Book: Parents Weekend

Author: Alex Finlay

Thank you, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio, for an advanced audio copy.

Alex Finlay has been an auto-buy for me since the first book I read by him. Every one of his books has multiple characters, multiple POVs, and multiple timelines, and he navigates that without any confusion. That was until Parents Weekend. 

This was definitely the weakest and most confusing of Finlay’s books, but it still was entertaining. I had a hard time following the multiple POVs for some reason and often found myself just giving up on who is who with the endless amount of characters the book introduced, but when everything was just taken as it was, I enjoyed it. I may not have remembered who this character was or what their motives were, but in the moment, I was entertained. 

This was definitely an anomaly as every book by Finlay has been like this, and every book until Parents Weekend I found very easy to follow. This book made me want to break out a pen and paper to start writing down character names and details to help me remember it all, but unfortunately, that’s just not what I’m looking for in a book. 

My favorite thing about Parents Weekend is the return of Special Agent Sarah Keller. I was familiar with her and always found her POVs easy to follow and the most interesting. 

Final Score: 3/5