enough time to read it in one sitting。 One the way to spring break， Red and her friend’s RV broke down in an abandoned road， but what they don’t know is that their is a killer among them， and thawing of them has a secret worth killing for。 I really enjoyed reading the character development and how showed their true colors in time of a stressful situation。 Also the twists and turns kept me guessing until the end。 This I really enjoyed reading this book; and one of my only complaints wasn’t having enough time to read it in one sitting。 One the way to spring break， Red and her friend’s RV broke down in an abandoned road， but what they don’t know is that their is a killer among them， and thawing of them has a secret worth killing for。 I really enjoyed reading the character development and how showed their true colors in time of a stressful situation。 Also the twists and turns kept me guessing until the end。 This is my first Holly Jackson book but won’t be my last。 。。。more
Aden
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i’m only halfway through good girl bad blood but i would literally read anything this woman writes
Aυѕтιη
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ARC provided by the publisher， all opinions my own。Six friends go on an RV trip for spring break; Red knows she's the reason why they didn't just fly （she's broke） but when they're trapped in the middle of nowhere， South Carolina？ Any one of them could be a target。 All the sniper wants is the secret one of the six has， but whoever has it isn't willing to give it up easily。Honestly， I expected a much higher quality book from this author。 This is set up like a typical teen thriller （which isn' ARC provided by the publisher， all opinions my own。Six friends go on an RV trip for spring break; Red knows she's the reason why they didn't just fly （she's broke） but when they're trapped in the middle of nowhere， South Carolina？ Any one of them could be a target。 All the sniper wants is the secret one of the six has， but whoever has it isn't willing to give it up easily。Honestly， I expected a much higher quality book from this author。 This is set up like a typical teen thriller （which isn't a bad thing， just not my cup of tea） except with a much higher suspension of disbelief required。 The twist was obvious from the first chapter， the characters are flat even by thriller terms， and the writing is nowhere near as intelligent as it was in GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER。 Once the six start to suspect the mafia is involved - which also happens very quickly - the suspension of disbelief required shoots up substantially and the quality of writing just didn't bring me to the point where I could do that。 AS GOOD AS DEAD also required a pretty high suspension of disbelief， but the writing was strong and it was the last installment in an exceptional trilogy so it was easy to go along for the ride。 I personally will not be adding this to the reread queue but I would recommend it for teens who have exhausted other thriller options and are big fans of the genre。 FIVE SURVIVE reads a lot like a less diverse combination of THE GIRLS I'VE BEEN and ONE OF US IS LYING， and is perfectly palatable if you don't go in with the expectations of it living up to the author's previous works。 I do not recommend this book to adults。 。。。more
Whitney Lawson
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When I saw that Holly Jackson had a new book coming out， I knew I had to get it。 Five Survive was a thriller where I found myself second-guessing everyone。 Was anybody who they said they were， and what were they hiding？！ I found myself rooting for some characters while also rooting for some other ones to die。 I thought the first quarter of this book was a little slow， but it was needed to set the scene。 I devoured the last three quarters in one night。 Overall， this is definitely a thriller I'd r When I saw that Holly Jackson had a new book coming out， I knew I had to get it。 Five Survive was a thriller where I found myself second-guessing everyone。 Was anybody who they said they were， and what were they hiding？！ I found myself rooting for some characters while also rooting for some other ones to die。 I thought the first quarter of this book was a little slow， but it was needed to set the scene。 I devoured the last three quarters in one night。 Overall， this is definitely a thriller I'd recommend， as I didn't know how it would end until all the twists were revealed。 Thank you to the author， the publisher， and NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book to review。 This releases November 29。 。。。more
nat :）
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when red and her five friends go on a fun little road trip in their RV for spring break， the teens are met with more obstacles than they could ever expect。 once the vehicle breaks down in the middle of nowhere and the group finds out they are being watched by a mysterious sniper， buried secrets are dug from the grave wowthis book was absolutely thrillingmy previous experience with holly jackson´s writing （a good girl´s guide to murder） had been so much fun， so my expectations for her new release when red and her five friends go on a fun little road trip in their RV for spring break， the teens are met with more obstacles than they could ever expect。 once the vehicle breaks down in the middle of nowhere and the group finds out they are being watched by a mysterious sniper， buried secrets are dug from the grave wowthis book was absolutely thrillingmy previous experience with holly jackson´s writing （a good girl´s guide to murder） had been so much fun， so my expectations for her new release were already high。 