A review by leahhmorriss
Five Survive by Holly Jackson

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This fucking book. Omg I loved it so much. Holly Jackson is an absolutely amazing author and every one of her books have been 5 stars. 
From start to finish this book had me so stressed out. I loved the plot; the characters and the way the entire book took place within 8 hours (which I did manage to read it in). I liked that there was only one setting so it was really easy to imagine exactly how the whole thing looked. 
Now for the plot twist. I had a tiny feeling it was going to be Arthur from about 1/4 way through. I just thought it was too good to be true that he was so nice (which I was actually kinda wrong about). To be fair, it’s hard to trust anyone in Holly’s books as we’ve learned from the past. I even suspected Red at one point. I absolutely hated Oliver so much. He deserved what he got after what he put Red, Maddy and everyone else through. The one thing I did not expect is for Maddy and Oliver’s mom to be part of the mafia and the one who murdered Red’s mom??? Omg plot. Twist. 
Anyway, I am an Arthur apologist and I really believe he liked Red and wanted to protect her. The ending had me sobbing with the letter he wrote for her. For the sake of my own mental health, I’m choosing to believe that they reunited and fell in love and the mafia protected her. 
What is it with Holly Jackson and leaving romantic cliff hangers?? (I miss you Ravi and Pip <\3)

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