A clever, fast-paced family caper about con artists, trust, and redemption. The banter is sharp, and the twists keep things lively. Light, smart, and full of chaotic family fun.

The whole time I was reading this I was a) enjoying it and b) trying to decide what genre shelf in my brain to place it on.

This is a fun cozy mystery and family drama with a side of light romance. If you are anything like me, you will fly through this and be so delighted. Tons of banter, a quick moving plot, and character you want to know more about.

Content note: language, discussion of suicide, fade to black intimacy, crime family

Thanks to Avon for the book. I received a complimentary copy of this book but was not required to leave a favorable review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Very "Knives Out" in an interesting way that I found enjoyable. The only thing I'm annoyed the most about is that it took me so long to read this.

Thank you Avon and NetGalley for the complimentary e-ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Jillian Moorewood comes out of jail with a plan to stop her family scheming and conning innocent people.

This books talks about complicated family dynamics. I was hoping for more scheming and grand cons. It was a nice cozy read for me.

3/5

This book is advertised as a Knives Out twist of a novel with a romance subplot. Unfortunately, I did not get the Knives out vibes. I felt the author was trying to make the family seem worse than they were and I just lost interest in the side characters. I am sure others would like this book but it was not for me.

Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for the honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an advanced reader copy!

While the characters and storyline could get repetitive at times, it was overall fun! It wasn't necessarily a page-turner, but I didn't hate it. Some elements seemed unnecessary, such as the romance plotline. If you removed the romance altogether, it would not impact the story at all. It was chaotic, and not in a good way.

The premise of this book is very interesting. It reminded me a bit of Ocean's 8 (due to doing time), but was still pretty unique as I haven't encountered a book that had a similar plot before. Eccentricities of the characters made it a more fun read. Although it seemed a bit rushed with the romance I thought it was a nice addition to not have a bland storyline.

Big fat no-- there was something about the dialogue that didn't work for me and I really struggled. DNF @ 45%.

I thought this was going to just be a book about rich people doing bad things. I was not expecting a romance in the middle of the chaos but I was pleasantly surprised reading this book. It does give the closed room, knifes out feeling without a murder. A lot of witty banter and the story is something I could see it being a movie in the future.

This book was funny, light hearted, and quirky! I loved all the family relationships and drama. The plot was engaging and I always love a good quirky character.

This was a really cute read, not very action-y, but I ended up enjoying it.
At first I was a bit hesitant about the narrator, because she set a certain tone with her narration voice, but eventually I got used to her and I think it makes sense why she was chosen.
The one thing I enjoyed most about this is the bodyguard romance which I wasn't expecting at all, but was glad that it was there. I think it's super cute.
As for the characters, I liked them but didn't connect to anyone, probably because there were so many of them and we didn't get the full backstory.

This was a fun story about bad family dynamics, with some comparisons to Knives Out. There wasn't any murder but I do enjoy a group of rich people behaving badly and found this to be a fairly fun and light "popcorn" read. If you like Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's "The Nest," Maggie Shipsteads "Seating Arrangements," and Emma Straub "The Vacationers," you might like this! Thank you very much to NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager | Avon for an early copy in exchange for my honest opinion. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4

Moorewood Family Rules was a funny and entertaining read, however I struggled to complete it and to connect with the characters. For this reason I am rating this book 3 stars.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for my review. Thanks to the publisher for providing this ARC.

I know I tried reading this, but couldn't get into it. I think I read a few chapters, but that's it. I'm sorry but thank you for the arc!

Entertaining, witty and charming are some of the best ways to describe this book. I loved every single minute of it.

This one made me laugh a lot. I loved this book and the family dynamic in it. I would recommend this to my friends.

This was a quick fun read. More about wild family dynamics than heists and hijincs, but still very enjoyable! Loved the main character and the great aunt, the rest of the characters varied in their degree of likability.

I was hoping for something fun and adventurous but I was bored the whole time. The blurb was better than the book as a whole.

Jillian is the oldest child from conman/heiress parents. She's the dependable one to went to prison to save them all. But now, she's out of prison and angry. She wants the crew to clean up their act and she has the leverage to make them to do it.

I went into this book blind and for the most part it was a good read. Nothing too spectacular, but enough to hold my attention and have me wondering how it would all wrap up. I would recommend it for anyone looking to have a quick read and a little knives out atmosphere.