and it did not disappoint。the writing is very addicting and fast-paced， so i wasn't PHYSICALLY able to put the book down。 i never got bored。 the book kept me guessing until the very end and i was SO stressed out during the entire thing。as for the characters， i gotta say， they all pissed me off at some point （except for simon， my beloved）。 but omg， no one made me more mad than red。 if she had just idk… used her brain for half a second， everything could've been solved in the first hour。 but whatever， i get it。 she is 18。 her brain isn't really all that developed。 and， ill say， i gave it 4 stars because the whole solution was a tad bit ridiculous。nevertheless， i simply ADORED the book and ill absolutely read anything that holly jackson writesthank you for netgallery and the publisher for providing the arc in exchange for an honest review :） 。。。more
Jess
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Here we have another case of 'I accused the correct person， but made the most outrageous accusations and connected my own dots that definitely were not there。' From the very first chapter， the story was eerie and suspenseful， the confinement of the rv setting really helped portray the intensity， coupled with the vague， distracted character of Red。Whilst Red and Oliver were both strongly developed characters， there wasn't as much focus on the other friends in the rv and at times I forgot who was Here we have another case of 'I accused the correct person， but made the most outrageous accusations and connected my own dots that definitely were not there。' From the very first chapter， the story was eerie and suspenseful， the confinement of the rv setting really helped portray the intensity， coupled with the vague， distracted character of Red。Whilst Red and Oliver were both strongly developed characters， there wasn't as much focus on the other friends in the rv and at times I forgot who was who， until the story reached the peak and the characters had more individual roles。The story was fast paced， and well plotted， the most insignifant seeming details had huge importance in the story and I loved that。 There were multiple twists that I didn't expect that made the book more fun。Overall， this was one of the most well crafted thrillers I have read in a while， and cannot wait to own a copy and force everyone I know to also read it。 。。。more
Cait （Luckycharmedlovesbooks）
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Red and five of her friends are on a road trip for spring break in a 31 foot RV。 They get a little lost， then get stuck on a road outside a cemetery。 All of a sudden， they are ambushed and someone is shooting out their tires and the gas tank， and asking them to spill their secrets。 The twists this one took！ Whoa！ I love the way Holly Jackson writes and need to go back and read all of the other books they’ve written。 I was so invested in Red and the evolution of this story。 Highly recommend！ Than Red and five of her friends are on a road trip for spring break in a 31 foot RV。 They get a little lost， then get stuck on a road outside a cemetery。 All of a sudden， they are ambushed and someone is shooting out their tires and the gas tank， and asking them to spill their secrets。 The twists this one took！ Whoa！ I love the way Holly Jackson writes and need to go back and read all of the other books they’ve written。 I was so invested in Red and the evolution of this story。 Highly recommend！ Thank you to Random House Children’s and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest opinion。 。。。more
Laura
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I had mixed feelings about this stand-alone， possibly YA thriller， which is the first book I've read from Holly Jackson。 Five Survive follows six friends who get into an RV for a long road trip from Philadelphia to the Gulf Coast， hoping to celebrate high school graduation。 However， things go wrong when they break down in the middle of nowhere， none of their phones have any service， and they realise there's a sniper shooting at them。 One of them won't survive the night。。。 but which one？ And why I had mixed feelings about this stand-alone， possibly YA thriller， which is the first book I've read from Holly Jackson。 Five Survive follows six friends who get into an RV for a long road trip from Philadelphia to the Gulf Coast， hoping to celebrate high school graduation。 However， things go wrong when they break down in the middle of nowhere， none of their phones have any service， and they realise there's a sniper shooting at them。 One of them won't survive the night。。。 but which one？ And why have they been targeted and held hostage？ I was hoping for something along the lines of Riley Sager's silly but compelling Survive the Night， and to be fair， Five Survive absolutely delivered。 After a slow couple of chapters， it's gripping， and I loved the atmospheric setting， as the group shelter in the RV and try and figure out how to evade the sniper。 And while I often become frustrated with thrillers that deliver 'shocking' twists for the sake of having twists， ignoring any kind of narrative logic， Five Survive avoids this trap。 Jackson manages to deliver a good number of twists while dropping breadcrumbs that hint at the final resolution， when everything comes together in a rather satisfying way （though be prepared to suspend disbelief）。Why the mixed feelings， then？ In short， I found the whole cast intensely irritating， with the sole exception of Reyna - and this was probably just because she had less screen-time than the others。 For the first half of the novel， Red's narrative voice came close to spoiling the reading experience。 I wanted to like her， and I appreciate that Jackson was probably trying to show the impact of trauma by closely following her scattergun attention span and obsessive thoughts， but this didn't work for me。 In this kind of novel， I really want a practical， capable protagonist， and Red makes some dodgy decisions in the first half of the book that are backed up by authorial fiat， but would probably go wrong in real life。 She comes into her own far more in the second half of the book， but I found it hard to overcome this bad first impression。 I also thought the group dynamics were rather simplistic， with Oliver presented as an uncomplicated 'bad guy'， and this made the book more predictable than it should have been， as we know whatever Oliver wants is wrong。I would recommend this book， because it's a more-than-competent thriller， and other readers clearly haven't found the characters as frustrating as I did - but I'm not sure I'd rush to pick up Jackson's next， as I felt this was saved by its premise and plotting。 3。5 stars。I received a free proof copy of this novel from the publisher for review。 。。。more
Tonica Jenkins
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En route to Spring Break， Red and her five friends wind up stranded in the middle of nowhere when their borrowed RV breaks down。 As if being lost with no cell reception and no help around for miles， someone shoots out their tires one-by-one。 Soon， they realize this wasn't just a random accident。One of their group has information the sniper wants。 Something they're willing to kill for。 And as Red and her friends try to survive the night， buried secrets will be unearthed and not everyone will make En route to Spring Break， Red and her five friends wind up stranded in the middle of nowhere when their borrowed RV breaks down。 As if being lost with no cell reception and no help around for miles， someone shoots out their tires one-by-one。 Soon， they realize this wasn't just a random accident。One of their group has information the sniper wants。 Something they're willing to kill for。 And as Red and her friends try to survive the night， buried secrets will be unearthed and not everyone will make it out alive。I liked Jackson's writing。 It flowed well and wasn't overdone。 I particularly enjoyed the way in which she gave the reader a deep look into the MC， Red and the way her mind processed the events as the night goes on。I tend to be a be hard on YA thrillers because sometimes the characters grate on my nerves。 I have to remind myself that they're teenagers and at times will do silly， ridiculous things。 I felt less this way than I have with many other books in this genre。 Though there was one character I wanted to jump through my Kindle and slap， but that was because the person was a vile human being。I thought this one had some nice twists。 You can kind of see what it's setting up for， but I was still surprised by the ending。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book。 。。。more
Jasmine from How Useful It Is
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Thank you PRHAudio for the complimentary audiobook！This audiobook had a lot of shouting because one character， Oliver， was often mad。 The narrator did well with all of the characters。 This story was okay。 Now that I finished listening to the story， I understand why the characters didn't run off in the woods to escape because that would have been more of an adrenaline rush preferably than to all hole up in the RV。 To defend themselves， they only had the things in the RV， but they packed for a bea Thank you PRHAudio for the complimentary audiobook！This audiobook had a lot of shouting because one character， Oliver， was often mad。 The narrator did well with all of the characters。 This story was okay。 Now that I finished listening to the story， I understand why the characters didn't run off in the woods to escape because that would have been more of an adrenaline rush preferably than to all hole up in the RV。 To defend themselves， they only had the things in the RV， but they packed for a beach trip， so not a lot of choices。This story followed Red and 5 of her friends as they traveled to Gulf Shores for Spring Break in an RV。 They got car trouble along the way but it turned out like someone is targeting them。 This story was told in a timeline where most of the attacks happened in the night so they can't see who's attacking them out of the window。 To make matter worse， there's a mole in the RV among the six of them。 The attackers wanted their secrets and one person among the six of them has it。 Red is the main point of view。 I like the surprise bonus view at the end。 I don't know what happened to Red。 Her mom was the police chief。 I don't understand why she would be so poor。 In a wrongful death like that， wouldn't there be a life insurance payout？ And I wonder if she has some memory problems for forgetting often because I don't recall the story explained if she was born with it or she started forgetting because of what happened with her mom。 I liked A Good Girl's Guide series more than this story。 However， in this story， I liked the win win strategy。 。。。more
Meghan C。
