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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
When the bad person is revealed, I definitely understand how they got to this point and did what they did. This was a twisty thriller that kept me guessing to the end. I look forward to reading more of Alex Finlay's work in the future.
Brittany Pressley did a great job narrating this story.
Brittany Pressley did a great job narrating this story.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun, fast-paced book about a parents Weekend gone incredibly wrong. Five students, who are a part of a freshman group (lighthouse group?) at Santa Clara, CA, have invited their parents for dinner at a nice place off campus during their parents weekend. None of the students show up - at first, the parents think it's just "kids being kids," but since two of the parents are high-profile (one is a judge, and one works for the US government and has a security detail), they get police involved. Very quickly, they realize all five students have been kidnapped. The rest of the book is mostly told from the perspective of law enforcement, with lives of the students and their families interjected throughout. Not surprisingly, all of the families have something dark (or at least questionable) in their past, which plays a role in the investigation.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rating: 4⭐️/5
A thriller with a murder mystery, anonymous social media gossip sites and five missing college kids. It follows the five different families and the FBI agent assigned to the case. The chapters were short switching POVs between the students and their dysfunctional families.
I thought the plot line was really good with interesting leads and the narrator was very convincing! She was able to switch between a lot of different accents.
I did think that the climax for this novel was very rushed and it almost seemed anticlimactic. There was a ton of great build up and then it kind of fell flat and was very rushed.
Thank you NetGalley for an advanced listening copy in exchange for an honest review.
A thriller with a murder mystery, anonymous social media gossip sites and five missing college kids. It follows the five different families and the FBI agent assigned to the case. The chapters were short switching POVs between the students and their dysfunctional families.
I thought the plot line was really good with interesting leads and the narrator was very convincing! She was able to switch between a lot of different accents.
I did think that the climax for this novel was very rushed and it almost seemed anticlimactic. There was a ton of great build up and then it kind of fell flat and was very rushed.
Thank you NetGalley for an advanced listening copy in exchange for an honest review.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
so many characters for not a lot happening
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
fast-paced
Alex loves him a multiple POV thriller, chile.
This was a decent read with a unique premise but the multiple premises were a little too much at times.
It’s a quick read though!
This was a decent read with a unique premise but the multiple premises were a little too much at times.
It’s a quick read though!
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Alcohol