I love all of Holly Jackson's books, however, this was a struggle for me to get through. The whole setting is in an RV and I think that contributed to my lack of interest. Once we got to 50 percent I was a little more invested and the ending was decent too

Thank you Netgalley and Holly Jackson for this ARC!

AGGGTM is one of my favorite series and I was beyond excited to see something new from HJ! The writing on this book was slightly slower paced in the beginning but once the groundwork was laid, it picked up and did not stop!

Size friends go on a spring break road trip only to break down in the middle of nowhere. Except it isn't nowhere. It's exactly where someone wants them to be.

I loved this story! I thought I knew exactly where it was going, and I was right about my first prediction but everything else was so off. I love when that happens!

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oooo this one is good you guys!! holly jackson does it again! i was beyond excited (and shocked lol) when i got approved for this ARC & i could not put it down!!! six kids heading on a spring break trip in an RV, they get lost and then all hell breaks lose. a sniper, a secret & only five survive. this book had me sweating, on the edge of my seat and turning the pages so fast to find out what was going on!! this book has the YA label but it never once felt like that & other than some descriptive paragraphs dragging on a bit, i loved everything about this book!! i would recommend this to anyone who loves a nail biting thriller & this was such a strong follow up after her AGGGTM series and proof that holly jackson was not a one (three?) hit wonder!! i went in completely blind and 10/10 would recommend you do the same!! what a thrill!! official ruling: you NEED to read this book!!
special thank you to Holly Jackson, Delacorte Press & NetGalley for the ARC!! do yourself a favor & check out Five Survive - coming out 11/29/22!!!

let me pick my jaw up off the floor really quick and thank @netgalley for sending me this ARC
@hojay92 is a pure genius!
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suspense, thriller, stranded, murder, hunted, jaw dropping twist!
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my review:: YA’LL THIS BOOK IS CRAZY!!!!!!!! I loved holly jackson’s good girl series, so when I saw this one coming out my excitement was insane!
6 friends stranded in an RV being hunted because someone has a major secret worth killing for!

first you could feel the suspense the entire time in the book you could feel how scared they were how angry, and how frustrated they were when the plans they made didn’t work. this book truly captivated me until the very ending with twists and jaw dropping moments! I seriously just want to read it again, it was that good!

Holly Jackson does it again. This book starts a little slow. I was confused by Red and the way her character acts and thinks. Red's inner monologue was distracting to me. Once I got past that the story really took off. I couldn't stop reading to figure out what was going to happen next. I both expected and didn't expect the ending.

One note for educators. This book will be marketed as YA. I would definitely keep this out of Middle School libraries. There is a fair amount of language and mature behavior. What I think really makes it more high school appropriate is the violence. Jackson does not shy away from describing what happens in detail and I think it would be too much for younger readers.

Overall this was well done and I hope Holly Jackson has another book coming out soon!

Oh me, I literally hate to give bad reviews and I LOVED the Good Girl's Guide trilogy, so I will make this one short and sweet and just say it did not work for me. The plot was interesting, the leadup to the ending was well done...but I just did not the way it ended or all the revelations as the end. I don't know what I was expecting, but I just didn't care for it.

Such a fun, wild ride. I was hooked from the beginning, and definitely didn't want to put this one down. A refreshing premise that kept me entertained from start to finish.

Although this is listed as a YA mystery , I thoroughly enjoyed this page turner…cannot put down novel…this story written by a talented and gifted author. The six main characters come alive on the pages…what a great movie this would make…lost in South Carolina in an RV…tires shot out…no cell service…not sure in this day and age there is a place in South Carolina without cell service…I do know how easy it is to get lost on the backroads. I taught there five years…I was lost so many times…if I were still teaching in the classroom, I would suggest my students read this book. Consequences…trust…distrust…friendship…family…themes running throughout this novel that is fiction but reads like nonfiction. This book was sent to me electronically by Netgalley for review. Thank you. Thanks to the publisher and the author. I look forward to more books by Holly Jackson.

What a roller coaster of a book!!! This book was EVERYTHING that I hoped it would be!!! It was intense, emotional, and fast-paced!!! It kept me guessing the entire time as to what would happen next! I was a bit concerned about gun violence but after finishing the book, I feel comfortable recommending this book to my avid 8th-grade readers and especially to fans of Holly Jacksonś's other novels. This is an edge-of-a-seat thriller and I believe all fans of YA thrillers will love this book!

Thank you so much to Random House Children's, Delacorte Press for the chance to read and review this book prior to release.

I recently discovered and plowed through Holly Jackson's series: A Good Girls' Guide to Murder and loved it!

When I saw she had a stand-a-lone, I was beyond excited to get my hands on it.

It started out very promising and I was pretty hooked and invested in the story. Sadly, it didn't take long for me to lose interest in the plot. The writing was so repetitive and predictable and I felt like it could have been half the length and nothing would have been lost.

I'm still going to continue to read whatever Jackson writes in the future and hope this book is a success for her!

