I love books that come out the door running, and don’t stop. What Have We Done is one of those books, and holds you hostage until the end. I dare you to try and not finish it in one sitting!
The book starts off with a murder, then multiple murder attempts, and ends with more murder. Lol. It’s truly a great thriller. All the murders, even the attempted ones, are creative. Finlay has some fresh ideas that we have been missing in thrillers for a while. Even one of the murder weapons, a cattle prod, is new. I loved it!
I can’t get over the pace of the story. It never let up! It’s been too long since a thriller has actually been this thrilling. I can’t recommend it enough.

What Have We Done is a gripping mystery that twists and turns as it develops the story of its list of characters. The story follows a group of friends who met at Savior House, a foster home for teens. The story jumps between the present, where the friends appear to be hunted by a mysterious killer, and the past that explains their upbringing that lead them to where they are now. The story flows betweens different character perspectives and timelines effortlessly to keep the intensity high. The story does a good job of pacing the story and never allowing you to feel sure who you can trust. However, sometimes the flashbacks felt forced and didn't progress the story effectively. I also felt that even though the stakes of the story were high, sometimes the pacing made it feel less impressive. Overall I enjoyed this book and the twists and various perspectives kept it interesting throughout.

This books has three POVs and jumps between different timelines at times; the way it was executed sometimes made me confused but overall this was a good read and lots of action, excitement and mystery. Thank you #NetGalley for the #ARC!

This was an action-packed, fast-paced, mystery/Thriller that held my attention from start to finish!

This book follows 3 adults who were once friends at the Savior House and dives into a crime they committed 25 years ago.

Someone is out to get them, and someone wants them all dead. Jenna, Nico, and Donnie set out on their own paths to figure out what's going on and who it is. They're reunited in the old town they all met in and think they know who wants them all dead, but do they really?

This book went back and forth between all 3 POVs, with a couple of chapters thrown in from the killers' POV. It did go back and forth between past and present, and that got confusing a couple of times, but nothing to throw me off too much! There wasn't much character development, and I didn't really fall in love with any of them, but the fast pace of the book kept me wanting to know what happened!

There was a little twist at the end. Just when I thought I had it figured out, I didn't!!

If you like action-packed, fast-paced reads, check this one out!

Thank you, NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the Advanced Readers Copy.

This is my first time reading any of Alex Finlay's work. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this book. The book did seem a little bit too long, as I think some of the plot points could of been shortened, but overall the story was really good. I didn't care for any of the characters, but a lot of them were not lovable anyway so they were written nicely. I thought I had the ending figured out... turns out I was wrong!

Thanks Netgalley!

YES YES YES I love all of Alexs books. When I saw this on here, I immediately requested. Five kids all made it out of a horrendous group-home as teenagers. Although severely scarred mentally from the experience they all became rather successful in their own fields of choice. But now someone is trying to kill each one of them. I am a huge lover of short chapters so this made me love this one even more. I know some people didn't care for this everyone has different likings but for me it was def a 5! Get your hands on it.

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I had mixed feelings about this one. Triple perspectives, flipping through the past and present, follows Jenna, Donnie, and Nico.

I enjoyed Jenna’s story the most, and could have just read the story of her: a stepmom and retired assassian.

I think I got lost in the too much, not caring about all the characters and timelines.

This is the first Alex Finlay book I've read, but boy, it will *definitely* not be my last! The various perspectives of the different characters provides so much insight and takes you on this weaving story that all fits together like a glove in the end--which I did NOT see coming. I just wanted to keep turning page after page to find out what happened, and it did not disappoint at all. I just wish I'd had more time to read it all at once, because it was hard to put it down and do that pesky thing called life. I will certainly be picking up another title of Alex's ASAP.

5 stars

*Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC copy. I voluntarily wrote this review, and all thoughts and comments contained within are my own.*

The story follows three best friends who all ended up at a group home as adolescents. They form a friendship and have some secrets that they keep together. We follow the story with them in the group home 25 years ago, as well as them in current time in their adult hood. The chapters are separated by characters as we begin to unravel what mysterious occurred at the group home as well as who is attempting to uncover these secrets and why.

This story had a great tone and I really enjoyed Jennas chapters. I was hooked initially but as the story went on it felt less fleshed out and messy. New characters were introduced that felt bland to me and over all because of the odd pacing I felt myself caring less and less about the story line.

Overall, the book is a 3/5 stars for me. Thank you to NetGalley for the digital ARC.

#FirstLine ~ PROLOGUE : Twenty-five years ago - At the top of a knoll through a break in the trees, five teenagers stand at the edge of a shallow grave.

This book was FANTASTIC. A new favorite. It was so perfectly plotted. I loved the varied perspectives. It was intense, well paced and satisfying. I never quite knew what was going to happen, which made it all the more fun. What a wild ride!!! A must read for all thriller lovers!

What a ride!

What this book is good at is immediately throwing you into the action. I feel like from page one we’re already in on this cat and mouse game. I was not expecting Jenna to be a former assassin just like I was not expecting an attempted murder for hire, hide in a suitcase, chase thru the city. All from the first chapter?! I’ve never read from this author but man do they know how to hook you right from the beginning!

