WHAT HAVE WE DONE is a bingeable read. This play on the past coming into the future is done in a way that is entertaining as well as well-crafted. Finaly continues to deliver thrillers with all the right twists, turns, and reveals.

THIS. WAS. WILD. Right out of the gate we have a sniper and a chase and wow, this one was a roller coaster I could not put down! Highly recommend this one!

I like this author, so I enjoyed this one. But it was not as good as Every Last Fear. I found the characters to be interesting enough to stay engaged but I am sometimes angered by the fact that there’s something obvious being withheld from the reader. Either way, I liked this one and I’m not upset I read it. I’d definitely continue reading more from this author.

A stay-at-home mom with a past.
A has-been rock star with a habit.
A reality TV producer with a debt.
Three disparate lives.
One deadly secret.

The premise is interesting, but you'll have to suspend disbelief to enjoy this one from Finlay. I really enjoyed The Night Shift but this one fell short for me. Little character development and multiple POVs with too many characters to keep straight. Crazy assassins, unbelievable events & OTT violence and action.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review.

The past Finlay books have centered around families in crisis. This did as well, although a different type of family. It was dark and twisty, but I found myself only liking the stories of certain characters. Not all were likable or believable. That being said, Alex Finlay knows how to write an engaging story!

What Have We Done, Alex Finlay

What have I been waiting for? Break out the popcorn for this thriller and settle in for the night!

Honestly, I feel like slept on this thriller in my TBR pile for way too long. With Finlay set to release a new book in Spring 2024 I knew I wanted to read his 2023 release first.

It’s rare that I am able to read a book in day because - life! But I TORE through this book, pausing only to get take out because cooking would have consumed precious uninterrupted reading time. And, I do need to feed the kiddo’s!

This psychological cat and mouse thriller was fun and twisty. Even when you figured out what was going on, the story was so well written and FUN that it literally read itself.

If you have consumed all that Netflix has to offer and are looking for a binge, What Have We Done? Is a goodie.

Can’t wait to read the next one!!

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers and the author for my advanced copy!

If you’re looking for a thriller that feels like an action-packed, cinematic experience, What Have We Done definitely has those vibes. It’s a little over the top, but that’s what makes it fun. A group of adults are being targeted, and it turns out they all knew each other as teenagers in foster care, where something bad went down and they all did something about it together. The mystery about what happened back then unravels slowly, but there’s plenty of suspense in the present, too, as the gang gets back together to try to find out who’s coming after them — and why now, all these years later.

This book was okay. Not my favorite by this author. I felt like this one was really predictable and not as fun to read compared to his other books. I will read others by this author, but will not reread this one.

This book was a bit of a miss for me. It was descriptive and creative but required a lot of suspending belief and was quite confusing at times. The characters weren't very well developed and that made it hard to connect with or care what was happening with the characters. I wish we had gotten more of the backstory and more developed characters.

What Have We Done is very different from Alex Finlay’s previous books. The last Finlay book I read was more of a detective mystery but this one was a full-on action-packed thriller. The short chapters made it super easy to fly through and it was super entertaining!

In this fast-paced thriller by Alex Finlay, three people, once connected when they all lived in the same group home, are now in danger of their very lives. Their lives have taken completely different directions, yet an event from their once shared past just might be the ruination of them all.

Something happened 25 years ago when five teens were all involved. One has been killed and now three of them are being hunted by a pair of twin psychopaths. They are assassins with a very specific motive and now Nico, Jenna and Donnie are all desperately trying to stay alive.

We will begin with Jenna. At the tender age of fifteen, she was recruited to become an assassin of a secret corporation. She eventually retired, married and became a stay-at-home mother of two girls, one a problematic teen stepdaughter. Although retired, she is forced to take another assignment, one which could end up costing her her life, and also the lives of her family.

Nico is successful in his career as a television producer, but finds himself trapped in a mine when they were filming. Nico barely escaped with his life. What is more is that Nico was more than a show producer. In fact, he is highly in debt to an Irish mob. and he wonders if it is them who might be after him.

