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A review by lmayfieldx
The Night Shift by Alex Finlay
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
โโ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ค๐๐ฌโโ
๐ฆ first person
๐ฆ multiple pov
๐ฆ multiple timelines
๐ฆ similar crime
๐ฆ connected strangers
๐ฆ short chapters
๐ฆ fast paced
on new yearโs eve in 1999 at blockbuster, four teenagers were working and attacked. only one survived. fast forward 15 years & this is happening all over again at an ice cream shop in the same town, with one person survivingโฆagain
amid solving the latest crime, three strangers cross paths - the survivor from the blockbuster attack, the brother of the accused suspect, and fbi agent, sarah keller. how & why do their lives connect? will they be able to get to the bottom of this mystery?
โ
this book was really good! i loved the short chapters & how fast paced it was. it was entertaining & very attention grabbing early on in the book!
it was interesting to see how the dynamic of the connection of the three main characters unfolded. i also liked the parallels between the timeline in 1999 & present day
i did not see this ending coming, which i really enjoyed! i am pretty good at guessing the plots of mystery/thrillers, so sometimes they fall short for me in that way. this one did not!
this was my first book iโve read by alex finlay. i have a couple of other books of his on my tbr & iโm excited to read them eventually
๐ฆ first person
๐ฆ multiple pov
๐ฆ multiple timelines
๐ฆ similar crime
๐ฆ connected strangers
๐ฆ short chapters
๐ฆ fast paced
on new yearโs eve in 1999 at blockbuster, four teenagers were working and attacked. only one survived. fast forward 15 years & this is happening all over again at an ice cream shop in the same town, with one person survivingโฆagain
amid solving the latest crime, three strangers cross paths - the survivor from the blockbuster attack, the brother of the accused suspect, and fbi agent, sarah keller. how & why do their lives connect? will they be able to get to the bottom of this mystery?
โ
this book was really good! i loved the short chapters & how fast paced it was. it was entertaining & very attention grabbing early on in the book!
it was interesting to see how the dynamic of the connection of the three main characters unfolded. i also liked the parallels between the timeline in 1999 & present day
i did not see this ending coming, which i really enjoyed! i am pretty good at guessing the plots of mystery/thrillers, so sometimes they fall short for me in that way. this one did not!
this was my first book iโve read by alex finlay. i have a couple of other books of his on my tbr & iโm excited to read them eventually
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide