Published by Bookouture Genres: Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Ancestry websites are great for helping people reconnect with long lost relatives and those who they never knew they were related to. But what happens when you are paired with The Wrong Family? This was a gripping and twist filled book that kept me on my toes, turning the pages until the very last page. I love trying to figure out books, but Ellery Kane pulled the wool over my eyes as I did not see the reveal coming!
Hallie’s mother died in an accident when she was young, and she grew up in foster care. She never knew her father, only his name. She wrote to all the men named Robert Thompson, but never found him until she sent a DNA sample into Family Ties and was matched!!!! Her biological father has been found! Not only has he been found but he has welcomed her into his home and business with open arms.
Things begin to happen, small at first but then they grow more dangerous and as the tension and danger mounts, all fingers point at Hallie. Then she learns Robert Thompson is not her father.
I felt for Hallie as she tried to fit into the family and tried to prove her cooking abilities. Hallie is a likeable character that has not had an easy life. She is determined, flawed, vulnerable, smart, and impulsive. As the plot progresses, readers get to know the family members, observe their interactions and the supporting characters. With any book, there are both likeable and unlikeable ones.
I was drawn into the mystery of whodunit and as I mentioned I did my best to figure out whodunit. I enjoyed the many twists and turns along with the two reveals in the book. Very clever. Plus, as I mentioned, Hallie wrote to men named Robert Thompson, hoping to find her father and I enjoyed reading the few responses that she received in return. I thought this was a very nice touch.
There was an undercurrent of tension flowing throughout the book. I always love tension in books, so this was right up my alley. I also enjoyed the family dynamic and how each member reacted to the strange occurrences and mounting dread.
Well written, tense, intriguing and hard to put down!
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.