Reviews tagging 'Murder'

What Have We Done by Alex Finlay

25 reviews

ajpotz's review

2.75

it was an easy, action packed read, emphasis on the action. lots of fight scenes and such, which was not what i expected as this was discribed as a thriller. but would be good for anyone looking for an action book involving found family 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Pedophilia, Trafficking, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

lababyxx's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, and Murder

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Honestly I didn’t really care for this book.  I couldn’t get into the plot and I just overall didn’t like the characters all that much.

Spice Level: n/a

POV: Multiple, Third Person

Release Date: 07, March 2023

Rep: n/a

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Police brutality, Murder, Addiction, Bullying, Abandonment, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Murder, Addiction, Trafficking, Child death, and Cursing

Minor: Toxic relationship, Car accident, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Racism, and Terminal illness

teatunesandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Blood, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Car accident, and Confinement

missgrangerr's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Can Alex Finlay do no wrong? It’s possible. Each book is better than the last. Flew through this book, couldn’t put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction and Bullying

ksamaine95's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Great intro into Alex Finlay. Almost too many odd twists for me. But well played. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Addiction, Stalking, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

staceen's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

An action thriller about a group of adult foster children with a secret who are reunited when someone is trying to kill them. There was nothing wrong with this book but I just didn’t really enjoy the experience of reading it. I wanted the entire book to be from Jenna’s POV, although that wouldn’t have worked with the story. There were so many story choices I (the critic with no talent for writing, who has never published several successful books like this author ha) would have made differently. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcohol, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

yvo_about_books's review against another edition

4.0

 Finished reading: September 14th 2023

“In the dark, the gentle boy utters the words none of them will ever forget: 'What have we done?'”

I'm a big fan of Alex Finlay's writing, and I've been looking forward to read his newest story. It's true that I was a bit worried when I saw the lowish rating, and I decided to go in with low expectations just in case... I shouldn't have worried though, because once again I ended up having an excellent time with his writing. I do understand why What Have We Done has a lower rating though, because it does have a different feel compared to his previous books. It's a story that won't work for everyone, but if you like your thrillers on the action-packed, dark and exhilarating side this is the book for you. It took me a little while to properly warm up to the plot, but once I did I was completely hooked. This is one of those books where it's just best to sit back and enjoy the ride... Things can be said about the credibility of it all and the plot being over the top, but it sure provides one heck of an entertaining ride. I loved learning more about the past as well as the present, and the multiple POV structure worked really well to add tension to the plot. What Have We Done will get pretty dark and twisted along the way, so make sure to brace yourself for a wild ride... There were also a couple twists I didn't see coming, which is always a bonus. All in all, while not my favorite Alex Finlay, I still had a blast reading this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Violence, Stalking, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Torture, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Trafficking

asteinke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I didn’t not like the audio version of this book. It was very hard to pay attention and follow along with all of the characters. Maybe the physical book wouldn’t be easier to follow 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

morethanmylupus's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

My face at the end of this book probably resembled the "mind exploding" emoji. I absolutely did not predict at least 2/3 of the big reveals at the end. This book kept me on my toes. This book has a rotating series of perspectives. We get the viewpoints of each of the individuals who lived in the very shady group home (all of whom have somehow done exceptionally well for themselves). We also get the viewpoint of the big bad's hired assassins. The plot dragged a bit in places and there were some details we didn't need and were probably supposed to be red herrings, but it didn't slow me down enough to feel inclined to stop reading.

Bottom line? Finlay, as always, delivered a thriller that I absolutely couldn't put down. 

A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Gun violence, and Drug abuse