Thank you, NetGalley and Random House for a copy of this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I have read all of Holly Jackson's books and was SO excited to get my hands on her newest release. I really wish this book was 100 pages shorter. The first half of the book was incredibly repetitive. We get it, they're trapped with a sniper outside. We could have moved past this quicker and gotten to the conflicts between the characters. For a YA book, this book had some pretty deep and dark topics. I had a hard time connecting with any of the characters. I was not stressed out or upset when certain things happened. The characters felt extremely shallow and maybe it was because there were too many characters to get to know on a deeper level.

I will say the ending of this book was great. I would have never guessed the twist to the story, but just wish it was overall a shorter book.

Holly Jackson does it again, once more keeping you on your toes with a thriller that has a dark twist!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC.


Description from NetGalley:
Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend - the older brother - his perfect girlfriend - a secret crush - a classmate - and a killer.

When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead.

With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night. . . .

I have not read A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, but is on my TBR list. This is overall a quick book, but the first part of it is slow. There were times when Red got on my nerves. She is our only POV and doesn’t tell us everything, just like all the secrets that get revealed. In the end, I enjoyed it.

Overall: 4/5

A departure from my usual read, but an engaging and compelling YA mystery with a dark twist. Enjoyed the wrap up, but still want to know who else voted YES!

Thank you PRH audio for my review copy of the book. All opinions are my own.

This is down the middle for me. A very typical YA thriller. Not great, but not bad. There's a lot of bickering and going back who is who, but also there's a lot of suspense and action. In the end the motivations were kind of boring and nothing unexpected, though a bit of a twist saved this book for me.

This book is likely to appeal to readers who are already fans of Holly Jackson, but I don't think it's likely to convert those unfamiliar with her work. The beginning is slow and I had difficulty getting into the story; however, once it hit its stride it was enjoyable enough. It's a solid read for those who liked her previous books, or for fans of Karen McManus, and overall, a decent addition to most public library collections. I just was hoping for more of a stand-out.

Holly Jacksons Five Survives, will keep you on your toes, throughout the whole book. This book takes place over the span of 8 hours with a group of friends stuck on an rv, with someone out to kill them. if that doest automatically make you want to read it then the amazing post twits and witty dialogue sure will. I was nervous going into this book from just finish the good girls guide to murder series and it instantly becoming a favorite series of mine. Jackson changed my mind with ease while reading this. I got the same amazing uneasy feeling as I did while reading about Pip through the series. I can't wait to see what she's writing next. She has no bad books so i highly recommend this book. Then go and run to pick up her other amazing books which I hope you love just as much as me.

Five Survive is a thriller that will be enjoyed by young adults. The story took awhile to get into and seemed predictable and repetitive, but the second half picked up pace. Each of the characters is unreliable in his or her own way, and learning about their histories adds to the suspense as readers try to figure out what is going on. We will be ordering this title for our high school library.

Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series, is back in full force with this stand alone thriller. Red and her friends are on an RV road trip from Pennsylvania to Florida for Spring Break, until things take a deadly turn in South Carolina. Jackson’s newest is reminiscent of a mobile Breakfast Club but with much higher stakes than another Saturday in detention. The teenage characters range from the underdog heroine to the aggressive alpha male and all play their roles deftly in this tense thriller.

I fell in love with Holly Jackson when I read her AGGGTM- even the narrator,Bailey Carr! I secretly hope she’s the narrator to this gem as well! I was not disappointed with this story-I didn’t intend I would be 🥰. AMAZING as always

My level of obsession with Jackson's books cannot be expressed. I read this 400 page book in a day and a half and it would have been way faster if I didn't have to work and take care of a child. I did not want to put it down. The definition of a wild ride. If she ever stops writing thrillers I will never recover. 10000000/10. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I already knew I was going to love this one because the AGGGTM series is one of my all-time fave reads. It was very high stakes and so anxiety-inducing. I think I was just a bit too anxious throughout the limited time to really let myself go full speed. I think this a great YA thriller for those wanting to read something fast paced and giving 'No Exit' vibes.

