Parents Weekend is the perfect book to grab for your weekend thriller binge-read. It’s fast paced, engrossing, high-stakes, and fascinating. This one had me in a grip, all the way through.
It’s parents weekend at a university in Northern California, and some of the parents are very high-profile. When a group of kids never makes it to dinner on the first night, they start to worry. Yes, college kids are too cool to hang out with their parents, but not a one of them is answering their phone, and this is not the school’s first incident. Just recently a girl turned up dead. We’re thrown into a break-neck paced investigation to find out what happened to the kids and why, and if it’s already too late to save them.
I knew early on that this book was going to be a good one. The kind of characters the author chose to include, and the type of details showcased made the entire reading experience so enjoyable! The tension remained high through the whole thing, and the conclusion made a lot of sense when we finally got there, while still being twisty and surprising. I cannot imagine being an investigator in a situation like this. So many things to handle, to look into, to question…
I’ve been absolutely loving thrillers recently, and ones like this just make me crave more more more.
Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Details
Title:: Parents Weekend
Author:: Alex Finlay
Genre:: Mystery/Thriller
Publisher:: Minotaur
Length:: 320 pages
Audio Length:: 10h 15m
Audiobook Publisher:: Macmillan Audio
Published:: May 6th, 2025
The Litertarian Rating:: 5-Stars
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