This fast paced novel had me flipping through the pages to figure out what was going to happen next! Loved the connection between the characters and how they all helped each other in the end.

Alex Finlay's junior novel is another gripping, suspenseful read. He captivates his audience in all the right ways!

a lot of this being set in Delco was really fun for me, but otherwise it’s my least fav of Finlay’s so far. I enjoyed the setup but once we got halfway through I felt kinda lost and the story didn’t really go in an interesting direction for me

Super high energy book. It grabbed me from the first page! Unforgettable characters and unspeakable secrets. I'd highly recommend this book! 4 out of 5 ⭐️

Twenty-five years ago, a group of teens from a sketchy group home commit a crime and decide to never speak of it again. The home closes, and they move on and create successful, yet unsettled lives for themselves. Eventually one of them spills the beans and someone has taken it upon themselves to kill all of them.
The story is fast-paced and mostly interesting even though I didn't really like any of the characters. Jenna, a stay-at-home mom with a past was the most likable and well-developed. Nico, a T.V. show producer, and Donnie, a washed-up rock star were so lost in their addictions and trauma that it was hard to distinguish them at times. I was also disappointed and disturbed by the sexy assassin storyline. It was too sexist and over the top in my opinion.
Overall, I thought the story was interesting but I won't be singing its praises from my rooftop.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for a digital ARC in return for an honest review.

I haven't read anything else by Alex Finlay, and I don't think I would continue after this one... it was.. fine. Just fine. The characters were underdeveloped, and the pacing was choppy, but it was still readable. It was definitely a thriller beach read-- the kind you use to escape that does not reflect on reality at all. I think there was some potential in Jenna's character and story, but there were just too many viewpoints to be able to absorb any one perspective.

Overall, I would not recommend this book.

Being a fan of Alex Finlay’s other books - ‘The Night Shift’ and ‘Every Last Fear’, I was eagerly anticipating this read. It came as a surprise, but this wasn’t what I was expecting (I went in blind without reading the synopsis). This read was action packed and included assassins. I wasn’t a fan of the character development. This was fast paced with short chapters, it kept me interested in the plot. This type thriller (action packed) isn’t my favorite, I prefer his other books which were more suspenseful thrillers. I will continue to read all of his future books. Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, and NetGalley for providing me with a copy to read and review.

This book had a difficult start for me, it took some time to grasp the characters and the flow of the writing, but once I did, I was in for a wild and crazy ride.

A little too far-fetched at times for my taste, but overall an entertaining read. And there were some really sweet passages referencing Calvin and Hobbes that I adored.

Pretty fast paced, so I was able to read this in one sitting! I only liked … one…. Character, I’d read a book only about Jenna, honestly. I’d say 3.5/5 stars, rounded up to a 4. The writing is great, but the plot a bit all over the place, the characters together didn’t -in my opinion- vibe, but I did like each individually.


Thank you NetGalley for allowing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Alex Finlay does it again! Thank you so much @NetGalley for this ARC. I really enjoyed this book immensely. Told from multiple point of views of adults who all came from a traumatic past in foster care together, this is a thrilling and fun read that I couldn’t put down! 4/5 stars.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
I really enjoyed this novel, the author weaves a tale told from three of the characters perspectives, there are twists and turns throughout until the whole thing comes together at the end.
Jenna, Nicole, Donnie among others all have one thing in common, they all spent a few years in a group home, it was not the most pleasant of experiences either, a geiupd of them stood up for each other as a few girls disappeared over time. They were worried as to who would be next.
This was one of those books you don't want to put down, fast paced. I found the characters to be well developed, with enough description to understand their past and present relationships. I did find at times the past and present were a little muddied, wasn't sure where past ended, all of a sudden we were back to present.
Great novel, I recommend, and will be looking for more of this authors novels.

This is the story of a group of people who when teenagers were living in a group home for parentless kids. They were abused while in this home yet some were adopted or fostered out of it and many others ran away. This group of kids snooped and learned many things about the home that endangered them. Years go by and surprisingly all not only survived but also thrived. There is a electronics icon, a rock star, a tv producer, a judge and, most interestingly, a retired assassin. The plot is well done, but in my opinion, a bit convoluted. It tells the back story of each person and also the present stories. I found myself getting lost in it at times, but interested enough to keep returning to it and wanting to know how it concludes. Thanks toNet Galley and Minotaur Books for an ARC for an honest review.

This was my first book to read by this author but won't be my last! The story and its characters will stick with you long after you finish the story. Highly recommend!

I enjoy this author typically but this thriller was fairly slow paced and confusing for me. I was somewhat bored and the character development was weak which made staying engaged challenging. I did like the ending but getting to that part was a slow ride for me.

Equal parts Black Widow meets Stand By Me, a group of group-home kids hide a secret and go on to live their lives. Brought back by an unknown force threatening to bring this secret to light while possibly also killing them all, it's a non-stop whodunnit at it's finest. Twists and turns leave you wanting more!

While I enjoyed this read and found it to be pretty fast paced, I thought that the story line was a little bit difficult to follow: multiple characters, abrupt switching between past and present ( even within the context of chapters with no cues for the switch), and a murky overall conclusion.

That being said every Finlay novel I’ve read is a wild ride, and I did enjoy it overall! I just found it to be a little TOO twisty to keep up! Giving this 3.5 but rounding down due to the amount of suspense reads I’ve read this year that surpassed this one for me.

Thanks to NetGalley for this advanced copy!

I am a big fan of Alex Finlay’s Night Shift - I gobbled it up and wanted seconds.
Unfortunately this book was not up to par.
Told from multiple points of view, What Have We Done has an interesting premise.
None of the main characters for me were likable which made them hard to root for. The plot has fun twists and turns but I found myself rereading the same paragraph because my mind wandered. Basically this does not have the same gravitas as Finlay’s prior works. I also feel this trope is a bit overdone which is why I might not have enjoyed as much.
Thank you to Publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

What Have We Done is another excellent thriller from Alex Finlay. Full of action and suspense, along with flawed but really enjoyable characters. Told mostly from the point of view of three main characters, Jenna, Donnie and Nico, who were bonded together when they were teenagers, in an abusive group home called The Savior House. Twenty five years ago the three of them along with 2 others from their group home did something really bad, that left them asking themselves, "What Have We Done?" In the present day, their past is coming back at them with a vengeance, and nobody is safe. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat and is really more of an action thriller than Finlay's previous books. It still has great twists, all the way to the very end!

Told in multiple perspectives- a stay-at-home mom, rock star, and TV producer- 'What Have We Done' is a thriller by Alex Finlay, currently set to release in March of 2023. Jenna, Donnie, and Nico became friends as teens at Savior House- a home for troubled children. Multiple students are reported missing and the school consequently closes, sending the three teens in separate directions. Flash forward to the present where someone is trying to kill them- the three then fight to keep their secrets hidden and also stay alive.

I'm usually a HUGE fan of multiple perspectives, but there were so many that it made the characters a little more shallow. The plot, however, was engaging and fast-paced- plenty of twists and turns to keep me wanting to know what happens. 3☆

Thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book was an ARC from NetGalley


Three kids from a foster group home did something terrible and twenty five years later, they are all being killed off one by one.

I had high hopes for this book, the synopsis sounded good and the author is very highly reviewed. However, I did not like this book. It was very slow and I was bored the whole way through. It honestly felt like a chore to read it. It also seemed highly unlikely. How did a bunch of foster kids ALL become rich and famous? Maybe one, but not all.

If you’re a diehard Alex Finlay fan this might be up your alley, but it was a pass for me.