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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
dark
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
When I discovered Brittany Pressley was the narrator,
I decided to listen to this book because she’s one of my favorites! She does an excellent job narrating this story.
I enjoyed this fast paced thriller! Agent Keller is one of my favorites so I was happy to see her in this story There are a lot of characters but I didn’t have trouble keeping them straight. This wasn’t my favorite book featuring Agent Keller but I still think it’s definitely worth reading!
I decided to listen to this book because she’s one of my favorites! She does an excellent job narrating this story.
I enjoyed this fast paced thriller! Agent Keller is one of my favorites so I was happy to see her in this story There are a lot of characters but I didn’t have trouble keeping them straight. This wasn’t my favorite book featuring Agent Keller but I still think it’s definitely worth reading!
I first got sucked into Finlay's world with "If something happens to me" and I loved it. With his latest, Parents Weekend, the story unfortunately fell flat for me. From the start you're thrown into chaos trying to keep up with all the various parent POVs plus the POVs of their children and that didn't set the right mood for me to get engage with the story. It got easier as we went on, but because of that I didn't have the time to really bond with any of the characters that by the time we got to the end I wasn't invested in what happened to them. The story itself also felt like it dragged on, usually I find Finlay's books to be fast reads that I can't put down but this was the opposite for me.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a predictable, quick thriller. Would recommend to get out of a reading slump as you’ll fly through it, but it’s not going to blow your mind.
Also, Felix did not need to die at all for the kids to be saved. And if one of them really had to sacrifice themselves, did it have to be the only non-privileged one?
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is a quick read that draws you in immediately.
Alex Finlay just has a way of building suspense and keeping you guessing.
It's parents' weekend at a small university in Santa Clara, CA. As the parents descend, a group of capstone students disappear, never showing up as promised for dinner with their folks. We have Stella, the daughter of a plastic surgeon and his wife; Felix, the son of the dean's secretary; Libby, the daughter of an Internet-famous judge; Blane, the son of a high-ranking state department official; and Mark, whose dad has a prison record.
Finlay makes it simple to immediately get wrapped up in the lives of these kids and their college drama along with the parents and their messy situations. Their disappearance is investigated by FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller, known to Finlay readers from THE NIGHT SHIFT. I love Agent Keller, her husband Bob, and their twins! Seeing her again was a total highlight.
These college students have a ton of interpersonal drama plus involvement with a notorious older student. Meanwhile, their parents are busy cheating, lying, and keeping their own secrets. Short chapters from all sorts of POV (adult and teen, plus Agent Keller) build up the tension and slowly reveal details until we learn the truth.
If you want a thriller that's a quick read and keeps your interest, this is a good choice.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and Minotaur Books.
Alex Finlay just has a way of building suspense and keeping you guessing.
It's parents' weekend at a small university in Santa Clara, CA. As the parents descend, a group of capstone students disappear, never showing up as promised for dinner with their folks. We have Stella, the daughter of a plastic surgeon and his wife; Felix, the son of the dean's secretary; Libby, the daughter of an Internet-famous judge; Blane, the son of a high-ranking state department official; and Mark, whose dad has a prison record.
Finlay makes it simple to immediately get wrapped up in the lives of these kids and their college drama along with the parents and their messy situations. Their disappearance is investigated by FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller, known to Finlay readers from THE NIGHT SHIFT. I love Agent Keller, her husband Bob, and their twins! Seeing her again was a total highlight.
These college students have a ton of interpersonal drama plus involvement with a notorious older student. Meanwhile, their parents are busy cheating, lying, and keeping their own secrets. Short chapters from all sorts of POV (adult and teen, plus Agent Keller) build up the tension and slowly reveal details until we learn the truth.
If you want a thriller that's a quick read and keeps your interest, this is a good choice.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and Minotaur Books.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated