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Five Survive by Holly Jackson
3.5
dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

3.5 stars
That was… disappointing. AGGGTM is my favorite mystery book of all time. This… was meh. 
I was stressed and I finished this at 11PM and idk if I’ll sleep, but that’s because the premise of being stuck somewhere with a sniper shooting at you is scary. That art was effective. I have anxiety. I’m anxious about it. 
The actual twists and reveals and mystery? I figured pretty much all of it out very early on. It was obvious to me, and I usually SUCK at figuring that sort of thing out. Maybe it was because the cast was so limited. I don’t know. But I knew all of it before it happened and so I felt kinda like I was trudging through it. I enjoyed aspects of the interpersonal relationships, but others felt underdeveloped and cliche. Red wasn’t my favorite, either. I cared about her, and I didn’t want her to die, but I felt disconnected from her narration. 
It wasn’t bad. It was probably even good. I just am caught up in how far it fell compared to my (admittedly sky high) expectations.

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