Author: Holly Jackson
Genre: YA Mystery, Thriller
Page Amount: 416
Rating: 2 Stars
Review: Oh boy. I did not love this book. As you can see above I rated this book 2 out of 5 stars.
I chose to read a different Holly Jackson book after I read "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" series. I was curious to see what other work the author had done, as I did enjoy that series quite a bit. Although this was not my favorite book.
This book is about six friends who go on a road trip in an RV together and their RV breaks down and they are stuck. Then from the title, we know that only five of the six friends will survive, but who is it and why are the quesitons.
I had a hard time with this book, as I felt like our main character Red had to mention to us quite often how her mom had passed away. Now I can understand that is a crucial part to her character and a hard thing to go through. I also know that it is an important part of the story, but I just felt like it got mentioned a lot throughout the book, more than it needed to be.
Another thing I had a hard time with is once it comes to the end of the book, it was hard to find a character that I really liked and was rooting for. We learn many secrets about our 6 friends and it was hard for me to really like any of them. Now I know everyone makes mistakes and has their own secrets, but in a book setting sometimes I don't want a super realistic feeling and I just want a good person I feel like I can root for, which I had a hard time in this book doing.
Overall, I did end up finishing this book, but it was not a book that I loved. I definitely preferred "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" series. Since I have read most of Holly Jackson's books, I do plan on reading her other one, "The Reappearance of Rachel Price". Although I am hesitant to do so, as I had a difficult time with this book, so we will see when I get around to that.
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