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Five Survive
by Holly Jackson
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars
Thank you to the author for providing me with an eARC of this book via TBR and Beyond Tours in exchange for an honest review!
Five Survive is a brand-new mystery book by Holly Jackson, where six friends are stranded in the middle of nowhere in a RV with a killer out there.
“Everybody had secrets, though, didn’t they?”
I immensely enjoyed reading the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and had thought this book would have the same feeling as those books, especially the first two, had. I have to say that this book has a very different feel.
The writing is very fast paced, seeing as the whole story essentially takes place in about 8 hours total. A lot keeps happening and because it is fast-paced, it sometimes seems a bit rushed. I had also expected there to be more humor or sarcasm present, as that was one of the parts I loved so much about AGGGTM, aside from the writing format. I have to be honest, there was little humor to the whole story, which made it feel a little static due to that. It was high intensity, fast-paced, constant high tension, fear, etc. It felt a little too much of everything sometimes.
The characters were a bit difficult to like for me. Red seemed very detached to me and a bit two-dimensional. I had a hard time connecting to her and I didn’t really feel much for her. Olivier was just very annoying overall and I didn’t like his personality, but it fitted the story perfectly. Maddy was kind off not present most of the time. I often kept forgetting she was there if Red hadn’t mentioned her for a while. I only like Arthur to be honest, as he came across as a very sweet boy.
The whole feel of the book seemed to lean more towards horror that mystery thriller for me, maybe due to a bit of humor missing and the overall feeling the book gave. It is a young adult book, but I feel like a bit more balance in the high intensity would’ve fitted the story better.
Despite all this, it is a very easy and enjoyable read. While a bit predictable and not as mind blowing as AGGGTM, I still enjoyed seeing all play out during the time it takes place. The ending, while not entirely satisfying in my opinion, was a fitting one for the story.
Overall, it is a good mystery book with an enjoyable plot. While I don’t believe it is as good as AGGGTM, it is a good book.
Thank you to the author for providing me with an eARC of this book via TBR and Beyond Tours in exchange for an honest review!
Five Survive is a brand-new mystery book by Holly Jackson, where six friends are stranded in the middle of nowhere in a RV with a killer out there.
“Everybody had secrets, though, didn’t they?”
I immensely enjoyed reading the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and had thought this book would have the same feeling as those books, especially the first two, had. I have to say that this book has a very different feel.
The writing is very fast paced, seeing as the whole story essentially takes place in about 8 hours total. A lot keeps happening and because it is fast-paced, it sometimes seems a bit rushed. I had also expected there to be more humor or sarcasm present, as that was one of the parts I loved so much about AGGGTM, aside from the writing format. I have to be honest, there was little humor to the whole story, which made it feel a little static due to that. It was high intensity, fast-paced, constant high tension, fear, etc. It felt a little too much of everything sometimes.
The characters were a bit difficult to like for me. Red seemed very detached to me and a bit two-dimensional. I had a hard time connecting to her and I didn’t really feel much for her. Olivier was just very annoying overall and I didn’t like his personality, but it fitted the story perfectly. Maddy was kind off not present most of the time. I often kept forgetting she was there if Red hadn’t mentioned her for a while. I only like Arthur to be honest, as he came across as a very sweet boy.
The whole feel of the book seemed to lean more towards horror that mystery thriller for me, maybe due to a bit of humor missing and the overall feeling the book gave. It is a young adult book, but I feel like a bit more balance in the high intensity would’ve fitted the story better.
Despite all this, it is a very easy and enjoyable read. While a bit predictable and not as mind blowing as AGGGTM, I still enjoyed seeing all play out during the time it takes place. The ending, while not entirely satisfying in my opinion, was a fitting one for the story.
Overall, it is a good mystery book with an enjoyable plot. While I don’t believe it is as good as AGGGTM, it is a good book.