It is not easy to sum this book up at all and as it is as Tarryn Fisher book I don't think you would expect it to be easy.

For a book that has a small cast of characters it has to have that something that keeps you invested in the story and I was intrigued and curious. The story is narrated entirely by Winnie and Juno and both of them epitomise the word complex. One thing the author does so well is dissect the human psyche. Being inside their heads so much isn't scary but boy did they make my brain hurt. I found myself trying to work out what their motivations and what they would do next. There is a reveal that comes about 25% in that I had already worked out but it didn't spoil it at all. This is not what I would term dark or scary, often I felt uncomfortable and twitchy towards two women who are both selfish and never see the harm their actions do to others around them. At the the heart of this book is a close up look at a very dysfunctional family and the woman who infiltrates their lives.

This was my first book to read by this author and I have to say it was quite a ride! The story centers around the Crouch family, Winnie, Nigel and their son Samuel. They live in a beautiful home with what seems like the perfect family until little by little as Fisher draws you in more and more you realize this family is in as much turmoil as can be. The character of Juno, without going into much detail here, is the one to tell the tale of the Crouch family and all the dark secrets hidden inside the beautiful home. The story goes back and forth between the perspectives of Winnie and Juno. They both ignore the cracks in their own lives due to the choices they had made and the secrets kept. It was sad, fascinating, intriguing and exhausting by the end. I wasn't expecting the ending and had to go back and re-read. I am still on the fence as to how much I liked the book. The characters were really not all that likable. I felt sorry for Juno especially.

It seems there are many mixed reviews about this book. I love Tarryn Fisher and I really enjoyed this book! Very interesting with Lots of twists & turns; would recommend.

I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

I love Tarryns work but this one I just couldn’t get into. I tried a couple of time but I just couldn’t connect with the characters

It's a crazy, unbelievable ride into the "Other Side" of reality. Tarryn creates a smokescreen and hides some really messed up characters behind it. Readers get to fumble around in the dark caverns of psyche till truth is revealed and the stunned silence that follows is the best compliment to give to an author who appears to be equally messed up as the book she wrote
Engrossing and hypnotic,the story will make your head spin, you'll be left wondering "what did I just read"
Loved it, tho it was a bit expanded and slow in pace,nevertheless her writing skills are incomparable and diligently thought provoking.
4 stars for Upside Down

The Wrong Family has some dysfunctional, crazy and flawed characters.
A creepy and dark psychological thriller, cleverly written with unstable and characters and twists you won’t see coming. So glad to have read this!
Overall I enjoyed this book!

This was my first Tarryn Fisher novel and it was ok. I enjoyed the secrets involved in the plot and the mental instability of the characters, but the overall plot was mediocre and the ending seemed really far-fetched. I enjoyed the fast pace and the characters, but the plot seemed wild and implausible. I will probably pick up another of Fisher's novels, but I'm not chomping at the bit to read her again.

Tarryn Fisher is one of my all-time favorite authors. She’s an auto-buy and I’ll do just about anything to get my hands on an early copy of her books. I love the thrill of never knowing what type of twists and turns she’ll throw at me and I was expecting nothing less from The Wrong Family.

As much as I wanted to love this upcoming release, The Wrong Family was a miss for me. Although the revelation did leave me reeling, the build up to the grand reveal was underwhelming. The first half of the book was SLOWWWW, and offered a lot of unnecessary details that didn’t lend much to the overall development of the story. The second half was a sprint but the finish line was too catastrophic and a bit far fetched for me.

Although not what I expected, Fisher’s writing is still phenomenal and I’m looking forward to what she writes next!

The Wrong Family is a very slow paced psychological thriller from the queen of twists Tarryn Fisher.

Juno is an ex therapist and she’s living with the Crouch family of three. All is not what it seems and Juno I feel is not 100% sane.

I really don’t know how I feel about this book. The beginning and middle were so slow and I was so confused for quite a while. It took me quite some time to get to the good parts and that was mind blowing and jaw dropping. If you read this book I suggest you stick with it and don’t give up, because it does pick up, and when it does you will be thankful you carried on.

Four stars.

