Book Review: The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher

Blurb:

Have you ever been wrong about someone?

Juno was wrong about Winnie Crouch.

Before moving in with the Crouch family, Juno thought Winnie and her husband, Nigel, had the perfect marriage, the perfect son—the perfect life. Only now that she’s living in their beautiful house, she sees the cracks in the crumbling facade are too deep to ignore.

Still, she isn’t one to judge. After her grim diagnosis, the retired therapist simply wants a place to live out the rest of her days in peace. But that peace is shattered the day Juno overhears a chilling conversation between Winnie and Nigel…

She shouldn’t get involved.

She really shouldn’t.

But this could be her chance to make a few things right.

Because if you thought Juno didn’t have a secret of her own, then you were wrong about her, too.

My thoughts:

** spoiler alert **

This book is one of my most anticipated books for the month. It did take me some time to get into the story, but once I did I couldn’t stop reading. The story is told in dual points of view by Winnie and Juno. Both are flawed and I liked both of them for different reasons. I also disliked as well if that makes sense. The twists in the story did take me by surprise. My only issue was the ending with Dakota. Dakota is Winnie’s brother and I felt what he did was way over the top. Also not all people who suffer from mental illnesses are violent. I would have LOVED to witness a show down between Winnie and Juno as well. This story also showcases the stigma about homeless people, how they are treated poorly, denied help, and don’t count all because of their circumstances. Overall, I did enjoy this book not as much as The Wives, but it was still an enjoyable read.