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    Five Total Strangers
    Five Total Strangers
    Five Total Strangers
    Audiobook7 hours

    Five Total Strangers

    Written by Natalie D. Richards

    Narrated by Devon Sorvari

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    In this pulse-pounding thriller, Mira discovers that her fellow travelers are each hiding something dangerous as their blizzardy road trip turns into a disaster.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateNov 5, 2020
    ISBN9781666543483
    Author

    Natalie D. Richards

    Natalie D. Richards writes books that will keep you up way past your bedtime. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio and when she’s not writing or reading, you can probably find her wrangling Wookiee, her enormous dustmop of a dog. Visit her on Twitter @natdrichards or at nataliedrichards.com.

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    Reviews for Five Total Strangers

    3.5/5

    266 ratings21 reviews

    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a mixed bag. Some reviewers found the book to be slow-paced and predictable, while others enjoyed the entertaining and fast-paced nature of the story. The characters were a point of contention, with some finding them rich and well-written, while others felt they lacked development. The ending received mixed reviews, with some finding it uneventful and others finding it unexpected. Overall, the book is described as a decent YA thriller with an interesting premise, but it may not be for everyone.

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    • 3/5
      I liked the idea of this story but it needed more. It’s not a book I’d want to reread or recommend to someone.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Decent YA thriller story. The ending was a bit questionable.
    • 3/5
      The book was good but the ending wasn’t exciting at all.
    • 4/5
      A real page turner. Fast paced and enjoyable read. The author is new to me, but I'll listening to more of her books
    • 5/5
      I enjoyed this novel very much. The characters are rich and the ending was so unexpected!
    • 3/5
      Good storyline to start,goes off the rails with to many characters and an implausible plot.
    • 3/5
      it was okay for a thriller, definitely not the best. slow pacing, not much of an emotional hit, all around very mid
    • 5/5
      So so good! I couldn’t stop listening. I didn’t see the ending coming and the author did a great job of making each person seem like the culprit that I was positive until the very end when it was announced. Very intense and suspenseful
    • 3/5
      Meh.... I was not super impressed with this one.. Then I realized it is a YA Thriller. I’m used to Adult Horror. This was to PG for me.
    • 3/5
      I've been excited to read this book for a while now. It was a very interesting premise and I just knew it was right up my alley. I'm torn between a 3.5 rating and a 4. I thought it was very well written and Natalie D. Richards definitely knows how to keep you guessing because the entire time I kept going back and forth between who I thought was the "bad guy". In reality other than Mira all of the characters do some really shady and bad things in this book. The only reason I did not give this a higher rating is because of the fact that there were somethings that happened in the book that are never addressed again and they really should have been.
    • 2/5
      This book had a lot of hype but it was actually quite boring. Too few scenes and too little character development …snooze alert
    • 3/5
      Eh, it's not bad but it's not No Exit. The audio could have been better.
    • 5/5
      I actually purchased the book from Barnes and Noble and read it in its entirety. It was a great read. Although the ending was a bit uneventful, it was a great imagination challenging (the purpose of letters sprinkled throughout the script) piece of work.
    • 4/5
      If YOU & Clue had a baby in a snow storm, it would be this book.
    • 4/5
      They needed someone who knew how to drive in the snow!
    • 5/5
      Keeps my attention right to the end! Consistent, solid writing and characters.
    • 5/5
      It was a good book. Entertaining and fast paced. Didn’t really have time to get bored. Does leave you guessing.
    • 1/5
      Cringy. I predicted the villain very early on. It was also very different from what I was expecting. Not as isolating as I felt it was advertised. Maybe if you are into mellow mysteries and you like YA a lot, you could enjoy it. I am just used to and prefer more mature, intense, unpredictable stories.
    • 3/5
      This book was ok... could have been worse could have been better. I wish there would have been a bit more excitement/things happening. It was more or less strangers driving and silly decisions being made but nothing really happens until the end and it wasn't too crazy. I expected it to be a bit more thrilling from the title.
    • 4/5
      Very fast-paced thriller! It felt like I was watching a movie.
    • 4/5
      I had no intention of reading through this book so quickly but was able to knock it out in one sitting! The hook is just good enough to keep your attention throughout the story. This is a young adult thriller, with some gore-ish depictions throughout but I would say it’s a pretty enjoyable book. Especially for those more inclined to true crime and mysteries. I was actually very surprised by the ending, totally buying into the character’s mindset throughout the book (well with a few exceptions).
      The story follows a teenage girl trying to make it home to her mother on Christmas Eve when the last leg of her flight is cancelled. She decides to hitch a ride home with four strangers after the girl she sat next to on the plane offers her a spot for free. (BTW there is mention of turbulence but no plane crash.) The weather gets increasingly worse throughout the book, and Mira’s nerves are making her increasingly antsy because she feels like someone is watching her, and he is. There are letters written to Mira from the stalker’s perspective throughout the book. Along the ride, mishaps continue and violence ensues. There are car accidents, theft, drug abuse and addiction, and death. In one scene, an unfortunate incident involves running a young man over, it is unknown if he survived. Another man chases the car full of strangers around, toting a gun and threatening them, which leaves them with an ominous feeling, There are a few scenes that take place in hospitals but none are gruesome or overbearing. The final chapters of the book may be disturbing to some readers, as they involve death, stalking, violence, and drug use. In the end, Mira learns to listen to what her Father told her on the phone: Always trust your gut.

      im rating this a 4.5 because it is a great thrill read but did include some disturbing content that may not be well-suited for teens. I think if death and injuries make you queasy this book may not be for you, I’d be happy to recommend a less gruesome thriller for you, just let me know! This book was a fun read, but not worth a purchase for me, a one and done for sure.

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