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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Enjoyable, but I hated the ending..
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
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:
No
A good read, albeit one that did not fully come together for me. It had a great plot idea, was overall enjoyable to read, but there was just too much going on all the time, much of it that wasn’t actually connected to the story at hand.
dark
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
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
slow-paced
This was not the summer thriller I was hoping for!! The plot was SO expected, nothing exciting or unique happened at all. Every single "twist" was so predictable and seemed so disjointed. The characters felt so flat and didn't come together at all. There were SO many moments in the book where it seemed like the author brought up random things (affairs, furry conventions, war role playing) just so they could make fun of them. I'm annoyed I read this whole thing, definitely don't recommend.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
This was such an interesting story as all of the parts came together to reveal what was really going on.
Five families show up for parent’s weekend at their children’s college. Five students fail to show up for dinner. And in the wake of finding the body of another missing student, the level of concern quickly rises.
Some criticism I read for this book was that it was difficult to follow so many characters. There are chapters about each of the 5 sets of parents, as well as POV from the missing children, and that of an investigator. Maybe it’s my ADHD brain, but I loved it and never felt lost about who was who. Each child and their family were very distinct and easy to follow, even while living through the same traumatic event.
The ending was rather predictable, by the time you got to it, it was satisfying to see if all come together and resolve. Definitely an enjoyable summer read!
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
Five families show up for parent’s weekend at their children’s college. Five students fail to show up for dinner. And in the wake of finding the body of another missing student, the level of concern quickly rises.
Some criticism I read for this book was that it was difficult to follow so many characters. There are chapters about each of the 5 sets of parents, as well as POV from the missing children, and that of an investigator. Maybe it’s my ADHD brain, but I loved it and never felt lost about who was who. Each child and their family were very distinct and easy to follow, even while living through the same traumatic event.
The ending was rather predictable, by the time you got to it, it was satisfying to see if all come together and resolve. Definitely an enjoyable summer read!
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
I'm a big Alex Finlay fan, I LOVED If Something Happens to Me, but this was not my fave of his. Kind of repetitive and easily guessed.