The high action was my favorite part. All three perspectives lived very different lives, but all we’re playing at running away from these mysterious people trying to kill them. Some of my favorite scenes are these cat and mouse game (especially when Jenna and willow are car chasing for their lives!)

The middle and the quick end is where I kind of got lost. The middle felt as thought it was dragging compared to the quick fire beginning and rapid ending. I felt some scenes weren’t all that necessary. The ending also left me feeling confused. Like nico blackmailing arty and Ben got Ben killed and it was all part of Arty’s plan? Maybe I missed something but it felt off to me.

Overall, this was a solid thriller. Definitely one of the most thrillery thrillers I’ve read in a long time! It felt like an action movie! I will pick up more from this author!

Hearing much love for Alex Finlay, I decided to pick up What Have We Done, his latest thriller.

Three characters have paths that connect themselves to Savior House and the body they buried there. All three believe that the past is in the past. But that all changes when they each are attempted to be murderered. Running for their lives, they must be reunited to save everything they've ever known. But will they be too late for others to discover what they've done?

I enjoyed the dual point of view short chapters that Finlay produced. I enjoyed Jenna and the twins point of views the most as they felt suspenseful. But, I was not able to connect with the male narrator as I felt the voice didn't fit the atmosphere needed. Overall, I was able to figure out the mystery halfway through and listened to find out how Alex Finlay tied it together.

This book was very different from Finlay’s other books. Although not my favorite, WHAT HAVE WE DONE is action packed and unique. I loved reading from each characters POV. It was suspenseful until the very last page.

Alex Finlay has done it again! This fast-paced book takes you through the lives of three past friends who are being hunted. Why? Because of what they have done in their past. I couldn't put this book down, I was loving every second of it. The ending is fairly predictable and a little lackluster, which is why I'm giving it 4.5 stars.

What Have We Done was my first Alex Finlay book! This was a quick, gripping mystery about kids who grew up in a foster home known as the Savior House. The book takes place in the past, and 25 years later when all of the kids are adults living their lives. The story is told in multiple POV’s, by Jenna, Donnie, Nico and Artemis. The kids have a secret that no one can know about from their past, but everything becomes uncovered when someone hires a hitwoman to kill them.

I’m kind of stuck between the fact that I liked this story and it also fell flat. One thing that really bothered me is that throughout the entirety of the story, you read about the past and present and there is no indication of when you switch from past to present. You were reading about the character as an adult and it randomly would switch to a memory from the past, and it made it really confusing.

I also found the characters kind of boring. How does Jenna go from the savior house to an assassin to yoga step mom??

I wanted to read more about the savior house, and what occurred there when they were kids. I will say that I loved the short chapters, it made for a quick read. Also the plot is interesting and you want to keep reading to know what happens. I wasn’t expecting some of the plot twists, and that’s why I gave this one 3 stars.

Thank you to Alex Finlay, NetGalley, and St. Martins Press for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this new adventure, by Alex Finlay. This was a fast paced, edge of your seat, plenty of action, and not knowing what’s coming around the next corner book. If you enjoy thriller stories, I think you will enjoy this one.


I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.

What have We Done is the story of 5 teenagers from an abusive group home who commit a crimes 25 years ago, and it appears like someone has found on what happened. I really wanted to enjoy this book but found it just okay, I did like the character Jenna but didn't really care for Donnie or Nico. The book was action packed but just a little bit over the top for me.

3.5-3.75 stars

This fast-paced, action-packed story was all over the place pretty much right from the beginning. I was expecting a sort of typical murder mystery/thriller/return-of-the-past book, and although it had elements of those pieces, it was more of an action/adventure thriller. Some sections of the plot required real suspension of disbelief, and a few details felt kind of convoluted when trying to bring multiple perspectives together, but all together, they created an intriguing and exciting story, and I did enjoy it.

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.

This description is what grabbed my attention immediately. Rock stars, reality tv...sounds like a fun ride ahead. Only, it really wasn't. The book was slower paced and I found it to be more of book with a "Die Hard" movie scenario as opposed to a thriller.

The book follows three POV's. Jenna, in current adulthood, is an assassin, Donnie is a drunk once famous rock star and Nico is a big time producer with an even bigger gambling debt. I am okay with the three POV's but the POV's also go randomly from present day to past. Very randomly.

Jenna, Donnie, and Nico share a secret from their youth. They resided together in group home and one night, something happened. We spend the pages searching to find out what it was. In the meantime, someone is targeting them current day trying to kill them.

I did not particularly like any of the main characters. Jenna was tolerable, she seemed to be the stronger of the three and I think the book may have been better if it was primarily from her POV. Donnie and Nico were not very likeable.

There are definitely some twists and turns in here but there were also moments of confusion from me when I was thinking "huh?"

It was okay but missing a bit of the fast paced action. I enjoy a book which spikes my blood pressure but this wasn't the one.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me a copy to read in exchange for my honest review!

If I was one who could DNF (did not finish) this would have been on that list. I could not get into but I finished hoping that it would get better and it just didn't. I don't even know why, it was just bleh.