Five Survive: AN INSTANT NUMBER 1 NYT BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER! An explosive new crime thriller for summer from the award-winning author of A Good Girls Guide to Murder.

by Holly Jackson (Autor)

Paperback, 2023

Status

Available

Call number

823.92

Genres

Publication

Electric Monkey (2023), Edition: 1, 400 pages

Description

Suspense. Thriller. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER �?� From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl�??s Guide to Murder series comes a new blockbuster thriller about a road trip that turns deadly. Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive. 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. . . . With edge-of-your-seat tension and a gripping mystery, Holly Jackson has written another instant classic! … (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Micareads

Red Kenny and five of her friends are on a road trip to Florida for Spring Break. Thanks to a cell tower accident, all of their phones lose service and they are unable to follow the GPS. When they turn off down a forest road, they hear a crack and realize that all four of their tires have been

punctured…more surprisingly the tires had been shot out. Soon after, they are given a walkie-talkie by a sniper who says that one of them has a secret and he wants them to come clean. They spend the rest of the night attempting to escape and eventually who has the secret that could save their lives.

I love the way Holly Jackson writes her stories; there is always drama, angst, and a really good plot. As in A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, this story kept my interest from beginning to end. There was always a connection with the characters even though at times I despised some of them and their actions. I consider it a good read when I find myself invested in the characters and how they will ultimately end up. I can't wait to read more of Holly Jackson's writing.

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LibraryThing member Carolesrandomlife

This was entertaining! I read and enjoyed The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder so I was pretty excited to check out Holly Jackson’s newest offering. I was hooked by this story right away and wondered how things would work out. This book was filled with secrets and plenty of twists and turns. I am so

glad that I decided to give this one a try.

Based on the book’s title, I had a good idea that one of the six on the trip in the RV was not going to make it home. I didn’t know who it was going to be but I sure knew who I hoped it would be pretty early on. I guess it is safe to say that one of these characters rubbed me the wrong way from the start. We see everything from Red’s point of view and I thought that she was a great character, although she had a few secrets of her own. I couldn’t wait to see how this group would handle everything being thrown at them. This book had plenty of action and a whole lot of secrets to keep things interesting.

Emma Galvin did an amazing job with the narration of this audiobook. She brought the story to life and quickly became the voice of Red for me. I thought that she did a great job of adding just the right amount of emotion into her reading. I found her voice to be pleasant and I had no problem listening to this book for hours at a time.

I would recommend this book to others. I thought that this was an exciting story that kept me guessing until the very end. I hope to read more of Holly Jackson’s work very soon.

I received a digital review copy of this book from Delacorte Press and Listening Library.

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LibraryThing member ShellyPYA

Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: her best friend and her older brother, his perfect girlfriend, a friend from school, and the guy Red wishes was more than a friend. But they won't make it to their destination. 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 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.

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LibraryThing member Melissa_O

Five Survive is definitely a high-intensity, adrenaline-filled cat and mouse game complete with characters with lots of secrets. As stated in the synopsis, this is a story of an RV full of young people on a spring break trip versus a sniper somewhere outside the RV looking for a secret to finally

be revealed. But what information does the sniper want? That is the answer that is searched for throughout the book. The whole book takes place over 8 hours so it is a high action intense setup for the book. I had kind of figured out part of the reveal, but there are several twists that I definitely did not see coming and some aspects of the reveal seemed a bit unbelievable in my opinion.

If I had to be honest, I was a bit disappointed with the book because of what I was hoping it would be. I absolutely loved A Good Girls Guide to Murder and I wanted another story like that. That was not what this book was like at all. If you loved the investigative aspect of Good Girls Guide, you won't find it in this book due to the difference in storylines.

If you have ever read my reviews before, you know I am not a fan of language in books especially ones written as young adult novels. This particular story had way too many uses of the f word in my opinion, but I know that is a personal preference of mine and language is not an issue for a lot of readers.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.

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LibraryThing member sennebec

Can a train wreck happen inside an RV? That's what this story seem like. Six teens on their way to Spring Break, take a borrowed RV while everyone else flies down because of Red's lack of funds. Right from the beginning, there's snappishness and tension that grows until it boils over when cell

service is lost and so is the RV on a deserted road in South Carolina. After a flat tire is changed, they turn around to find the right road, but very quickly everything goes bad, starting with all the tires shot out along with the gas tank.
What ensues is a round robin of blame, paranoia, and hysteria. Someone on the bus is alleged to have a secret the sniper demands, but who? Every time you think you're about to find out, that red herring swims off, leaving you even more perplexed. The ramp up of tension before the unveiling is pretty intense and leaves you limp. This is a great twisty tale.

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LibraryThing member reader1009

teen suspense fiction. six teens plan to drive an RV from Philadelphia towards te AL coast for spring break, but instead become trapped on a deserted stretch of road by a killer who won't let them leave. Narrator has frequent memory issues and signs of prior trauma. TW/CW: gun violence, potential

knife violence, organized crime/mafia, loss of parent, alcoholism.

very suspenseful and a quick read but some of the twists aren't that surprising; however there are still plenty more twists to keep one guessing. what's-his-name ought to also apologize to the others for putting them through trauma; also I hate that kids have to be so familiar with the term "active shooter"

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LibraryThing member Mav-n-Libby

It was an interesting/quick read -- or listen to, I should say. I liked that it took place mostly just in an RV for about 99% of the book. I listened to it in about two days. It read easily, good to understand, and a fun little twist. SPOILER - This is about the third book I've come across in the

past two months where the mom is the problem - so that's interesting! It was a wrapped up little ending, where the bad people died and the good people lived. I forget his name already, but the annoying brother in the RV, I was glad he was killed, which I know the author set us up to want anyway! Good little twists but nothing overly shocking. Fun, easy read and would recommend!

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LibraryThing member HeatherLINC

I read this novel after a Year 7 student told me it was her favourite. The entire story takes place over eight hours and is extremely fast-paced with many twists, especially near the end.

None of the characters were very likeable, but Oliver was the worst. He was totally obnoxious and a real bully.

However, I did like the character development and discovering the secrets each of them were hiding. I was surprised at how dark the novel became once everything was revealed.

While I don't think "Five Survive" was as good as the "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" series, it was still a gripping read with an intense ending.

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LibraryThing member SheriAWilkinson

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

Six friends are driving from Pensylvania to South Carolina for spring break. When their (rented) RV breaks down in a rural area with no cell reception they find themselves in danger. Tires shot out, gas tank as well, they find themselves in a no win situation.

One of

them is holding a secret, a secret that will ultimily lead to death. Decisions need to be made, loyalties tested, who can and can't be trusted, all this unfolds in the longest eight hours of their lives.

A fanstastic edge-of-your-seat compelling thriller. Moving at a fast pace builing to a slow burn. Shocking moments, events and secrets I did not see coming. I was guess until the end.

Overall I enjoyed Five Survive and highly recommend to Holly Jackson Fans. Suitable for Young Adult as well as Adults reads. A good read.

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LibraryThing member caanderson

Tense road trip. Twists reveal the true intentions of friends.

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