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Parents Weekend

Alex Finlay

3.51 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

this was such a good book

total popcorn thriller, one hell of a weekend.

the things i loved:
the setting
the characters
the drama
the suspense

i’m impressed when i’m 75% through a story & i still don’t know who the perpetrator is. this was a mystery i could not solve

i did feel a bit confused with how the main murder played out. i just couldn’t figure out the motive behind certain characters actions. & the death of someone who really shouldn’t have been killed didn’t make sense - i just don’t know why alex finlay chose that character to be killed.

overall, i binged this in just over a day and really enjoyed the experience.
mysterious tense fast-paced
mysterious sad 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

leel154's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 18%

Way too may characters to keep track of
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I will be honest and say I was craving a quicker suspense, and this hit just right. I was all in with these super flawed people with their kids off to college. When a group of 5 kids goes missing, I was not sure what was happening and loved not even trying as it all unfolded. I found the reveal to be one that was satisfying and had some deeper themes which I appreciated. Brittany Pressley narrated and did a great job with all the characters and added to my enjoyment! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️