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Parents Weekend

Alex Finlay

3.51 AVERAGE

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No

A rounded up 3 stars for the fastest that I have ever solved a mystery/thriller. Way too many characters and storylines and incredibly obvious who did what and why.

I typically love Alex Finlay thrillers but this one was a bit of a disappointment.
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

this was a very cookie cutter thriller, nothing groundbreaking but nothing bad. a little too many plot lines and characters to keep up with with not a lot of character development. still a quick read that kept me entertained, just a bit predictable.
dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 Freshmen at a high-caliber California college are expected to meet their parents for dinner during Parents Weekend. However, they never arrive. Each child's parent(s) is from a different walk of life, so why would all five students in the group go missing? FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller has not even been on the West Coast for her new assignment for 48 hours when she gets brought into the search. Can she help save the students before it is too late?

Parents Weekend is a fast-paced thriller with lots of characters and a moving plot. Alex Finlay keeps you guessing right up to the end. You will not be disappointed with a great summer read!

Advanced reading copy provided by Netgalley, Minotaur, St Martin's Press. All opinions are my own. 
mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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DID NOT FINISH

absolutely terrible by chapter 6. and that was too many chapters to have read. the mom, the weird stereotypical frat part, and the sudden girl missing was too much. build some shit up please
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes