Five Survive book review

Last year I read all three A Good Girls Guide to Murder books and loved them so I was excited to read more Holly Jackson and see what I thought of it.

I decided to read Five Survive over the course of a day as that is how the book takes place but instead of reading it overnight during the day and I managed it! I was hooked from page one and desperate to find out who was going not to make it out alive. The idea of everyone having a secret had me wanting to get to the end and find out what the shooter was after.

I loved many of the characters, I don't think I was meant to like the one I didn't due to his actions (and I'm not disappointed by his fate), and wanted them to get out safe and be able to continue to live their lives. I still have questions about some characters but I don't think I will ever get those answers and I'm fine with that even if I wish I did know.

Red was a character I constantly wanted to learn more about and as she learned more during the story I just wanted to tell her everything would be alright even if I knew it wouldn't be. She's a character who has been through so much and just wants to get out the other side and away from it all which is all you want for her too.

Holly Jackson is a fantastic thriller writer who I will continue to read from and cannot wait to read The Reapperance of Rachel Price and see how much I love that one because at this point I trust that I will love anything she releases.

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