Holly, girl. I am so sad....I was OBSESSED with the AGGGTM series. I literally ate it up, but this was not it for me. Five Survive was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and I couldn't even finish it....I was literally so bored the entire time and I gave it many, many chances. Maybe it was right book, wrong time...but I digress. Maybe I will try again later

Overall I feel like this book was okay. I have very mixed feelings. It felt repetitive and slowwwww. I felt like I was losing interest the first half of the book and was forgetting things through the story. Yes, the twists and the ending were great but it felt like such a last minute decision. Was it worth it??? I’m not sure. The characters were hard to connect with but I like the unreliable aspect of them. Interesting plot idea.

I loved Holly Jackson's "A Good Girls Guide to Murder" so I went into this book with high hopes. It took me about half of the book to finally get into it, but when I did, I was hooked and I actually stayed up until 4:30 am so I could finish it! I did not like the main character Red as much as I liked Pip in AGGGTM, but she was still a good character with some depth. I thought Oliver was a great character that we all love to hate. I really enjoyed the twist at the end and I'm really glad that the evil doer got hers. Overall, this was an entertaining thriller. Holly Jackson is a must read author for me and I'm already looking forward to her next suspenseful novel!

Five Survive is a book that I was extremely excited to get ahold of and review and it didn’t disappoint. As the book begins, a group of six friends are on a road trip for spring break. The majority of the story focuses on Red and her relationships with the other characters. We quickly gain insight into what kind of person each character is and how they fit into the group dynamic, which is very important as the story progresses. The group loses cell signal and takes a series of wrong turns before their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere. The friends soon realize that they’re not alone…they’re trapped by somebody that wants answers…somebody who won’t stop until he has what he wants.

Initially, I felt like there were a lot of coincidences that occurred in order to get the group into the situation and to a degree there were, BUT everything that Jackson included in this story was intentional. We get glimpses of each character, their backgrounds, and their history together throughout the book and all of that information is included for a reason. As I read, I found that each of the characters had SOMETHING that they were keeping secret, which made it nearly impossible to guess which secret their captor is after. Of course, nobody wants to reveal their secret to the others so the space in between is filled with conflict, escape planning, and escape attempts that really escalate the plot. When the grand reveal occurred, I was definitely surprised, which I think is always a desirable element in the thriller genre.

I’m a high school librarian and after reading my eARC of Five Survive, I went and pre-ordered a copy for my school. This is one I’ll be talking up to students that enjoyed A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder and other “murder mysteries”.

Thank you to NetGalley, Holly Jackson, and Random House Children's for the opportunity to review an eARC of Five Survive.

I devoured A Good Girl's Guide to Murder earlier this year, so I had high hopes that Five Survive would be another favorite.

Five Survive follows six teenagers in a 31-foot RV heading to spring break. But then, the RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with zero cell service. As the group replaces the busted tire and tries to leave the remote area, the tires are shot out one by one, and they realize something sinister is at play. The sniper leaves a walkie-talkie just outside the RV and says that someone on board has a secret and nobody can leave.

As the night goes on, the group begins to unravel.

Although I enjoyed Five Survive, the middle dragged on a little more than I liked. Once the person revealed their secret, things got especially interesting, but I can't say much without spoiling it. Some of the characters are deeply unlikable, which made parts of Five Survive much more entertaining for me. I can see how some people might not enjoy that aspect, though.

I recommend Five Survive to anyone who wants a crime thriller set in a confined space over a short time.

Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Holly Jackson has done it again. I was sitting on the edge of my seat because of how fast pace everything was. I enjoyed the writing style but I think there could have some better explanations on some aspects. It was fun, intense, and honestly I continued to gasp as things were revealed. I expect nothing less from Holly Jackson and I can't wait for more from her.

I love Holly Jackson, but I could not get through this. Honestly, I read halfway through and this locked box mystery was reductive and poorly written. Do not recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Childrens/Delacorte Press for an advanced reader copy of this book.

I am with others who loved Holly Jackson's first novel, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Even though I wasn't crazy about her second and third book of the series, I really enjoy her writing. She has a talent for mystery writing. I was excited when I was able to get my hands on her latest novel, Five Survive.

Six friends are on a trip to Spring Break in an RV. When they hit a dead zone and all GPS activity fails, they take a wrong turn and get a flat tire. As the friends leave the RV to investigate, they start getting shot at by a sniper who wants answers. One of them has a secret. Who is it?

I liked the idea about the RV trip, but the entire sniper premise seemed unlikely. Most of the characters were dislikeable- the decisions that they made.

The ending was a grabber, and I am sure teens will enjoy the twist.