📩📩1/2
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME
Alex Finlay
St. Martin’s Press | Minotaur Books
Publication Date: May 28th, 2024
336 Pages
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Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Crime
Outlier alert. I really liked the first part of this story, it was a bit over the top but I read it for what it was, a decent popcorn thriller. When I got to the end of part one I wasn’t surprised at all. I saw that twist a mile away. I don’t know if it’s because I’ve read so many thrillers over the years or if it’s because I am so smart.
This book is getting rave reviews everywhere and I can see the appeal but it didn’t work for me for so many reasons. The main one being that once that twist in part one was revealed the story seemed to drag and there were two parts to go still. By that point, I stopped caring what happened to the characters or why. This is my fourth book by Finlay; I loved The Night Shift and Every Last Fear, but this title and What Have We Done I did not so he is two for four with me. I would read him again as I always give three strikes to an author before deciding they’re not for me. I just wish this one had the suspense and momentum of the two books I did like.
This is a two-star book at best in my opinion BUT I am giving it 2.5 for readability and being a page-turner. I can’t round up because this was just too predictable and didn’t wow me. There are plenty of 4 and 5 star reviews for this title so take mine with a grain of salt.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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