There is nothing I enjoy more than a book with a great opening sentence(s) and this book gave me that! “They found the bodies on a Tuesday. Two days after the family had missed their flights home. Six days after all texts and social media had gone dark.”
Every Last Fear is told from multiple points of view, which made it more enjoyable as we slowly get bits and pieces of the story as we try to figure out what happened. We are first introduced to Matt Pine, who is an NYU student, he is arriving at his dorm after a long night out only to be greeted by Sarah Keller; an FBI agent. This is when we find out that Matt’s family was found dead while on vacation in Mexico, even though the Mexican police has ruled it an accident; there s eems to be more to the story.
We also get to experience the story through transcripts of a Netflix documentary that was made about Matt’s older brother Danny, who is in prison accused of murdering his girlfriend. Once this documentary aired, the people in their old hometown and the world have been angered because it seems that Danny’s interview and confession were not entirely legal. There is a large divide between those who believe he is guilty and those who believe he is innocent.
In short the Pine family has been through a lot and it was evident that there are many secrets to be uncovered in both timelines, since we get to see the story in the past and present. This book just gives us all those elements that make up a great mystery/thriller. It was hard to put down once I started it.
The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, is because there were some things that were very obvious to me and some things that I figured out ahead of time without much difficulty. For me personally when I read a book like this, I don’t want to see the end result coming until it’s revealed who’s done it. Aside from that, it is a fantastic book and I would highly recommend it!
Every Last Fear is told from multiple points of view, which made it more enjoyable as we slowly get bits and pieces of the story as we try to figure out what happened. We are first introduced to Matt Pine, who is an NYU student, he is arriving at his dorm after a long night out only to be greeted by Sarah Keller; an FBI agent. This is when we find out that Matt’s family was found dead while on vacation in Mexico, even though the Mexican police has ruled it an accident; there s eems to be more to the story.
We also get to experience the story through transcripts of a Netflix documentary that was made about Matt’s older brother Danny, who is in prison accused of murdering his girlfriend. Once this documentary aired, the people in their old hometown and the world have been angered because it seems that Danny’s interview and confession were not entirely legal. There is a large divide between those who believe he is guilty and those who believe he is innocent.
In short the Pine family has been through a lot and it was evident that there are many secrets to be uncovered in both timelines, since we get to see the story in the past and present. This book just gives us all those elements that make up a great mystery/thriller. It was hard to put down once I started it.
The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5, is because there were some things that were very obvious to me and some things that I figured out ahead of time without much difficulty. For me personally when I read a book like this, I don’t want to see the end result coming until it’s revealed who’s done it. Aside from that, it is a fantastic book and I would highly recommend it!