The Sister-in-Law

Clare is ready for a break. In fact, she needs one. She and her husband, Dan are going to use their Family Holiday at an Italian Villa to work on their marriage. It seems that Dan can’t quite keep his hands and eyes to himself. After his last affair, they really need this time for them.

Each year the Taylor family goes on vacation together. Dan’s parents (Joy and Bob) pay for the vacation and pick the place. It’s the perfect time to unwind, bond, and get some much-needed rest from running the family business. But this year, Dan’s younger globe-trotting brother Jamie throws a wrench in all their plans when he shows up but not alone as he always does. This time he has brought his wife, Ella. A wife no one knows because they just got married and plan to use this time as their honeymoon.

Ella is glamourous, young, and brags of being an Instagram influencer. She also has her claws out and instantly begins to make jabs and rude comments to Clare. She knows a secret, a secret that Clare is afraid of coming out. Everyone seems to be drawn into her and she begins to steal the show. Even Joy, the family matriarch appears to have lessened some of her control and is bonding with her new daughter in law. While I was reading this, I kept wondering are Clare and I the only ones hearing the cutting and rude remarks that Ella is making to Clare? It is so obvious that she is being mean and rude on purpose, but the entire Taylor family appears to be either deaf or completely lacking in any moral decency.

This was such a fun and entertaining read. I was pulled in almost immediately and the story did not let go. This book is full of tension and characters who readers will either like, dislike, or find their feelings for the characters changing as the book progresses. I enjoyed the pace as the story built and the proverbial you-know-what began to hit the fan. This became a real page-turner for me, and I alternated from wanting to know what the secret was to once knowing, wanting to know when/if the secret was going to come out.

Entertaining, addicting, and full of twists and turns. Highly recommend.

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.