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I was amidst a reading slump when I got approved for this book。 I enjoyed all of Holly Jackson’s A Good Guide To Murder series， so I wanted to dive in quickly。 I am happy to say that Five Survive is one of the best thrillers I have read in a long time。 Five Survive follows six teens on a road trip in an RV for spring break。 Their RV breaks down in South Carolina at a campsite， and they find themselves hiding from a sniper。 They have no means to get out of the campsite as their RV lost power and I was amidst a reading slump when I got approved for this book。 I enjoyed all of Holly Jackson’s A Good Guide To Murder series， so I wanted to dive in quickly。 I am happy to say that Five Survive is one of the best thrillers I have read in a long time。 Five Survive follows six teens on a road trip in an RV for spring break。 Their RV breaks down in South Carolina at a campsite， and they find themselves hiding from a sniper。 They have no means to get out of the campsite as their RV lost power and their cellphones lost signal。 The teens need to trust each other， but tensions are arising， and secrets are leaking。 They believe that one of them is working with the sniper。 This book was fast-paced， and my heart was pounding， trying to figure out where the story was going。 The twists played out perfectly， and they were all unexpected。 I loved how the storyline played out over eight hours。 I felt like that sped up the story as I got deeper into the story。 Although none of the characters were meshed out， it did not take away from how good the story was， and I was still interested in knowing who would make it out alive。 This book was one of my favorites by Holly Jackson because it made my thriller-loving self happy with a fast-paced， high stake storyline that had a perfectly executed ending。 Thank you to NetGallery and to Random House Publishing for giving me a copy of the book。 。。。more
willow
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So excited to read this because。。。 a new YA thriller from Holly Jackson！ While this is， yes， a YA thriller it does feel quite a bit different from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder （which I loved except for the third）。 Good difference or bad difference I think will depend on the reader; for me， this book worked in some ways but also annoyed me in others。 The premise of the story: a group of teenagers get trapped in an RV in the middle of nowhere by an outside shooter and are forced to reveal secrets So excited to read this because。。。 a new YA thriller from Holly Jackson！ While this is， yes， a YA thriller it does feel quite a bit different from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder （which I loved except for the third）。 Good difference or bad difference I think will depend on the reader; for me， this book worked in some ways but also annoyed me in others。 The premise of the story: a group of teenagers get trapped in an RV in the middle of nowhere by an outside shooter and are forced to reveal secrets about themselves in order to survive the night。 The RV=a pressure cooker and everyone in it is BEING PRESSURE COOKED。 Because of this plot， the narrative is broken up hour-by-hour and the whole story takes place over a singular night。 This leads to an uptick in suspense but also flat characters。 This was VERY addicting and suspenseful and there were definitely moments my heart was beating so fast in my chest！ Holly Jackson is really really good at putting her characters in awful situations lol。 I found the characters really hard to connect with and found one in particular insufferable （in a bad way）。 I know he was written to be annoying。。。 but if it weren't for the page-turning plot I would've had to stop because he was SO awful。 I also found the overall plot a bit nonsensical and wasn't a huge fan of the crime in general， but it lead to an interesting conclusion。 Still， this was a page-turning read and a good book to get me glued to reading。 It was fun guessing some plot points correctly and learning others as they were revealed。 While this isn't my favorite， I'd still recommend this to Holly Jackson fans， especially if you're looking for something with a creepy vibe。 thank you so much to netgalley for the arc！ 。。。more
Kayleigh
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“I guess none of us—the five that survived—will ever be the same after that long night。”Spring break plans go south， and with only 31 feet （the extra foot mattered）， a group of friends need to do anything and everything to survive the night。 Red Kenny thinks she’s knows the people she’s with， but when one person is lying， it proves that not everyone is what they appear to be。 This was my first Holly Jackson novel， and I loved it！ I’m shocked it’s considered YA because it was so dramatic and inte “I guess none of us—the five that survived—will ever be the same after that long night。”Spring break plans go south， and with only 31 feet （the extra foot mattered）， a group of friends need to do anything and everything to survive the night。 Red Kenny thinks she’s knows the people she’s with， but when one person is lying， it proves that not everyone is what they appear to be。 This was my first Holly Jackson novel， and I loved it！ I’m shocked it’s considered YA because it was so dramatic and intense。 I literally could not put this down。 The whole premise of this book was so unique。 Each time you thought you knew what would happen， something totally different happened。 The idea of hidden secrets and testing friendships worked so well in this book。 I really hope everyone buys it when it comes out！ Thank you NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Caitlyn DeRouin
