I love a Tarryn Fisher thriller. There are a few things that you can be guaranteed when you pick one up. One, the characters will be completely messed up but messed up in even more ways than you think, and that reveal is going to be good. Two, it’s going to be a tangled and twisted ride.
The Wrong Family has both of these things. There were times when I thought I’d figured it out, thinking that the reveals and revelations weren’t as big as I’d hoped. Then I realized why… because I was utterly wrong. That’s what I love about her thrillers. They twist and turn, and just when I think I have it figured out, I realized just how wrong I was. I love that in a thriller.
The story is told through the perspectives of two women, Juno and Winnie. They were complex characters who were somehow both likable and unlikable, dependent upon both the perspective and the events of the story. Juno, a woman who has found herself in a life she never imagined, moves in with Winnie and her family. She was certain she knew them, but time will tell her that there are dynamics between the Crouches she never imagined. And Winnie seems like a woman who has it all… a handsome husband, a beautiful home in a sought after part of town, a great son. But Winnie’s life is far from the carefully created vision of perfection.
And that’s all I’m going to say because this is a book that needs to be read with no preconceived notions about it!
My recommendation: If you love a twisted, tangled thriller, this is a book that will captivate you and have you turning the pages from start to finish!