“What Have We Done” by Alex Finley hooked me from the first page. A group of orphans ends up at the Savior House but things are not as they seem. One night 5 kids serve there own justice. 25 years later this group is being targeted but by whom and can they survive and figure it out.
This book had so many twists and turns that I couldn’t even guess who was behind the plot. I loved the short chapters and different points of view. Definitely a most read for those that love suspense.

This book started out action packed and didn’t stop. Every chapter more layers were added to the story. Well written and kept me turning pages. I did feel in the second half of the book that things started feeling a little rushed and not totally believable. Would have enjoyed a little more detail on some of the happenings, particularly the flashbacks. . Overall though, great read.

I received an advance reader copy from NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press and am leaving an honest review voluntarily.

3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Many years ago a defining event drove 5 teenagers away from their foster home and each other. Present day, they head back to where it all started after one dies, and attempts are made on the other 4’s lives.
This was my second Alex Finlay novel. I loved Every Last Fear. I found this one harder to get into, told in the perspective of 3 of the characters there is a lot of flipping back and forth between past and present and sometimes it wasn’t clearly obvious which timeline the characters were in.
Overall though this is a great mystery, the middle and end I was able to read quickly. I would recommend this to fans of a good twisty mystery
Thanks to the publisher and. Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Thank you for this book in exchange for my honest review.

I had high hopes for this book due to the author’s previously written books that I’ve enjoyed. However, What Have We Done did not grip me like the other novels by Alex Finlay did. I found myself tuned out from the beginning.

Alex Finlay does it again! Good gracious - another purely entertaining, thrilling, has you on the edge of your seat on what’s going to happen next. It is pretty action packed and honestly I’m usually not a fan of that, of this was written so friggin perfectly and every bit of mystery, characters, plot and drama was hit on the head beautifully! At times I wanted to put it down to not suffer an anxiety attack but the need to know mattered so much more.

The story is told thorough three point of views. It opens with a group of kids at a group home did something bad and have to live with that guilt. Fast forward and you have Jenna moving on as a stepmom and happily married; Donnie a rock n roller not one who dealt too well the the traumas of life; and Nico who is on a well known reality tv show who has his own demons. All are targeted despite living different lives and the hunt on who and why begins.

Alex Finlay pulls another gold star win for this one and I can’t wait for him to give me more. No digging any further, just read it and enjoy the ride!

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and netgalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

This book is more action than thriller but it’s not a bad thing! I love a good action packed book that keeps you on your toes! Another win from Alex Finlay. 👏🏻

✨Book Review✨
What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
Pub Date: March 7, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5-4/5

First thank you to @netgalley for my early ARC copy of this book for an honest review!

Alex Finlay no doubt definitely knows how to pack a story with multiple layers leaving you wanting more, flipping through pages- trying to figure out ‘who dunnit’

This book was good. Had complex characters each with their own story and struggles. Just not my all time favorite from him.

Maybe for me it was just that the characters were a little hard to connect with- I love multiple POV’s but I didn’t really vibe with any of the main characters. But I felt the the story was tied up well.

I would still recommend this read to those who may want to read it! For me it was a good add for Halloween season! Thrillers are always a must!

Will still be reading more from his work in the future!

Be on the lookout for this one hitting shelves March 2023!

As always, happy reading! 💕

I loved The Night Shift and when I saw this on NetGalley, I was all in. This book was quite the surprise after diving in and not knowing what it was about. It was an action packed thriller filled with secrets from the past, betrayal, and trained assassins.

What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever. A stay-at-home mom with a past. A has-been rock star with a habit. A reality TV producer with a crushing gambling debt. Three separate lives. One deadly secret.

Loved this quick read told from multiple viewpoints with a plot twist I didn’t see coming! This one comes out March 2023.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from St. Martens Press through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I could not put this fast paced thriller down!

Twenty five years ago, a group of teens bonded over their shared experience living in a group home in a rundown small town. The home was eventually shut down, and the teens scattered to different places and very different lives. One became a rock star, one a reality Tv producer, one a stay at home mom, one a lawyer. When attempts are made on each of their lives, each of them begin to confront their past and realize they will need to work together to figure out who is trying to kill them.

The book opens with a peek at their past, and we get more looks back at the misery they endured while growing up in the group home. As we learn more about them, we start to understand why they have become the adults they currently are. Each of them are guilty of shady things in their past, but they are still sympathetic characters for the terrible things they went through as teenagers. The plot is fast paced and easily holds your attention. This book is a nonstop adrenaline rush that had me reading late into the night, needing to know what happened next.

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press/ Minotaur Books for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest opinion! I would happily recommend this enthralling book!

