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lori_vols's review against another edition
3.0
Every Last Fear began with heightened interest... the first line reads a gripping, “They found the bodies on a Tuesday.” Fantastic opening line. The book is beautifully worded with flowing prose. The character development is interesting as well. Even side characters (and characters who were dead by the first line on the first page) were beginning to develop. However, the story is diluted by too many points of view. The chapters bounced back and forth from before the murders and present day, and between at least six different character points view. This caused a very slow build with minimal momentum in a thriller mystery that should have been delivering clues at a much faster pace to keep the reader engaged. The book actually seemed to lose momentum in the middle of to last section of the book. I felt the book progressively ran out of steam the further I read. I really struggled through parts of it.
ashleyfleming4's review against another edition
5.0
"The sheep spends its life worried about the wolf, only to be eaten by the farmer."
kmaywoodland's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
nae20's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
siakou's review against another edition
3.0
You know there’re some authors that once you’ve read one of their books it feels like you read them all?
Now I’m not claiming that I’ve read all of Finlay’s work but considering I’ve read The Night Shift and now this one was quite predictable based on that, it certainly feels like I’ve read them all.
I got a feeling how everything was gonna turn out pretty early on and I was right.
Between that and how nothing thrilling happens before the "big reveal” at the very end (which on its own, it’s not something I like in books) (+ add in some Mexican cliches) I’d say I was reading this just to see if I was right and got no satisfaction when I saw that I was…
Other than that, Alex Finlay is pretty consistent with strong female agents that get motivated by their stay at home with the kids husbands, teenagers who think more like adults and won’t seek help from one for literally any reason, general aversion to the “good guy” stereotype and normalizing cheating as a mid life crisis or a way to overcome boredom in an otherwise healthy marriage.
I don’t agree with the majority (If not all) of them and seeing them as reoccurring themes in his books is slightly concerning but I’m mentioning them cause other people might like them(?) just as I like Christopher Nolan’s films for their predictability for example or at least have an idea of what to expect going into this…
Now I’m not claiming that I’ve read all of Finlay’s work but considering I’ve read The Night Shift and now this one was quite predictable based on that, it certainly feels like I’ve read them all.
I got a feeling how everything was gonna turn out pretty early on and I was right.
Between that and how nothing thrilling happens before the "big reveal” at the very end (which on its own, it’s not something I like in books) (+ add in some Mexican cliches) I’d say I was reading this just to see if I was right and got no satisfaction when I saw that I was…
Other than that, Alex Finlay is pretty consistent with strong female agents that get motivated by their stay at home with the kids husbands, teenagers who think more like adults and won’t seek help from one for literally any reason, general aversion to the “good guy” stereotype and normalizing cheating as a mid life crisis or a way to overcome boredom in an otherwise healthy marriage.
I don’t agree with the majority (If not all) of them and seeing them as reoccurring themes in his books is slightly concerning but I’m mentioning them cause other people might like them(?) just as I like Christopher Nolan’s films for their predictability for example or at least have an idea of what to expect going into this…
jurga3's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25