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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
A rounded up 3 stars for the fastest that I have ever solved a mystery/thriller. Way too many characters and storylines and incredibly obvious who did what and why.
I typically love Alex Finlay thrillers but this one was a bit of a disappointment.
I typically love Alex Finlay thrillers but this one was a bit of a disappointment.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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:
N/A
this was a very cookie cutter thriller, nothing groundbreaking but nothing bad. a little too many plot lines and characters to keep up with with not a lot of character development. still a quick read that kept me entertained, just a bit predictable.
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Freshmen at a high-caliber California college are expected to meet their parents for dinner during Parents Weekend. However, they never arrive. Each child's parent(s) is from a different walk of life, so why would all five students in the group go missing? FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller has not even been on the West Coast for her new assignment for 48 hours when she gets brought into the search. Can she help save the students before it is too late?
Parents Weekend is a fast-paced thriller with lots of characters and a moving plot. Alex Finlay keeps you guessing right up to the end. You will not be disappointed with a great summer read!
Advanced reading copy provided by Netgalley, Minotaur, St Martin's Press. All opinions are my own.
Parents Weekend is a fast-paced thriller with lots of characters and a moving plot. Alex Finlay keeps you guessing right up to the end. You will not be disappointed with a great summer read!
Advanced reading copy provided by Netgalley, Minotaur, St Martin's Press. All opinions are my own.
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes