4.19k reviews for:

The Night Shift

Alex Finlay

3.82 AVERAGE

mheav19's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

qamaara's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5 stars rounded up

jenniferkplatt's review

1.5

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I’m not sure if I missed something since I listened to this instead of read it but found this to be boring and I didn’t care about the mystery

nancy_ahyee's review against another edition

5.0

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See my full review of this title on my blog: Books Under the Blanket (with a flashlight): https://booksundertheblanket.com/who-here-had-a-y2k-bug/

Live on June 29, 2025

lemonslemonslemons's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5

amys_booknook's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lspishock's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

jaybee_reads's review against another edition

4.0

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It’s New Year’s Eve Y2K and everyone expects tragedy with the coming of the millennium. But no one expects the horrific attack in Linden, New Jersey on a group of teenage Blockbuster employees that happens that night, leaving one survivor. The perpetrator is never caught and time seems to mend the community until an eerily similar attack occurs at an ice cream shop 15 years later, again leaving one survivor. Can the authorities track down the killers and find out why these two women were spared?

Alex Finlay does a beautiful job of knitting together each piece of this thriller with short chapters told from various character perspectives, who all feel relatable in their own ways. I felt the book was a quick read and that each chapter got me a little closer to figuring out the plot, only to still be surprised at the end. A great Who-Dunnit novel that will keep you guessing and the adrenaline pumping at the final few chapters.

ashleykh's review

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious 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: No

_luxpins's review

3.5

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: Complicated