Every Last Fear

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This one was good. I enjoyed it, didn't love it. Matt, finds out that his family has just been murdered all but one who is in jail.

The FBI has contacted him to go identify the bodies in Mexico. By the time he gets there the bodies have already been released.

Has this got something to do with the investigation his father and sister were doing to get Matt's brother released from prison?

Awesome Debut Novel!


This was one of my most anticipated reads of 2021 and for good reasons. This was an easy five-star read and I didn't have to really think about the rating at all. I finished this in about three days. This book is an absolutely stunning thriller told from multiple perspectives and timelines that adds so much dimension. Matt is an NYU student whose family is of national acclaim after a documentary series that featured his brother's story. Danny is in jail for the murder of his girlfriend in high school, a crime for which he claims he is innocent. I found myself angry at the family's hometown because as you read you will learn that Danny's confession is so coerced, what you will see is a father who has spent a lifetime trying to prove that the wrong man is in prison.

While at NYU Matt is approached by FBI Agent Sarah Keller and told that while on vacation his entire family is found dead during a terrible misfortune and the only family he has left is Danny the brother in prison. However, this revelation is not the whole story, and as we investigate the case alongside Matt and Keller, the story takes us on unexpected paths to find out not only what happened to the Pine family but also what happened to Charlotte, the girl Danny was accused of murdering so many years ago.

I am trying to be stricter with my 1-5 star rating this year but I can say that this was easily a book that can be an all nightery kind of read. Every chapter adds more to the story making this a captivating and unputdownable read. The pace is stunning giving you just enough of the bread crumb to want to keep you up all night until you know who killed them. Without giving too much away I will say the ending is completely satisfying and very surprising. You will guess who did it and you will be wrong and you will love it.

Thank you to NetGalley and all parties involved in the decision of my receiving of this arc this was a fabulous read I can not wait to see what comes next from Alex Finlay.

DNF

I really did not like this book. People were saying that this was a fast-paced book but I do not agree. I felt like it dragged so much. There was too much POV's and they did nothing for the book. Matt was extremely boring to read from. I felt like he did nothing. There were homophobic/racists comments and that was what really push me over the edge. I don't understand why the editor didn't remove those comments. I just don't understand why people love this book.

Thank you NetGalley and Minotaur Books for an advanced readers copy in exchange for my review.

It pains me to write negative reviews, but Every Last Fear was a disappointment. The way the chapters jump around between five different characters, all in 3rd person narrations, made them very difficult to connect to or really care about at all. I believe it would have been a better book if Matt was the sole narrator. I really just didn't care about what Matt's father, mother, sister, or even Agent Keller had to say. I would have been more invested in the story if I had really gotten to know any of the

This was heading into 5-Star territory until that ending...ugh. I can't really expand on that without giving away spoilers, so I will just say that I think the story needed a few more chapters to flesh the ending out more. I feel like the “why” explanation was rushed and glossed over. However, that aside, this was an amazing debut novel. It was fast-paced. Engaging. An extensive cast of characters and POVs that keep the mystery moving along, and yours truly guessing right up to the end.

So overall, I enjoyed it. I just wish the author had given us a bit more in the ending.

ARC Via NetGalley