This one was okay, I guess. I never really got invested into the story and figured out one of the “twists” long before the reveal. It was almost like the book moved too fast. With the constant switching between the POVs and something constantly happening I felt like I had whiplash trying to keep up. By about the 60% mark I just wanted to be done with it.

I wanted to love this book more - it just couldn't keep me occupied or engaged despite the nonstop action

Every Last Fear was one of my favorite books, so I was super excited to get approved to read an advanced copy of What Have We Done. Unfortunately, I did not love this one. This is definitely more of a “popcorn” thriller and jumps into the action right away. There’s so much happening throughout the book that I often times found myself confused. Since it is so action heavy, I feel that it missed out on a lot of character development. The book also alternates in past and present, but seems to randomly switch in the middle of chapters as characters share their memories. While I love dual POV books, I felt like the only character’s POV that was really fleshed out was Jenna’s. Overall, this book didn’t work for me as I prefer my thrillers to be a bit of a slow burn, but if you’re someone who likes intense, action packed books then I think this one will work well for you!

This was a great mystery thriller. It was a tale about lives we leave behind and secrets we carry with us forever. Three disparate lives and one deadly secret. A page turner that you will want to read in one setting. I can't wait to read more books by Alex Finlay.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

• thrilling revenge/survival thriller
• fascinating plot
• multiple POV

So this was my first Alex Finlay book. I was hooked from the very beginning and I loved all of the action! The creepy town, Chesterfield, was dripping with atmosphere. I loved all of the characters and getting to experience each of their journeys. And the twists! 😱 We NEED a movie adaptation.

🗣️ Thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress / @minotaur_books for the opportunity to read and review this book via gifted eARC! All opinions are honest and my own.

Had me guessing until the end. Lots to keep track of in this fast paced thriller. Definitely recommend to friends that like this genre.

Jenna, Donnie, and Nico were a part of a group home for children and teens who faced abuse and neglect. Twenty five years later, someone is trying to kill them all.

Now, this is super action-packed. We switched between several points of view and the plot moves quickly. I just didn't care about anyone or the plot. This could be the circumstances that I was reading this or the fact that the characters are super flat. Every time I put the book down, I never thought about it and it took me several minutes of reading to get back into the story. This probably would be best consumed as a beach read and read within a few days.

I have read and enjoyed several of Alex Finlay’s books and am a big fan. Unfortunately, this one was just OK for me.

The premise of the book was interesting - several kids from a foster home grow up and become all kinds of different things - all pretty successful, except for the ones who disappeared.

The beginning of the story was REALLY intriguing, and I could not wait to see what the heck was going on. It just went in a strange direction and never really righted itself. It could have went so many other ways and could have been such a fantastic story. I guess I was just disappointed.

There were a couple surprises along the way, but the story just went kind of flat for me. So many untold stories behind the plot just really made me want a different book about the same people.

It was interesting. It’s just not the story I wanted.

At first this book had me hooked but after a while the story felt dry and drab. If you are not the type of person that reads a lot of thrillers then it might be a good pick for you, but if you are an avid thriller reader you have probably read something like this before.

I hadn't read an Alex Finlay book before this, but I have seen them highly praised - so I was excited to be approved for this ARC. I was expecting more plot twists and more build up/mystery. Instead, this book was pretty straightforward. With the “whodunnit” and the "why'd they do it” given away relatively early on, I was wondering what was left for me to discover or figure out?

However - this is a very readable, fast-paced, action-packed novel, however, it was missing the tension that I was expecting. The premise is interesting, but I definitely had to suspend my disbelief to feel like I could enjoy it. Big action, small character development.

I know this book has a lot of mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed it! I loved the premise and read this one pretty quickly. It was fast paced and kept me intrigued. You do have to suspend your belief a bit for this one, but that didn’t bother me.

