The Final Child

I was scared in the last chapters of the book. I guessed about Mouse and Dana since they got introduced, but I didn't expect Alex to be alive. The first half of the book felt very long, and I got bored easily, but after when they killed Erin's ex, I got hooked. The plot was interesting, and I wondered not only about what happened to the children, but what would happen to Erin now.

This was absolutely horrifying and twisty in the best way. It gets really suspenseful earlier than a lot of thrillers but carries that energy throughout it so well. Such a good plot and so well carried out. And it has a queer main character, without queerness being a major plot point, which makes it even better!

Mystery thriller following two women meeting because of a shared history: Erin who was the last child abducted alongside her brother by a serial killer known as Father; and Harriett (whose cousins were killed by that serial killer) who tries to write a book about the victims, and wants to interview Erin as the sole survivor of the killer. 
Overall this was a solid book, The writing was goof and I really liked the plot. There was several very interesting twists that I didn't see coming and I actually liked the ending.  The two main characters were compelling, I love how they were sapphic, and the relationship developing between them was great to witness.  My main criticisms was about the pacing. Some parts felt too detailed with a lot of things told and some of the character's reactions and thoughts weren't necessary to the plot; it didn't add anything, and sometimes felt like they were flip flopping between opposing emotions too quickly. These parts felt a bit boring to read, the plot loosing its thrilling aspect that I even had some thoughts on DNF'ing it.  On the contrary I felt the Big Reveal and its explanation was a bit too rushed compared to the rest of the book.  I feel the book could have been trimmed in some parts and expanded in others.  Overall a rather good book with an interesting plot.