Every Last Fear

I was excited to get a review copy of this! I've seen it on a lot of lists, and it sounded like a story I would be interested in.

Plot Details
Matt is a college student whose brother Danny was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and is in prison for life. A documentary series made the case well-known, and the public's thoughts are divided on whether or not Danny is actually guilty. Matt is honestly not even sure, but his dad and sister are out to prove Danny's innocence. They end up taking a trip to Mexico in pursuit of evidence, where Matt's entire family except for him and Danny end up dying from a gas leak - supposedly. What's really going on?

My Thoughts
I had a hard time getting through this book, but it wasn't because I didn't enjoy it. I read it over a small vacation that also happened to be over the week of the election in the US, so between my vacation activities and watching election coverage, I just had a hard time focusing on it.

I love the premise. Books that are starting to include modern-day things like Netflix documentaries seem more real and interesting to me, and I liked that about this one. I think ordinarily it would have been a quick read. And I definitely didn't see the ending coming! The characters in Every Last Fear were interesting to get to know, especially Matt and Maggie. I enjoyed reading about their journey through all of this.

Definitely a good one to check out! I'd give it 3.5 stars, but I'm rounding up to 4 because I think that half a star is only due to my own distraction and not because of the story at all.