This is a fast-paced thriller about three main characters who spent time in a seedy group foster home where something terrible happened twenty five years ago. Donnie, our alcoholic has-been rock star, Jenna, our assassin turned suburban mom, and Nico, our reality TV star haven't seen each other since leaving their painful childhood behind. But when their friend Ben is killed and each of them threatened, they must come together to finally face what happened long ago. I appreciated the characters in this novel, and how realistically complex and flawed they were, given their traumatic childhood. yet at the same time, they managed to break out into some kind of success. The plot is also decently twisty and I really enjoyed the way the POVs weave together at the end. Well done! Thank you to #netgalley, the publisher, and the author for the e-arc.

💫 What Have We Done 💫
By Alex Finaly
Publisher: Minotaur Books (March 2023)
Genre: thriller

Did I binge it at the airport and the flight home? Hmm that would be a hard yes….. I couldn’t wait to see what they had done 😜

I’m keeping this short because the author has the reader guessing which direction it’s going multiple times. At one point I was sure I had it. And then I second guessed myself. And then 💥 the ending…. Besides that, my lips are sealed.

Brief synopsis: a Group of young children in some sort of group home are now grown up and living their lives 25 yrs later. But something happened at the home and some one knows who did it.

Total page turner for me. Just a side caution there are a few triggers that might affect readers, particularly with forced sexual content and alluding to child molestation (none on page).

Easy 4.5 ⭐️ from me.

St Martins Press

A perfect fast-paced thriller told from multiple different characters leading up to a twist! Super enjoyable read!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC

What a great storyline! I enjoyed following Jenna, Donnie and Nico throughout this mystery, although the ending/epilogue did feel a bit rushed! Overall I appreciated the varied timelines and the twists throughout the story!

Thanks to Netgalley for the early read!

This book had a decent storyline, although I really couldn’t connect with any of the characters. Jennie, Donnie and Nico come together when they realize someone is hunting them down for something they did 20 years ago. To me the plot wasn’t all that interesting so I didn’t really get into the book.

My thanks to St. Martin's Press, Alex Finley and Netgalley.
Somewhere along the way as I was reading this book, I realized that this author and his books make me happy! That's an odd thing to say about someone who manages to worry me near to death over my fear for the characters!
Were I a nail biter, mine would have been worn to the nubs.
This was a sad story. I was upset that Ben was dead and I never had a chance to get to know him. "He died in the beginning, so no spoilers!"
But to varying degrees, I really cared for everybody from Saviour House. "Wretched place."
I've loved every book I've read from this author, but this story ended up really touching me. I especially loved Donnie, the rock star. His character was so broken and vulnerable. I actually ended the book with big, ugly old lady tears rolling down my face!😱😲😕

5 teens bury a secret while living at a group home. 25 years later someone is trying to dig up the past. An action packed thriller told by multiple pov. It alternates between the past and the present.

While I enjoyed the story line, short chapters, and different pov, I just felt that the ending was rushed.

This one had a similar vibe to the last Alex Finlay book that I read: Every Last Fear. I wasn’t really invested in the story until about halfway through but then I was hooked. It felt like the chapters were getting shorter and quicker as I went. I really liked the setting of the foster home and the unique perspectives of all of the main characters. I wish the ending was tied up a little better and that it felt like more of a shocking twist but I was still satisfied with the ending. If you liked Every Last Fear then you’ll like this one.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books and Alex Finlay for this ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review. What Have We Done will be published March 2023.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this incredible ARC. I have been a fan of Alex Finlay after reading The Night Shift and it is safe to say this book did not disappoint either. It was very fast paced, thrilling and is told through multiple POVs. Because of the multiple POVs it is hard to figure out who the "bad guy" is in this story, but it keeps you on your toes and full of suspense. I highly recommend this book, it is definitely one of my favourite thrillers I have read this year.

This thriller follows five teenagers in a current-day/flashback format. Jenna, Donnie, Nico, Artemis, and Ben have secrets from their experience at Savior House, a foster home for homeless teenagers that they attended twenty-five years ago. We quickly learn that something sinister happened there and in the present day it is rearing its ugly head. All five are being targeted and the crux of the novel is an exploration into why as well as a re-examining of what happened all those years ago. This novel is action-packed and does keep a reader’s interest with twists and turns. Having said that, I was a bit bored by the end of the book. It wasn’t quite as gripping as it could have been. Some of the retellings of their story could have been more developed including their relationship with each other and their experience at Savior House. Overall, it was an interesting read but nothing special. A big thank you to Net Galley for the advanced copy!

Following the lives of four adult friends from a dysfunctional group home 25 years later and how one secret they all kept hidden has brought them together again. What I loved most about this book is how Finlay tied all these seemingly unlikely careers/lives into characters you could relate to as you read from their narration.

What Have We Done is already in my top 10 books I've read this year. Being my first Alex Finlay book I had big hopes for this one and it did not disappoint! I've already started The Night Shift and can't wait to read his others.

Although most of this seems unlikely to ever be a true story I would gladly watch this as a movie!

My rating: 4.5⭐'s

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. The release date is set for March 2023!