I found the blurb for this book intriguing and requested it, I'm glad I did as it kept me gripped to the end. Joy is the one holding the family together and manipulates and tells them especially Clare what they need to hear to achieve it. The ending wasn't what I expected, I had a few different ideas to what was going to happen and I didn't come close. I would definitely recommend reading this book and would like to thank the publishers and netgalley for letting me have the book to review and the opinions expressed are entirely my own views and are completely unbiased

I have to say a juicy domestic thriller is my all time favourite genre, I love nothing more than the drama and dynamics that can unfold between a family as well as secrets, betrayal and deception.

Claire alongside her husband Dan and their three children go on their yearly vacation with Dan's parents, This year is extra special as Joy and Bob are retiring and Dan is due to take over the family run business, Claire is really looking forward to relaxing on their holiday in Italy and celebrating her inlaws retirement and is also hoping to get her rocky marriage with Dan back on track. Their long awaited holiday is soon turned pear shaped when Dans brother Jamie joins them on the trip and to their surprise he brings along a bombshell beauty named Ella who is infact his new wife after eloping together days before in Italy.
From the get go Ella is instantly hostile and rude towards Claire, throwing sneaky insults and sly digs when no one else is around, flirting with Claires husband Dan and also undermining Claire in front of the family, Claire can't understand what Ellas problem is and why she is being so hostile, after all Claire has done nothing wrong to hurt Ella and has no secrets....

Or does she?

I really enjoyed and adored the way this rollercoaster of a thriller unfolded the tension built up until an explosion of a finale I couldn't foresee happening! I had to pick my jaw firmly up from the floor when I sadly finished this fantastic novel, I started reading it on Friday night and couldn't take myself away from it until the wee small hours.
I was captivated from start until finish and enjoyed how realistic the plot felt.

A big thank you to netgalley for a copy of this fantastic book in exchange for my honest review and opinion.

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Special thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing me with Arc and this is the third book in raw they send to me and i appreciate that.
This novel is so good, twisty and fast reading to me, i can't put it down.It's well written and i enjoyed it, this is the first novel to me by Sue Waston but not will be the last.
I hate Ella character so hard, she is a frivolous and foolish , she has no sense of responsibility, she represents most of the girls of this generation who have an unreasonable obsession with social media and the desire to bring in money by exploiting others naivety but i know she is psychologically ill and this makes me forgive her.
I loved Clare character so much , she is smart , brave and don't want to put her head in sand and continue this mesrable life, she know how to play tricks with Ella, i loved the way she love her children so much.
I hated Dan character so much , he is disgusting and pathetic and mummy boy and i swear to god that i know that Ella dead sister will be one of his mistresses.
Bob character is surprised me specially in the last chapters.
The cover is amazing, i always love water as a sea or a pool, anything that related to water admire me.

What a fantastic book , very well written and interesting family dynamics . Great setting location on the coast of Italy and you could almost feel the heat radiating through . Great twists and turns just how I love it . This is my favourite Sue Watson book to date . Fast becoming one of my favourite authors .

This book is about a stranger coming into the established family unit of the Taylors, and how it upends the summer vacation. Additionally, it sets the stage for the conflict between Ella and Clare.

What worked for this book was how at first, it looked like the characters were these ideal characters but then as the book developed, we found that they were not as they seemed. It created an intriguing characterization of them. Additionally, I do like how the storyline included the problems of our current society and how it reacts to situations.

Although the book had a strong storyline, what could have made it even more intriguing is having a point of view from multiple characters, creating an insight without giving away the ending and really understanding the characters.

Overall, it was a good read, and the set up of the storyline and setting makes for an interesting one.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC.

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Not bad! I really enjoyed reading how this story unfolded. I’m not sure it was “utterly gripping” (book marketing: can you all stop with that phrase? It’s incredibly overused) but it sure was entertaining.