I loved this!!! I read Holly Jackson's other books and liked those, but this is definitely my favorite work of hers that I've read. I felt like I was stuck with the characters in the RV, feeling as claustrophobic and tense as they probably did. There were very few dull moments as I was always wanting to know what would happen next. This was more intense than I thought it would be for a YA book. I never knew who to trust, and as readers we are constantly wondering about each characters' pasts. So many unexpected things happened, and the end reveals shocked me. The only thing I didn't like were a few things at the end of the story where things were wrapping up, but nothing major. This is probably one of my favorite thrillers I've read this year, 4.5 stars!!!!!

Five survive this book... but I am not one of them.

FIVE SURVIVE absolutely broke me to the point where just thinking about it now makes me want to sob. It is an intense and emotional ride, full of heart-racing action and unexpected twists that were so well-thought through that I could literally analyse this book for hours.

Holly Jackson wrote another unforgettable thriller that's a direct add to my favourites and why-im-not-mentally-stable shelves. I am already desperate for more books by her, and I can't wait to re-experience this story and discover even more depth and nuance to it!

Fast paced thriller, easily read in one sitting! I haven't read 'the good girl's guide to murder' to compare the two but I'll definitely reading more from Holly Jackson in the future!

P.S: Link to the full review will be posted closer to publication date as we are participating in a book tour and the post will be scheduled.

I would like to thank the publisher Delacorte Press and Netgalley for providing me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

3.75⭐️
I was actually pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book! I wasn’t sure if I would like a book that took course over one night inside an RV, but it definitely captured my attention. It’s a quick read with a lot of plot twists. A few of them I guessed, but there were a few that really shocked me! Overall I really enjoyed it (I love all of Holly Jackson’s mysteries honestly).

The audible gasp I made at the climax. the “no way” I said too loudly at 3am when the final twist is revealed. Just wow. I never thought I could get sucked in a thriller like this. I expected less of it to take place in the RV, but having to overcome the obstacle of being stuck in the RV was enticing. the dynamics of each character’s isolation was breath-taking. Jackson did a fabulous job of unraveling every character’s true self without it becoming overdone. Oliver’s dive in to insanity is one of the best character developments I have read. My deep resentment and dislike for him was made his character that much better. It is gradual and then a full force wave that leaves you quaking, thinking his anger and retaliation is directed at the reader. I did not want to set this book down. The tension was palpable as the hours ticked by and the need for the secret to be revealed slowly cracked away at each individual in the RV. Jackson’s captivating writing is once again a must read. I cannot wait to physically get my hands on this book!

My review will be posted on day of publication.

I loved this story! It played out like a horror film, captivating me from the beginning and kept me flipping through the pages. I read it within a day, staying up past my bedtime to get to the ending.

I love thrillers surrounding a friend group, who are keeping secrets from one another and it was fun to dust off my detective cap and figure out the whodunit, and maybe more importantly, the why. Dun dun dun!! Highly recommend, especially if you’re already a Holly Jackson follower. She has a forever follower in me.

This book was DARK compared to the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time reading this one, and I truly didn’t know who was going to be the “bad guy.” Jackson’s latest book is about a spring break road trip in a 31” RV that breaks down in the middle of nowhere - sounds pretty standard spring break horror flick so far, right? WRONG! The scene turns into an active shooter situation (bug trigger warning there), and the six passengers must try to figure out how to get out alive. The sniper will let them go if they reveal the dark secret one of the friends has been keeping from everyone. But who’s hiding the secret is the big mystery. I had a feeling about who would have the secret but I didn’t realize how crazy, dark and twisted the mess would be at the end! It was so easy to visualize the tension inside the camper; Jackson made an entire story out of a single night in one cramped space, and I think that in and of itself is impressive. My only ding to this story were a couple plot holes toward the end, but they’re spoilers so I’m happy to discuss once you’ve read!

I was so excited for this book to come out, because like many, I'm such a fan of the GGGTM series. When I started this book, I wasn't aware that so much of it (actually, 99% of it) would take place IN the RV and I was also disappointed that this story didn't really pick up until about half way through. But it was worth sticking around for because it really picked up and I found myself getting into the ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for the ARC!

Red and five of her friends are taking an RV trip from Philly to Gulf Shores, AL. What was supposed to be an easy drive down turns into their nightmare. After losing phone reception and going through backroads to get to a campground, the RV breaks down. Then, all four wheels are shot out as well as the gas tank - they are stuck. There is a sniper out there who knows exactly who is in that RV. One person has a secret that the sniper is willing to kill for.

After reading (and loving!) Holly Jackson’s A Good Guide to Murder, I was pumped to see she came out with a new book! While the first half was a bit slow, the second half stole the show. The intense anxiety I felt while reading is a sign of a good book. I couldn’t put it down because I HAD to know the secret, who the sniper was, and what was going to happen next. Highly recommend if you love a slow burn.

Really enjoyed this story that followed six friends in an RV for spring break. Once they find themselves stranded and essentially held hostage by a sniper looking for specific info, back stories start to come out and it weaves a pretty interesting narrative. I really liked the main character Red and found myself really empathizing with her and her situation. Some of the action scenes were a little chaotic, but the story was very clearly painted and I appreciated that. Big thanks to Netgalley for the early copy!