Five Survive

4.8/5 :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧

Do you like high stakes, drama in every chapter and unexpected twists & turns? This is for you.

I honestly think I could give this 5/5. In my opinion, the flaws were so minor I didn't notice them at all. I could not put this book down at all. Every page I wanted to know what happened next. I was glued to it for 4 hours I think? It did not leave my hand.

I thought oh man I guessed the plot twist - and I mean I sort of did - but it was so much bigger than I expected, so much more jaw dropping. For my first Holly Jackson book - I have such high praises for her and will most certainly be reading everything else she has to offer.

I don't know if it's naive of me that I can't find a fault in this book. The pacing, the characters, the plot - all amazing. My own personal enjoyment, 5/5. My heart was thudding in my chest.

If you read my reading log, you'll see I looked a tad silly (I've marked the spoilers.)

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˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ Plot
Okay so hear me out. My heart was thudding, this wasn't like every other thriller I've read. It was fast paced, easy to read so if you need out of a slump, this would be great. It gave of very Lord of the Flies vibes and I did shed a tear at the end. Something new happened every chapter, full of drama. Every character had drama. Everything felt like it was relevant, had a point, and tied together in the end in a neat little bow.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ Characters
Red, wasn't as unlikeable as I thought she was going to be. Usually I dislike a YA FMC, but she wasn't ‘perfect'. She makes mistakes. She felt like a genuine person, and I could feel her emotions. I liked her gut instincts. A problem solving brain, muddled with a sliver of trauma. Sounds relatable to me. Her weird thing with the curtains - I don't know man. If that bothers you, it bothers you.

Oliver - I didn't like him from the beginning - because he was a written to be unlikeable. He's the ‘alpha' in this group, and he gave off very - the eyebrows guy from The Maze Runner.

Maddy - We love a girl's girl. That's all I can say on her. I doubted her because she comes across very shy and sheepish.

Arthur - Youuuuu little minx. Lots of girls will love him. His whole personality is his moral compass, and you will either love that or hate it.

Simon - Our comedic relief. He genuinely made me chuckle, I highlighted quotes that I would hear come out of my friends mouth.

Reyna - I liked her the most. Weirdly, she's the cool, calm and collected one. Pre-med, I think she'll make a great doctor some day. Let's just ditch the infidelity and I have a bad feeling she voted yes.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ World/Setting:
I mean the RV was described in great detail. I feel like I could imagine the bullet shots and them making a make shift sort of fort. I just didn't love the world so much, it was a little ordinary for me, it wasn't as creepy as other thrillers but I think that's made up for in the plot/pacing.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ Pacing
I was glued to this book. I could not put it down. The pacing was action from the start, continuously - I was genuinely amazed at how well this was nailed because usually I am never satisfied with pacing.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ Enjoyment
I loved how everything came together so well. I think I've praised this book enough to understand how much I enjoyed this. 3 hours? That's the fastest I've ever finished a book in my life.

Would I recommend this? YES.

More in depth RTC - I just need a minute to process.

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score card:

plot: 5/5
characters: 4.5/5
world/setting: 4.5/5
pacing: 5/5
enjoyment: 5/5

total: 4.8/5ੈ✩‧₊˚

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₊˚⊹♡ reading log

hours of reading: 3.3
avg. minutes per session: 33
avg. pages per minute: 6

17/04 11:37am
oh biscuits
whoever has read my last update and also read the book you must be secretly laughing to yourself

17/04 10:31am

I CALLED it I was right (I literally physically celebrated) - I have not been able to put this book down, I'm on pg 268 I am literally addicted what is in these pages

17/04 8:51am
i can tell i'm going to eat this up in one setting i'm genuinely scared like my heart is thumping. it's called 5 survive right so i'm assuming one of them has to die, or one of them is the ‘villain' and i'd also like to predict that the secret witness that everyone is referring to is red. i'm going to leave this here, and if i'm right i want infinite bragging rights.

16/04 3:00pm
the YA vibes are strong with this one - I mean the main characters name is Red, what's more YA then a FMC with an edgy name

₊˚⊹♡ pre-reading

as dictated by my spinner wheel to help me get through my owned tbr - up next is another thriller! my first holly jackson book so it'll be interesting to read this before eventually reading the hyped up ‘The Reappearance of Rachel Price'. I also haven't read GGGTM or anything like that so I'm going in completely blind