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Goodreads Synopsis
After a late night of partying, NYU student Matt Pine returns to his dorm room to devastating news: nearly his entire family—his mom, his dad, his little brother and sister—have been found dead from an apparent gas leak while vacationing in Mexico. The local police claim it was an accident, but the FBI and State Department seem far less certain—and they won’t tell Matt why.
The tragedy makes headlines everywhere because this isn’t the first time the Pine family has been thrust into the media spotlight. Matt’s older brother, Danny—currently serving a life sentence for the murder of his teenage girlfriend Charlotte—was the subject of a viral true crime documentary suggesting that Danny was wrongfully convicted. Though the country has rallied behind Danny, Matt holds a secret about his brother that he’s never told anyone: the night Charlotte was killed Matt saw something that makes him believe his brother is guilty of the crime.
When Matt returns to his small hometown to bury his parents and siblings, he’s faced with a hostile community that was villainized by the documentary, a frenzied media, and memories he’d hoped to leave behind forever. Now, as the deaths in Mexico appear increasingly suspicious and connected to Danny’s case, Matt must unearth the truth behind the crime that sent his brother to prison—putting his own life in peril—and forcing him to confront his every last fear.
Review
Every Last Fear was such a gripping read that had me needing more and had me on the edge of my seat. Full of action, suspense and plenty of twists this book just ticked all the boxes for me. Normally with mystery thrillers like this I can guess what's happened but for this one I had no clue and it made the experience so much more enjoyable!
Told in both the past and the present you slowly start to learn about the Pine family and get to know each of them from the multiple POVs this book is told in. I quickly became attached to this family, even though I knew most of their fates. I also really liked getting to know Sarah Keller's character and honestly could read a whole series about her and different cases that she's been on!
Originally I gave this book 5 stars, however, after reading the book, looking into it more and reading other people's reviews it has become clear that this book does have some problematic content, especially around Mexican stereotypes. Whilst I am upset with myself for not noticing this while reading, I am always willing to learn and is one of the main reasons I read other people's reviews. We all see books in different ways and as a community it's important to discuss and teach people what needs to be changed. Due to these harmful stereotypes my opinion of the book changed and so did my rating of the book.
Rating: 3/5 stars
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