I think most seasoned readers of this genre will figure out Clare’s secret early on, but I don’t think that’s necessarily bad. I think the “why and how” are more important than the “what” in this case. My favorite part of the book was the setting; great idea!! It was a nice escape.

Wow!!! Where to begin?! First and foremost, this was a book that I loved reading from the very first page. There was never a dull patch or time when I was ready to put the book down. I’m so thankful to NetGalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read this book in advance.
As an avid reader in this genre, I had my suspicions from the beginning but somehow, this author found a way to drop my jaw anyway, which I LOVED!!!
There were some parts that made me cringe and I wanted to yell at the protagonist but I guess that’s what makes for even better reading, right?
I didn’t want the book to end and I even went back and read the last 50 pages again today just to enjoy the revelations!
This was my first time reading a book by Sue Watson but now I want to read everything she’s written.
I very highly recommend The Sister-In-Law if you want to be intrigued, on the edge of your seat, and captivated!

This is a quick read. Initially it felt like more of a beach read than a thriller. I could figure out pretty early on what Clare’s secret was so there wasn’t much of a ‘plot twist’ moment when it was revealed around the 60% mark in the book. However that is where I was wrong. The next 40% is where the action is and where the plot twist does come up. The who, the why, the how are surprising. It’s for this part that you must read the book. The family is a very dysfunctional and Ella was extremely unlikable. She fits the typical ‘bitch’ mold and seems very vengeful and annoying. In fact at times she is so rude that I’m surprised that no one actually says so to Jamie or her! Dan seems like a spineless misogynistic character and Jamie like a baby of the family who never grew up. Clare is too weak for her own good and Joy is the matriarch trying to hold everyone together. She also seems very manipulative. Bob is just feckless. I had a problem with a lot of the things Joy said and did but I also had a problem with Clare. She figured out how manipulative Joy could be yet he wants to stay in touch for child care and advice??! Why would you want advice from a person like her? I have to say as you read along you slowly start seeing a different side to some of the characters and that is very enjoyable to read and discover. I initially rated this book a 3 but as I read along to the end I upgraded it to a 4. Sue Watson has written another good book and you should definitely pick it up

Thanks to NetGalley, publisher and author for kindly giving me a copy of this book, in exchange for my review. This book had me glued from beginning to end. The story was incredibly engaging and addictive. This was an exceptional thriller, just the way I like them! I loved the story and the narration style. I look forward to more books from this super talented author! What a complicated character Joy was. She was my favorite character in this story.

Everything from the cover to the synopsis had me hooked for this psychological thriller and knew I had to pick it up.

This was the first thriller that I've read that wasn't set in the UK or US and the Italian summer setting was absolutely divine, what a juxtaposition considering the chilling story-line.

Such a fast read like most thrillers so certainly did not disappoint. The characters and plot were superb, would highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for approving me for this arc in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this psychological thriller. It had me hooked right from the start. It was really well written and the tension steadily built page by page.

I admire authors. I think it's great how they can take you on a captivating journey with their stories.

I love this author's chicklit books and I love her thrillers and even though these two genres are a world apart, they fit her both like a glove. Every book by her hand are a perfect excuse to shut everything else that is going on on this planet out.

Clare is a strong woman. She has been put down more than once. She tries to please and forgive everyone even if she felt it was not right to do so, but family has to stick together and remain a family, no matter what. Enough is enough though! Why is this new kid on the block behaving like she does? Clare is determined to fight back this time, but who is she up against...?

I just adored this book. It's one you don't want to put down, but you don't want it to end either. It's one where you fall in the author's trap and believe exactely what she wants you to believe to be punched in the face afterwards with the revelations. And then you give yourself a facepalm for not seeing it earlier. ;).

Brilliant! 5 stars.

