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What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
3.0
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What Have We Done by Alex Finlay is a multi-point of view, dual timeline thriller about a group of people who were at a group home together as teenagers and are now brought back together by a terrible secret from their time there. 

I loved Finlay’s Night Shift and this had some similarities. I enjoyed the full cast narration of the audiobook, but I think it would have benefited from more obvious delineation of the past timeline. I really enjoyed Jenna’s perspective the most. She’s an assassin who has retired and when bad things start happening, she attributes it to her work past- not her teenage years. I found the other characters less compelling. 

Overall, this was a middle of the road thriller for me with a twist that I have read many times. Finlay’s writing is concise and moves at a steady clip, which improved my experience, but this one didn’t hit all the spots for my taste.