Five Survive

As the wheels of their camper get shot down in the middle of the night and a sniper says he won't let them go until the right one gives up a secret he needs, everyone's shocked. Problem is: Everyone has a worthy secret. And no one wants to give theirs up. This is the kind of book where you stare at the wall for at least 10 minutes after your finished it, because your brain can't process the shock. The whole story happens in just one night, which makes everything SO much more intense and the Plottwists just kept on coming. Everytime I thought I had it all figured out, something else happened. I also loved the way it was written, since you can see the characters going more and more insane and turning on eachotehr as the story progresses. So a little advice: trust no one.

So viele Gehimnisse, die man aufklären möchte. Plot after Plot. Charaktere, die man am liebsten aus dem Buch rausschneiden möchte (am liebsten wäre ich in das Buch hineingesprungen und hätte die Sache selbst in die Hand genommen). Holly Jackson hat es mal wieder geschafft, ein Buch zu schreiben, in dem die Adrenalin-Achterbahn bis zum Ende nicht zum Stopp kommt. Macht euch auf was gefasst. Denn diese emotionale Reise in nur acht Stunden zu überleben (wenn überhaupt), ist gefährlich und nervtötend… Kurzbeschreibung: “Red ist mit fünf Freunden losgefahren, um Spring Break zu feiern. Doch unterwegs bleibt der alte Campingbus liegen - und sie stecken mitten im Nirgendwo fest. Kein Empfang, keine Aussicht auf Hilfe. Und es kommt noch schlimmer, denn draußen im Dunkeln lauert jemand. Sobald sie den Bus verlassen, schießt er auf sie. Seine Behauptung: Jemand aus der Gruppe verheimlicht etwas. Doch wen meint er?”

4.5 it took me long enough to finish this book and I don't know why. Holy shit! another freaking masterpiece from Holly Jackson. *SPOILER AHEAD* But let’s be honest. Oliver.... what a fucking a**hole you are! Sorry but no. I wanted to punch him in his fucking face so many times!! And Red... poor Red... she did not deserve what happened to her. Especially that her mother was killed by her best friend. How can you do this to your bestie? At least we know from whom Oliver got his narcissistic behaviour. Arthur... you have my blessing. Ya we know he's a Mafia son but, in the end, it was his brother who did all the terrible things... and he just fell in love with the person they were supposed to kill. Well... I hope Red goes to this meeting on the 8th of May. They deserve this love story. Hope they'll run away together and start a new life somewhere safe and somewhere they can live happily ever after. And yes. I cried. I cried because Red had this beautiful last moment with her mother and I cried because of this beautiful letter Arthur wrote.