Thank you, Sue Watson and Bookouture

The Sister In-Law by Sue Watson is yer another AWESOME psychological thriller by Watson! I love all of her thriller books. The Sister In-Law has my nerves going multiple times, many times I actually had to set the book down for a moment. It hits all of the good nerves, made my blood boil at times too! I highly recommend this book!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Net Galley and Bookouture for an early release of this Fantastic book! This is an example of a psychological book, it had me going in ALL directions. I LOVED the characters, plot and ending. This was a perfect book to read in front of a fire on a rainy day. Thank you Sue Watson.

I very much enjoyed this novel, with its wonderful cast of characters and gorgeous prose. The storyline was engaging and flowed seamlessly.
Highly recommended!

The Sister-in-Law by Sue Watson is yet another gripping domestic thriller from this incomparable author. This one pulled me in and held me captive from the very start. Recommended as the perfect escape from these uncertain and stressful days.

Clare is set to enjoy a holiday in Italy with her husband, Dan, their three children, and her in-laws, when Dan's brother Jamie arrives with an unexpected guest, his new wife Ella. Clare is immediately wary of this surprise interloper, who causes escalating ripples through the Taylor family dynamic. No one, however, seems as bothered by the new family member as Clare. Is she simply feeling usurped by the young and attractive Ella, or has she recognized something in Jamie's new wife that the rest of the family refuse to acknowledge?

This one is twisty, compulsively readable, and another sure hit for an author who should certainly occupy a place on your must read list.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC.

Clare, husband Dan, and their 3 children are spending the summer holidays on the Amalfi Coast, with her in-laws as usual. Her mother in law Joy loves having the whole family together and is delighted to see youngest son, Jamie arrive, despite him having unexpectedly turned up with a new, young wife.

A good read, many twists and turns, with an ending I didn’t see coming. Well written, description of the location is really good, made me long to be somewhere similar. The only thing for me was that none of the characters were very likeable, I wanted to shout at them to get a grip at times, but was interested enough to keep reading to the end, I would certainly look for other books by this author

Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

I didn't see the twist coming in this book which is always good. I didn't like many of the characters, apart from perhaps Jamie, who we didn't get to see much of, so perhaps that's why I liked him! The story felt uncomfortable at times, but I think that was the intention. Overall, a good read.

This was a great , entertaining read for me . Would make a fantastic beach read if we were allowed to go , instead make yourself a cuppa , put your feet up and escape to the beautiful Amalfi coast . Clare and her family are on their annual holiday with Dan her husbands family . They are trying to mend a marriage and have some quality time , that is until Jamie turns up with his new glamorous wife Ella . Ella instantly takes a massive dislike to Clare and is quick to tell Claire that Jamie has told her , her deepest darkest secret . Ella is like a pantomime villain ., with two faces . I read this in an afternoon and even though I guessed most of what was coming it made it no less enjoyable

I loved being transported to Italy in this gripping psychological thriller. Where better to set a story? It gave some much needed warmth to a story that will send shivers down your spine.

Clare’s family holiday looks set to be like every other year and she is looking forward to relaxing whilst hopefully patching up her marriage. This is a close family who do everything together. At times it felt quite suffocating and Clare is a better woman than I am as I could feel my blood boiling at times.

Ella, you have to read and get to know this character to understand my pure dislike of her. Clare is slightly taken aback when she firsts meet Ella but then looks forward to having an ally. It doesn’t take long to realise that Ella is far from being that. She knows a secret about Clare and I was desperate to know just what.

When Ella arrives, the story takes a sudden turn. Things become a whole lot more interesting with her around and I was literally on the edge of my seat waiting for the fun and games to begin. The story gets tenser so that at times it is almost electrifying. I could hardly control myself in my desperation to discover what secrets were being hidden.

The Sister In Law is an enthralling page turner that I defy anyone to try and put down. The author sets the scene, drawing you into the surroundings making you feel almost part of the story. She captured my mind, sending it into a whirl wind of the whys and who. The revelations were both mesmerising and shocking and make for a totally addictive read.