What Have We Done

What Have We Done

By Alex Finlay 

Narrated by Brittany Pressley; James Patrick Cronin; Jon Lindstrom and Maggie Thompson

Listening length: 8 hours, 47 minutes 

Publication date: March 7, 2023

My review: 4 out of 5 stars

In one of the year's most anticipated thrillers #1 New York Times bestseller Sarah Pekkanen calls "Alex Finlay's best yet," What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever.

A stay-at-home mom with a past.
A has-been rock star with a habit.
A reality TV producer with a debt.
Three disparate lives.
One deadly secret.

Twenty five years ago, Jenna, Donnie, and Nico were the best of friends, having forged a bond through the abuse and neglect they endured as residents of Savior House, a group home for parentless teens. When the home was shut down—after the disappearance of several kids—the three were split up.

Though the trauma of their childhood has never left them, each went on to live accomplished—if troubled—lives. They haven’t seen one another since they were teens but now are reunited for a single haunting reason: someone is trying to kill them.

To survive, the group will have to revisit the nightmares of their childhoods and confront their shared past—a past that holds the secret to why someone wants them dead.

It’s a reunion none of them asked for . . . or wanted. But it may be the only way to save all their lives.

What Have We Done is both an edge-of-your seat thriller and a gut-wrenching coming-of-age story. And it cements Alex Finlay as one of the new leading voices in thrillers today.

While I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for a review, all opinions remain my own. Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen!

Boy was this one a ride. Just when I thought the book was over, there was one more punch left. It really was one that just kept me listening. The cast of characters is diverse, each comes from a different background, but the same group home. They are all brought back together because of a shared past. No spoilers, but it will just keep you going. I had no idea what the ending what going to be. While I did make a few guesses, none were even close to correct. Finlay is definitely going on my list of authors to follow. This was a great one to get me listening to her books