Welcome to the Family

De: Cathryn Grant

Narrado por: Madeline Pell, Chris Ragland, Lauryn Allman

An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist

They invited me in. They shouldn’t have…

I knew the moment I met Daniel that I would marry him. As I meet his family for the first time, I say a silent prayer. It’s important that I make a good impression… and that they don’t discover why I’m really there.

Over a lavish family dinner, I take in their tight-lipped smiles. His mother watches my every move, his brother flirts dangerously with me and his sister maintains her thunderous expression as she carefully avoids any questions about the family. I can tell they’re all hiding something from me. And little do they know, I already know what it is.

You see, I’m not the only girl Daniel and his brother Elliott have brought back to meet their mother. Those other girls all disappeared. But I intend to make it out alive.

I’m going to uncover the secrets this perfect family home holds. And they’re going to regret ever welcoming me to the family.

Fans of The Housemaid, The Perfect Marriage and Gone Girl will absolutely love this addictive book packed with nail-biting tension and jaw-dropping twists.

©2025 Cathryn Grant (P)2025 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

The story has a good premise however

This book was a real struggle to get through. The characters felt flat and one-dimensional, often coming across as more annoying than engaging. The pacing dragged, and by the second half, the story started to feel repetitive, almost as if I was reading the first half all over again. The protagonist, in particular, was frustrating—constantly making poor decisions and spending more time whining than growing.

I pushed myself to continue past the first third, but it never improved. The lack of depth in both character development and plot made it hard to stay invested, and some of the timeline choices and decisions within the story were not only unrealistic but downright nonsensical. Overall, this book lacked the depth, creativity, and momentum needed to keep me engaged.