You can feel your heart racing as time runs ever closer to the finale and the slowly revealed layers to the central mystery are jaw-dropping. I read the novel across eight hours, wanting to mimic some of that experience. The countdown aspect of the story also served to heighten this further. For me, it was just how unnecessary it ultimately was and reminds you of the stakes at hand here. You can see it coming but it still shatters your heart.
There is a point in the book where things really kick into a higher gear in a deadly, blood-soaked scene that is just heart-wrenching. Tempers fly and explosive revelations are made. It is intense and makes for gripping reading, as every little moment counts. When you know everyone is hiding something but they literally cannot move beyond these small confined spaces, the atmosphere is incredibly fraught. The claustrophobia of the setting of the RV serves to heighten the already thickening tension that much more. Five Survive is no exception to this rule, providing a twisty standalone mystery that had me utterly glued to its pages. Every time, she knocks it out of the park and always manages to surprise me. Her ability to meticulously plot a razor-sharp thriller, packed full of twists and turns, is unparalleled.
It is no secret that Holly Jackson is one of my all time favourite authors. Five Survive is an exceptional YA thriller, surpassing my super-high expectations to deliver a riveting story expectedly playing with intense paranoia, suspense and earth-shattering secrets.
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