What an amazing book. I have read all of Robyn Harding’s books and I have to say The Perfect Family is my favourite. It turns out that Thomas and Vivian Alder and their two children Tarryn and Eli are anything but The Perfect family. They “only looked perfect. They had done horrible things. They kept horrible secrets.”

Both successful professionals,Thomas and Vivian live in a beautiful home in Portland Oregon with their two children, Eli 20 and Tarryn 17. They are a family that seem to have it all. But when their home is suddenly targeted and vandalized their perfect facade starts to crumble and their perfect world comes crashing down.

Robyn Harding has written another compelling masterpiece. I was pulled into the storyline within the first few pages. The Perfect Family is a fast paced engaging thriller. I was not able to put it down as I was so immersed in the lies and deceptions taking place that I had to keep reading til the end. Job well done Robyn Harding. I am hopeful that there will be a sequel based on the shocking ending of the story.

In this book you grow to like each member as they may be quite like yours. Did not expect some of the events but tied in well within the story and what can happen to a persons psych

Good job

I want to express my sincere thanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Ca for this utterly compelling ARC. The plot was bonkers but unputdownable and very entertaining. I neglected everything to read it one day. The writing was clear and concise and kept me in suspense throughout. All of the characters were flawed and unlikeable, but I was drawn into their emotional state and their fear.

The Adler family lives in a fine home with a well-manicured lawn and lovely yard in an affluent Portland, Oregan neighbourhood. They present themselves as a perfect family to others but it is all a facade dedicated to keeping up appearances. Thomas Adler, the husband and father, works in real estate. His wife, Viv, has her own home decorating company. Their son has dropped out of University, is estranged from his friends, and spends too much time in his room. He refuses to discuss why he will not return to University. The daughter, a senior in High School has become sullen and angry. She is skipping classes and secretly stays up late at night on her computer.

One day, their house is egged, and the harassment escalates to a smoke bomb, a fire endangering their home, an intruder who leaves a mutilated rat in their fridge, a wasps nest placed in their garbage bin, and other damaging or disgusting acts. The police dismiss all this as pranks played by naughty teenagers.

The Adler family has installed security cameras throughout their property, but they only capture shadowy, grainy images of hooded people trespassing in their yard. Family dynamics shift as they become increasingly fearful and suspicious. Both the mother and father conceal deep, dark secrets, not only from friends and co-workers but from each other. Due to hidden secrets and lies, it is probable that they all have accumulated enemies. As their children become more sullen and withdrawn, each family member has reason to believe they themselves may be the targets of the harassment. They brush off their own guilty feelings and begin to suspect and blame each other.

In addition to the damage to their home, there is now a lawsuit against them, online threats, and blackmail that they are unable to pay. It is possible that what started out as attacks by drunken teenaged pranksters has now added more dangerous enemies to the mix in order to avenge some perceived past wrongdoings.

The suspense is maintained throughout the book with many twists and revelations. The conclusion is shocking and satisfying. Recommended to readers who enjoy domestic thrillers with engaging but flawed characters. I was highly entertained.

I'm bless with amazing book recently here on NG. Robyn Harding write amazing thriller, domestic one, but good domestic one which isn't the case for every writer. Anyway, I like her character, her twist and her writing style as well which is very good for this kind of book. I will rad anything by her. If you don't know her yet, I highly recommend reading this book, or any book by her!

This is hands down the best thriller/suspense novel I’ve read so far this year, and it’ll take a lot to top it. It’s no secret Robyn Harding is one of my favourite authors, and The Perfect Family is the perfect (pardon the pun) reason why. At the top of her game, The Perfect Family is Robyn Harding’s latest novel that will keep you on the edge of your seat.. all the way to the final page. No spoilers.. but whoa that ending!!
If you love family dramas filled with secrets, lies and twists you didn’t see coming, look no further for your next read-it-in-a-day, juicy read!

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster Canada and Robyn Harding, I was thrilled to receive this ARC and absolutely loved every second of this novel!

I have read all of Robyn's books and loved them all. It was no surprise that I would love this one too.

This book is about the Adler Family, each of them hiding their own secrets and unravels through the deception and lies. This book is full of twists and turns and will leave you screaming on the inside more than once!

I enjoyed this book so much, I read it in one day!

Getting to read an early copy of Robyn Harding’s newest book really started my year off right! This book is about a family and each member has their own twisty, dark secret which leads to devastating consequences. There is nothing I love more then a great book about a dysfunctional family in the suburbs.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the advanced copy. All opinions in this review are my own

4 stars!
I really enjoyed this book by Robyn Harding. It was a quick read and kept you wanting to know more throughout the whole book!
It’s about a family with twisty secrets and someone playing dangerous pranks on their family. One thing I really liked about it was it was told my the different family members. I have read books like that in the past, but these chapters were short and each one gave away a little more into each of their secrets and troubles. It’s told in four different characters, the mom, dad and two children.
Most of the time I can usually predict or suspect what the ending will be, but I had no idea which made me really enjoy it!

This book kept me guessing and wondering. So much going on keeps you interested. And the family just draws you into all their characters.
I could not put this book down. Had all the feels of a great thriller. And the ending oh my..

Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book.

The book was good.

The family are very unlikable at first but they grow on you in the end

This is a modern day thriller book about how people are not always what they seemed even your own family

Robyn Harding does it again. The Perfect Family does not disappoint. Viv Adler has a gift when it comes to design and staging homes. .The Adler family, too, has been staged. Although on the surface they appear to be the perfect family, their secrets start to unravel and imperfections surface.
I read it cover to cover the day I received it.
Thank you to NetGalley and Simon&Schuster Canada for the opportunity to receive and read this ARC.

The perfect family follows a family through their secrets. While they are being tormented and continually vandalized.
I really like the way this is written , revealing small snippets of their secrets in every chapter leaving you engaged and wanting more. The anticipation of finding out why everything is happening to them grows with every new insight into one of their lives. The process in finding out who the tormentor was I found pretty unique. I didn’t love the way it ended, but overall a good read, and I look forward to reading more by Robyn Harding

The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding is another compulsively readable thriller that will have you completely under its spell from the word go. Ms Harding's abilility to weave together a character-driven plot that will keep you guessing until the very end is unmatched, and I devoured this latest offering.

Viv and Thomas Adler are a couple who strive to always keep up outward appearances. They share two children, Eli and Tarryn, who both bring the shady to the idyllic domestic tableau that their parents have worked so hard to achieve. When the family become victims of harassment and threats, each member begins to wonder if they, in fact, are the intended target of the abuse. It seems that the Adlers are each hiding secrets from each other, and someone is about to call them on it.

I was gripped by this story from the very start. Ms Harding has an undeniable knack for creating characters whose actions are unsavoury, while at the same time remaining immensely relatable in their flawed humanity. 4.5 stars Recommended.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for an ARC of this title.