The Final Child

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. 

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!

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.