Reviews

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay

hsami22's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

wandaka's review against another edition

5.0

There were so many twists and turns and tbh I kept on suspecting everyone until the very end. I was at the edge of my seat the whole time while listening to the audiobook as there was so much going on and I love how this was told in multiple povs. Also, Atticus didn’t need to die in that finale

mitskacir's review against another edition

4.0

A highly enjoyable speed read. I enjoyed all the ins and outs of the mysteries and how the characters were interwoven, and it was a great summer read to get me through my layover in Chicago. My main complaints with the book are 1) it was hard to keep track of who knew what because of the alternating narrator structure, but maybe that can be blamed on myself for not being a very attentive reader and 2) there were a few red herrings that weren't satisfactorily explained (see spoiler section below). But mainly a solid mystery read!!



(POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD: Why was Jesse so suspicious, besides just being a flighty teenager? It seemed like she was erratic mainly to make the readers suspect her. Why did the murderer keep Ella and Jesse alive? What was the reason he whispered to them? Why did he maintain a relationship with them after the murders?? To divert attention from himself?)

lesyich's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.75

jmajoros's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

3.0

awashi3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

sagasu's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

3.5

kaywal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

yourwitch_hekate's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

royalwaves's review against another edition

You know when you listen to someone talk about how horrible a book is and make a mental note to never pick up that book. Well, I forgot the title and basically the entire premise and just remembered what was wrong with the book and saw someone else talk about wanting to pick it up soon and I was intrigued and went off of what they said it was about (it wasn’t mentioned that the FBI agent was pregnant) and well obviously I didn’t make it far.

Am I intrigued by the murders? Yes. But am I so annoyed with how many times it’s brought up that she’s pregnant that I’m refusing to continue? Absolutely.

If I hadn’t of known that it was constantly going to be brought up throughout this, I might have continued. But it feels like in almost every paragraph of her point of view we have to be reminded of her pregnancy.

I honestly wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, no matter how close this would be to something they want.