Synopsis: A story about the ultimate in-laws from hell, this book shows what can happen when your life spirals out of your control. Scientist Elliot gets caught up in a whirlwind romance with Gemma. It is not long before they are married and comfortably settled in his house. However, this comfortable life is wrenched from his grasp when Gemma asks if her family can come to stay.
Gemma’s parents and reclusive sister soon become increasingly comfortable in Elliot’s house. As two-weeks become more and more, it grows clear that they have no intention of leaving. If Elliot wants to take back his life, he has to better understand Gemma’s relationship with her parents, and why it is that they are so secretive about their past. However, uncovering these secrets come with a cost, and as the mysterious incidents grow more frequent and severe, he must decide how far he is willing to go to regain control of his life.
Review: This story was an exciting read, the writing style is highly effective and, boy, does it get under your skin. The actions of the in-laws were driving me mad with frustration and I could really sympathise with Elliot at times.
However, whilst the book was gripping and easy to read, there was too much time spent in the middle of the story building up tension but with nothing much actually happening. You knew it was building to something, but it felt like it took too long to get there. Having Elliot’s plans to regain control of his life get repeatedly thwarted started off as engaging but went on for so long with nothing else being learned that it eventually lost some of the impact.
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