What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
Print Length: 368 Pages
Publication Date: March 7th, 2023
By: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books
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About The Book:
Twenty five years ago, Jenna, Donnie, and Nico were the best of friends, a bond forged as residents of Savior House, an abusive group home for parentless teens. When the home was shut down—after the disappearance of several kids—the three were split up. Though the trauma of their childhood has never left them, each went on to live successful, if troubled, lives. They haven’t seen one another since they were teens but now are reunited for a single haunting reason: someone is trying to kill them. To save their lives, the group will have to revisit the nightmares of their childhoods and confront their past—a past that holds the secret to why someone wants them dead. It’s a reunion none of them asked for... or wanted. But it may be the only way to save all their lives.
My Review:
I read and loved both Every Last Fear and The Night Shift by this author. But this one just didn't do it for me, it didn't even feel like Alex Finlay wrote it. I am used to his books being more on the mystery/suspense side of things and this title was more like an action movie.
Five teens find themselves in a group home and become fast friends, 25 years later the secret they've been keeping has been let out of the bag and someone is after them for it. We get multiple points of view from all involved and we also get two timelines. This is my favourite format but it did not work with this book. The past timeline was a little more interesting and believable to me, but when it came to the present it got a little too over the top.
I don't mind books that are over-the-top action-packed thrillers and this one started out okay but somewhere around the halfway mark, I started to find it a little too repetitive and unrealistic. I don't mind having to suspend belief for entertainment's sake but having the same thing happen over and over again gets boring. There was just a lot going on and I mean a lot.
There was just too much action and not enough plot or character development for my liking. This book will be a hit for many, I am just not one of them.
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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