The Family Game

Playing games with family is fun, right?

Harry, a novelist and her finance, Edward, a successful businessman are happy together. They each have a bright future career wise and look forward to the years to come as a couple. So, it is only natural that Edward would want Harry to meet his family – the Holbecks. Yes, those Holbecks! The family that is the epidemy of old money in America. They have power and can pull whatever strings they want or need pulled. They have their hands in everything and leave no stone left unturned. Their wealth is immense, and Edward is going to inherit everything! Naturally, they would want to know more about the woman Edward is going to marry.

The family welcomes Harry into their fold. Sure, they are a little intense, but Harry can live with that. Then Edward’s father asks for a private meeting and gives Harry a shocking and disturbing cassette tape. Why?

Then there are the games. This family is not the board game playing family. Their games are quite different. Games where the stakes are high and there is only one winner.

With a writing deadline looming and Christmas coming, Harry is feeling the pressure. Plus, let’s not forget that cassette tape and the annual family tradition…

This book was a pleasant surprise. I read the book in one day and enjoyed how everything played out from the cassette tape to the interactions with Edward’s family. This one kept me on my toes and just when I thought I had things figured out, I was hit with a twist and a reveal. This one goes a little (maybe more than a little) over the top but that is what makes this book fun and hard to put down. I just had to know what was going to happen next!

Fun, full of tension, hard to put down and over the top! An engaging read from cover to cover!

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine 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.