I really had high hopes for this book, after reading Tarryn Fisher's The Wives but this book was a complete departure from anything I've read from her. The plot was confusing, all the characters extremely cold and unlikeable and the storyline was very janky and didn't flow well. I finished this book just to see if it got any better, but for me unfortunately it didn't which is a shame as I loved the wives.

Tarryn Fisher never fails to write an excellent thriller and The Wrong Family is no exception. Highly recommend this for Fisher fans.

4.57 on CAWPILE

Nope. I wanted to enjoy this book but nope. I'm not sure why Fisher wants to use <spoiler> mental health </spoiler> constantly as a plot device, and it is not done well. This book requires the reader to have a huge suspension of belief which I just couldn't do. The writing style was enjoyable, and fast paced, but that was about as much as I can say.

What a wild ride!

I highly recommend you don't read much about this story before diving in. There are so many twists and turns that I wanted to see what happened next. While 3rd person is not my favorite tense, I was hooked on the plot and the characters which kept me reading.

If you love messed up psychological thrillers, don't skip this one!

Grateful to have received a complimentary ARC copy to honestly review.

This book was very different from the WIVES, in my own personal and honest opinion, I felt it was better than The WIVES and I liked that book. Tarryn's growth in writing gets better and better, which I love.
After reading PART 2 of TWF my mind was completely blown! I had to go back and scan over PART 1, like how the heck did I miss that? LOL, It had my attention from the very beginning. Overall, the book had my interest from the very beginning and I enjoyed it. I love books that keep me guessing and this was it.

This book was just ok for me. I read The Wives by this author so went into this book thinking it would be delicious. It drug for me at the beginning which I think set me up to fail at liking the book. It was just ok for me

I'm not sure what was happening when Tarryn wrote this book, but it was incredibly boring and confusing. I do not recommend.

The twists weren't that shocking and the characters were not overly developed or likeable, but this was a quick and entertaining read.

To Juno, Winnie and Nigel Crouch seem like the perfect couple and the perfect family. However, now that she's living with them, she sees that she was wrong about their seemingly perfect life. Will she risk everything and try to fix things or let the chips fall where they may? Perfect for fans of twisty thrillers and wild rides!

Tarryn Fisher, your mind is a glorious place because this book is all kinds of crazy! I will say it takes a little bit to get into it, but stick with it and you will find some crazy bombs laid out for you. The blurb does a good job in setting things up for you, but know that you are in for an insane ride.

All in all this thriller will keep you on your toes and will have you wanting to figure out what the FREAK is going on! I give it 4 stars and am always a fan of psychological thrillers!

PS: Thank you to Tarryn Fisher and Wildfire marketing Solutions for allowing me an advanced copy of the book to read and review honestly.

The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher is a compelling, riveting, and a nail-biter of a read! As usual, I finish her books usually within a day!!!

The book is told in two women’s voices, Winnie and Juno. Fisher definitely digs deep into both women’s psyches. At first glance, it appears these two women couldn’t be more different. As I learned more, they shared more than a few similarities. Both have worked in the mental health field, both have made really bad decisions in the past, and both feel like they know what is best for those around them, whether in their personal or professional lives.

Each woman thought their past decisions were the right ones, but they soon learn you can be wrong. Juno lives in the Winnie’s home, along with Winnie’s husband, Nigel, and their son, Samuel. In the beginning, she thinks they are the perfect family, and really, that is what Winnie tries to portray to the outside world. When Juno hears something she was never meant to hear, she decides she has to intervene. Has she learned nothing from her past...all she has to do is look to her past to realize her last intervention didn’t go so well. Winnie knows something about that because her actions in the past have completely altered her life with her husband and son. Winnie and Juno’s paths are about to converge in ways they never imagined.

If you know anything about Tarryn Fisher’s writing, you know never to trust her synopses. There is so much going on underneath the surface. She perfectly pulls back each layer to reveal twists and turns you never see coming!

I saw that some reviewers mentioned that this isn’t like her books in the past. It was a bit different from her other stuff, but I thought it was just as good! For me, that is a characteristic of a great writer. Fisher has never fit into a nice, perfect genre, and that is what makes her so amazing, and she always keeps me coming back for more!