I liked this book, but I couldnt say I loved it. What was disappointing for me was the ending. I think I have read too many family thrillers lately and thats why I gave it a 3.

Super readable and tense Aussie domestic thriller!

Loved the Melbourne setting, and the build up of tension. You just KNEW something was going to explode between this family and I love seeing it all unravel.

Bonds..
The bonds of siblings can be strong, they can also be rivalrous. For sisters, Hannah and Stef, their bond is an unbreakable one and growing up in such a close family unit has been the making of them. Until Alex. When the adoptive brother that they didn’t know existed appears - everything is about to change. With a cast of credible and convincing characters, an intriguing plot and themes of control and rivalry, this is a suspenseful and compelling delve into the darker realms of human nature.

A new half brother! How exciting! Steph and Hannah are thrilled to discover they have a new sibling….. a half brother their mother had adopted before their parents met. Alex has money, chairman status and wants to be part of his new found family but at what cost? What is his agenda? A chilling tense read all about coercive control with sinister undertones as Alex tries to assert his influence and power in order to avenge his past. An excellent read.
Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book.

The Half-Brother by Christine Keighery.
The bonds of sisterhood were unbreakable. Until him. Hannah and Stef have always been there for each other. Growing up in a loving family, they’re stunned to discover their mother adopted out a child before their parents met. When Alex walks into their lives, the sisters are seduced by his charm, wealth and social status. But as they rush to make up for lost time, it soon becomes apparent their new brother’s agenda is more complicated and sinister than the sisters could have imagined.
An OK read. Slow but readable. I did like Hannah and Stef. I didn't trust Alex. 3*.

Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC.
This is my first title by this author and will read more in the future.
Twists that you don't see coming, What a great roller-coaster ride of a thriller
I requested this book as i was drawn in by the cover and thought it looked interesting.
Thanks again for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Are sibling bonds really unbreakable. Well in my experience no not really. But this is explored in this book.

Hannah and Stef are really close. They are like best friends in sister form. They have grown up in a loving and encouraging family, where they feel like they know everything about each other. However this is all rocked when they discover that their mother actually adopted a child a boy way before their parents ever met. That noone knew anything about.

So when Alex walks into their lives all of their worlds are shook and rocked. Both sisters are absolutely besotted with the new arrival. They love his charm, and his wealth and his social status and his life. They want to spend as much time as humanly possible with him to make up for all of those lost years and to find out everything there is to know about him.

However they are about to find out that the new arrival isn't as clean cut and as amazing as they were lead to believe. They are about to find out that their long lost brother actually has a much more complicated and sinister agenda to hand.

Secrets are about to unfold and sinister events are about to happen. A very well written physiological thriller.

This book starts with the exciting arrival of an unknown half brother. I love sibling dynamics in thrillers, so with the two sisters as well this made for a gossipy and exciting beginning. It takes a dark turn, in ways that are sometimes quite random and others extremely dark and tense. The third part of the book and the ending didn't feel right for me, I thought the sisters would be smarter than they were. Overall though I enjoyed the read