After reading some of the other reviews, I feel I most enjoyed this book. I found the characters to be different in each of their ways but distinctively unique and intriguing. I found the action in this story exciting, but the past flashbacks were heartbreaking at times. It kept me interested and on the edge of my seat. I enjoyed the character Jenna and her backbone to protect her family and solve the mystery of who is hunting them down.

3.5 stars
Thank you to Net Galley, St. Martin's Press and Minotaur Books for an ARC copy of this book

What have we done is a multiple POV thriller revolving around a group of children who endured a challenging childhood being raised in a children's home named Savior House. Several children disappeared from the house and eventually Savior House was closed down.
25 years later members of the group are being hunted and exterminated. What secrets from the past justifies killing everyone from Savior House?
The group cross paths as they search for answers and try to escape the monster hunting them, determined to silence them forever.
Alex Finlay produces great character building and mystery to this thriller. With some twists and turns, it will keep you guessing who will survive until the end.

I loved all the twists and turns this book had. I never figured out who was after them or why. As the book neared the end the tension and suspense ramped up and I was on the edge of my seat. I loved that we got the three different POVs from the three main characters, I absolutely love stories with alternating POVs! This was a solid thriller and kept me hooked the entire book!

This book is extremely faced-paced which I love; right from the beginning there's a lot going on. I'm also a fan of multiple POVS because I feel like we are able to get full view of the plot. The short chapters really get my attention and suspence HIGH. Would recommend if you want a quick read, face paced thriller.

This book was full of suspense as one character after another is targeted to die. The connection to the characters is explained in the first quarter of the book, but I don’t want to ruin that here. As each person lives their life and tries to outrun those trying to kill them, the suspense builds. I especially enjoyed the chapters that featured Jenna. She was a strong female character. I enjoyed the overall book, but I felt like the ending didn’t live up to the suspense and build from the rest of the book. Had the ending been better, I would have increased my rating to four stars.

Thank you so much to Net Galley for a gifted e-copy of this book!

Having enjoyed this authors other books, I was excited to read this one. Unfortunately, this was nothing like the others and was not a great read for me. My main complaint is the lack of character development. As a reader, we weren't given enough backstory and development of the characters when they were young to care and distinguish them as adults.

What Have We Done" Started off so strong for me. I found the characters interesting. The situations they were being thrown in suspenseful. I even thought the premise felt original and promising. However, by half way though, the story started to feel a little dry and very predictable.
I felt the main characters come together much to late into the story, I didn't get enough of the whole group dynamic playing out. The main twist I felt was obvious a mile away, and the one twist that could, and in my opinion, should have been kept hidden for longer was exposed pretty quickly. All in all the novel was still enjoyable, it just fell a little flat. Almost like we were reading a first draft of a great novel that wasn't fully fleshed out.
In the end I would describe this as the perfect airport thriller. A quick enjoyable read that you don't have to focus to hard on what is happening.

Three individuals’ lives are threatened after the death of another. Twenty-five years ago Jenna, Donnie, Nico, Ben and Artemis lived at Savior House, a dysfunctional group foster home, Savior House. They are now adults who have not kept in touch, but the death of Ben brings them back together. Shortly after Ben dies, the other three have near death experiences due to attempted homicides. The remaining reunite to figure out why they are being targeted and by whom. This book was refreshing since it differed from the other psychological thrillers I have ready, but it fell a little short. It wasn’t an action packed book and parts of the book were repetitive or dry. It was a quick and easy to follow read though.

I think the biggest drawback for me is the orphan turn assassin turn yoga stepmom. It was kinda cartoony for me. I love assassins in political thrillers, you know, spy stuff. In this case, why are there so many assassins?
The book overall is entertaining. It's fast paced and kept me interested throughout. That's about as good as it gets though. The characters aren't well developed and when I got to the end and saw how it all fit together I thought "Is that really it?" Although the cat-and-mouse excitement in the present day was gripping, I just didn't feel like I got enough from the past to appreciate the motive of the bad guy(s) or even to understand the motivations of the characters.