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Parents Weekend
Parents Weekend: A Novel | Alex Finlay
From Alex Finlay, the author of If Something Happens to Me, comes an action-packed new thriller, Parents Weekend. In the glow of their childrens exciting first year of college at a small private school in Northern California, five families plan on a night of dinner and cocktails for the opening festivities of Parents Weekend. As the parents stay out way past their bedtimes, their kidsfive residents of Campisi Hallnever show up at dinner. At first, everyone thinks that theyre just being college students, irresponsibly forgetting about the gathering or skipping out to go to a party. But as the hours click by and another night falls with not so much as a text from the students, panic ensues. Soon, the campus police call in reinforcements. Search parties are formed. Reporters swarm the small enclave. Rumors swirl and questions arise. Libby, Blane, Mark, Felix, and StellaThe Five, as the podcasters, bloggers, and TikTok sleuths call themcome from five very different families. What led them out on that fateful night? Could it be the sins of their mothers and fathers come to cause them peril or a threat to the friend group from within? Told through multiple points of view in past and presentand marking the return of FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller from Every Last Fear and The Night ShiftParents Weekend explores the weight of expectation, family dysfunction, and those exhilarating first days we all remember in the dorms when our friends become our family.
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wallacereads
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Five college students go missing the weekend their parents are in town. This was a quick easy read. The ending was a bit abrupt, but overall would recommend. Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin‘s Press for the ARC.

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Lsmoore43
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Five students at an esteemed college go missing. Right after another students body is found. Natasha Belov's body was found in a cave. Everyone assumed she was caught in the cave and drowned when the tide came in. But could it have been murder and could the five students who have gone missing be responsible. And where are these students now.

Full review: https://lsmoore49.blogspot.com/2025/05/parents-weekend-by-alex-finlay.html

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Reecaspieces
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💙📚BOOK REVIEW IS UP!💙📚

⭐️⭐️ PARENTS WEEKEND BY ALEX FINLAY ⭐️⭐️

⭐️⭐️QUICK THOUGHTS⭐️⭐️

⭐️Lots of characters but this narrator is fabulous!

⭐️ twisted ending!

https://reecaspieces.com/2025/05/08/parents-weekend-by-alex-finlay-bookreview-au...

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SilversReviews
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Mehso-so

A girl goes missing and is found dead before the weekend begins, and then another five students go missing from an exclusive school with high-profile parents and a few that aren‘t high profile.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/mkbspj9d

@alexfinlayauthor
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BoleyBooks
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SilversReviews It was good but not a favorite of his for me. I just looked at your blog review and see it wasn‘t a favorite for you either. 😊 (edited) 1w
BoleyBooks @SilversReviews - agreed 😊 I hope the next one will be better. 1w
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AmandaBlaze
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'Parents Weekend' was an interesting thriller. At parents' dinner for a college event, five students never arrive and seemed to have disappeared. Initially, taking the case is Agent Keller. I liked her no-nonsense approach. There were multiple points of view within the story. Secrets were discovered in all the families as the investigation continued. Short chapters added to the suspense. The narrator handled all of the voices well. 4 stars.

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Kristy_K
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My 2nd book by Finlay, I‘m learning his books are bingeable, fast reads, perfect for a free day. This takes place over a college‘s Parents Weekend, starting w/the disappearance of 5 freshman. While the twist &culprits were fairly obvious, I enjoyed the quick pace &sensationalist side stories.

I think the # of POVs &lack of character dev may be an issue for some, but if you are a Finlay fan or looking for a few hours of escape, you‘ll enjoy this.

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BoleyBooks
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
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Kappadeemom
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Weekend reading 💙💙

5feet.of.fury Oh nice! I always like his 3mo
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