Saturday, December 31, 2022

Five Survive by Holly Jackson - OPTIONAL

Five Survive by Holly Jackson
, 400 pages. Delacorte Press (Random), 2022

Language: R (20 swears, 105 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (drinking); Violence: PG-13 (shots, blood, knife attack, deaths)

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Red is traveling in an RV to Florida with her friends to spend a week celebrating spring break together. They lose cell service and GPS capabilities then end up down a dead end road getting a flat tire. After replacing the flat tire with the spare, Red sees a red dot hovering around the RV and yells at the others to notice. They ignore her until they hear the gunshots that take out all four tires. The group runs into the RV for protection. The shooter leaves a walkie talkie for communication and tells them that one of them has a secret they need to share. The secret is going to be revealed, one way or another!

Oliver is annoying because he’s a know-it-all with a superiority complex. The mystery is interesting to try to unravel when a few characters allude to having secrets. The suspense builds intensely, which makes a riveting read. The ethnicities are Korean, Mexican, white, and African American.

LynnDell Watson, Delta High School Librarian

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