Five Survive by Holly Jackson is about six friends who decide to take a road trip together for spring break. Red Kenny and five of her friends decided to rent an RV and drive to meet the rest of their classmates for spring break. However, their plans go awry when their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere. They try to call for help but realize that they have no cell service.
As the hours pass, they start to realize that this was no accident. They are trapped by someone who is outside of the RV and that someone wants one of them dead. With only a few hours until dawn, they will either need to figure out who is the target or find a way to escape.
I read this book after reading the “Good Girls Guide to Murder” trilogy by the author. I was excited to read this book, but I found Red Kenny to be so off-putting and annoying. She kept playing the victim and was very “woe is me”. It made her seem pathetic and annoying. And then, the number of times the author said Red’s mother died on her knees, can be made into a drinking game with most people being black-out drunk before reaching the end. There were a lot of elements that were repetitive and took away from the story. The plot dragged and felt dull at times. Some of the twists were predictable, and I just lost interest because none of the characters were likable. I finished the book and the only thing enjoyable was that it was done.
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