Lastly, there is Donnie, a famous rock star who is also in jeopardy. His drug addiction might be his downfall, but for now he is being hunted, just like Nico and Jenna are.

The three met as kids at a home called Savior House and the story occasionally goes back to that time, but the present is where most of the story takes place. Very interesting premise and the story moves along nicely and comes to a satisfying conclusion. Factor in the four narrators and a good story is made batter.

Many thanks to Minotaur Books and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

This was a very good thriller. I really enjoyed it. The characters and the plot were so well done. I definitely recommend it for thriller readers!

25 years ago Jenna, Donnie and Nico were the best of friends, relying on each other to make it through their time at Savior House, a group home for parentless teens. Things weren’t easy at Savior House, especially where kids started disappearing, including one of their friends. When the home is shut down due to these disappearances and the friends are sent their separate ways the three lose contact, but they have now been brought back together due to one commonality: someone is trying to kill them. If they hope to survive they must not only work together, but they must confront the nightmares of their pasts, as well as a secret that they share.

The thing I liked the most about this novel is that it is told from the perspectives of many narrators, allowing me as a reader to immerse myself in each of their stories. I also liked the nonlinear timeline and the way in which the past and the present were woven together to tell the entire story. It was fast-paced and entertaining, I just wish it was a little less predictable.

An Alex Finlay novel will always have my hands all over it. What Have We Done tells the tale of five now-grown adults who as children lived together for a short time at a foster home in Pennsylvania. They haven’t seen each other since they were teenagers, but now someone is hunting them and wants them dead. But why? And who?
And so ensues the chaos of Jenna, Donnie and Nico. I was hooked right from the beginning to see how this story would play out, and the cast of characters did not disappoint. I pride myself on being able to figure out the twists of a story, but this one I did not completely figure out before the end of the story.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the e-ARC of the book.

It took twenty five years for a secret to catch up with Jenna, Donnie and Nico. Their lives are at stake so they have to figure out how to outsmart the past.

I liked the book. The characters were fresh and interesting. I enjoyed that the story took me through the secret in the past and I tried to guess who is trouble in the present.

Alex Finlay crafts another solid thriller with What Have We Done. While I didn't love this one as much as other Finlay books I've read, this was a quick read that kept me guessing.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me. All thoughts are my own.

This was an action pack thriller with 4 friends who grew uo in a group home together, I had a little difficulty following the plot, but that was due to the characters, past/present etc. This is my first book by the author and I definitely look forward to others. It was a solid read and I would recommend it to others. I did not see the ending coming.

Four childhood friends, all living in a group home (due to home circumstances) bonded at the home where they suffered severe abuse. This abuse led the kids to commit an act together that they held close as a secret. Once the group home got shut down due to the abuse the kids were all separated. Twenty five years later a lot has changed. Jenna is now a stepmother and wife living a suburban life, but with a secret past only her husband knows about. Donnie is a washed up rock star, singing with his band on a cruise ship. Nico works in tv production on a reality show, and surfers from a gambling addiction. Ben was Donnie’s protector and a judge who ends up dead. Strange things start happening with the three remaining friends. Both Donnie and Nico have attempts made on their lives. Jenna is put in a position where her past life (after leaving the group home) resurfaces and puts her family in danger. Everything that is happening is tied to their past As the trio race to find out who is after them, they will be faced with confronting their pasts and realizing things and people aren’t as they seem.

Thank you St. Martins Press and NetGalley for this ARC. #smpinfluencer

My first Alex Finlay book but I anticipate there will be more to come in my future. I love this fast paced storyline about kids with a dark past who grew up together before tragedy separated them and tragedy reunited them again. Jenna, Donnie and Nicole grew up together at Savior House, a home for teens without parents and were ultimately separated until adulthood. When one of their own ends up dead, the three find each other again to face assassins who are trying to put an end to them all. Overall a great story that kept me turning pages right through the end.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was okay, but not a slam dunk for me. I wish I would have listened to this on audio with my husband, as he loves action movies.

Not my favorite from this author, but definitely worth a read!