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OH。 MY。 GOD。 WHAT。 THE。 HELL。 （4。5 stars rounded up， real review to come）
Ashley Dang
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Six teens， one RV， a trip that goes awry。。。 and now they are stranded with no signal and a killer with a rifle watching and listening to them。。。 the only way they can get out is if one of them reveals the secret。。。 or they all die。 Red Kenny is going on a road trip with five friends: her best friend Maddy， Maddy’s older brother Oliver， Oliver’s girlfriend Reyna， Red’s secret crush Arthur， and a classmate， Simon。 But when their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service， they so Six teens， one RV， a trip that goes awry。。。 and now they are stranded with no signal and a killer with a rifle watching and listening to them。。。 the only way they can get out is if one of them reveals the secret。。。 or they all die。 Red Kenny is going on a road trip with five friends: her best friend Maddy， Maddy’s older brother Oliver， Oliver’s girlfriend Reyna， Red’s secret crush Arthur， and a classmate， Simon。 But when their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service， they soon realize that it was no accident as all their tires are destroyed， there is no cell signal， someone is taking shots at them。。。 and a walkie has appeared with a killer on the other end telling them that everything that has happened has been planned。 With eight hours until dawn they’ll have to figure out how to escape or which one is the target。 But things get more complicated when they all have secrets and when it comes to light。。。 will they be able to face each other。 Oliver and Reyna committed an unspeakable act， Simon has a family member that might be involved with crime， Arthur is the mysterious unknown person， and Red has a deep dark secret of her own。 Let me start off by saying it was interesting at first but quickly， and I mean quickly became dull。 The characters were pretty unlikable and unbearable， but I guess we have to give them a pass for being teens？ Honestly， I adored the author’s previous books so this one was disappointing to read because of how much it lacked。 You could honestly skip 30% of the book and still figure out the ending。 Sadly this one was a miss for me， though I would definitely recommend giving the author’s works a read because her other series， A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is fantastic。（view spoiler）[Oliver killed Reyna’s secret boyfriend and they never told anyone， Simon’s uncle sells stolen cars， Red lied about being the witness to a major crime case and is in fact taking money to lie about it， Arthur is working with the gun man to reveal who the real killer is in the case his father is being framed for and who he knows Red is lying about。 Red is taking money from Oliver and Maddy’s mom because she wants Red to help her win the case so she can become DA while she in fact killed Red’s mother， a Captain of the police force Maddy knew her mom killed Red’s mom。 （hide spoiler）]*Thanks Netgalley and Random House Children's， Delacorte Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review* 。。。more
Tayler
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A stunning thriller that takes place over 8 hours。 Five Survive kept me on the edge of my seat until the very last page！ Thank you so much Delacrote Press for the arc！
Aislin
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What a page-turner！ I flew through this one。 It's a very simple setup: six friends are traveling in an RV together when suddenly they are attacked by a sniper who tells them they can't leave until one of them reveals the secret they are hiding。 The book takes place over just a few hours in a very contained setting and the tension and plot are just the characters talking with each other to try and figure out who is keeping a secret。I was impressed by the pacing of the reveals， and it never felt o What a page-turner！ I flew through this one。 It's a very simple setup: six friends are traveling in an RV together when suddenly they are attacked by a sniper who tells them they can't leave until one of them reveals the secret they are hiding。 The book takes place over just a few hours in a very contained setting and the tension and plot are just the characters talking with each other to try and figure out who is keeping a secret。I was impressed by the pacing of the reveals， and it never felt overwhelming or boring。 Because of the short time frame， I didn't really connect with the characters emotionally， but I definitely found them interesting。I recommend this one as a quick easy thriller！ （4。5/5 stars）Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC。CW: One of the characters is grieving the violent death of her mother， and this topic definitely comes up a lot throughout the book， so warning for grief， loss of a parent， and gun violence。 。。。more
Ashley （wickedreads）
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Holy shit 4。5 rounded up
Jessi - Jessisreadingbetweenthewines
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This is my first by Holly Jackson and I wholeheartedly agree that she writes bingeable books！ I finished this one in 6 hours， staying up entirely too late on a Monday night。I don’t read a lot of YA so I struggled with the juvenile conversations and actions more than others might。Thank you Netgalley and and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review in exchange for an honest review。
Reference
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