Loved this! Who doesn't love to read about a despicable, dysfunctional uber-wealthy family. An elderly man's grown adult children are on a mission to stop him from marrying his MUCH younger nurse. This enjoyable treat had red herrings and twists I didn't see coming. Couldn't put it down!

Which one of the Shropshires is the biggest opportunist and liar?

The choices are Kelly, Martin, Alana, Teddy, and Ed - the father.

What will they do to keep their father's fortune when Kelly the 28-year-old nurse to their father is going to marry him? They know she only wants his money.

We meet all these characters on Ed Shropshire's West Coast Island retreat and ponder about which character is more devious than the other.

THE OPPORTUNIST is a bit confusing as it goes back and forth in time, but the wicked characters don't change in either time frame.

There unfortunately are some disturbing, shocking things revealed about a few of the characters that I never saw coming but are the "meat" and reason for what happens.

Could we say the worst "character" is money - the root of all evil?

I say yes, but I also picked out a character that I thought was the worst.

They all are despicable, but there was one in particular for me.

As the book came to a close, another surprise popped up, and I had to change my mind.

I will be curious which character you will choose as the most devious and cunning when you read this book. 4/5

This book was given to me by the publisher via Net Galley for an honest review.

Hooked from the beginning. Reminded me a lot of HBO’s Succession, and had a twist as satisfying as Feeney’s Rock, Paper, Scissors.

I did not love one of the reveals - made me sick to my stomach, but it fit within the plot and moved everything along.

Alana is a smart and sympathetic character and found her motives and actions exciting and at times relatable. The rest of the gang were little shits, but I enjoyed watching Alana face up against them. Gave an extra star for not being able to put this one down.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley. I couldn’t put the book down a suspenseful psychological thriller book with lots of plot twists up until the end of the book. The book kept you guessing up until the end.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, from Harlequin Trade Publishing and #NetGalley. Thank you for the opportunity to preview and review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Well drawn characters, just the right amount of suspense and thrill.

I am so grateful that I’ve read several awesome books in a row! The last was The Opportunist by Elyse Friedman and I loved it!

Clever and well-written, the story had me hooked from the first page until the satisfying end.

When Alana Shropshire’s seventy-six-year-old father, Ed, starts dating Kelly, his twenty-eight-year-old nurse, a flurry of messages arrive from Alana’s brothers, urging her to help “protect Dad” from the young interloper. Alana knows that what Teddy and Martin really want to protect is their father’s fortune, and she tells them she couldn’t care less about the May–December romance. Long estranged from her privileged family, Alana, a hardworking single mom, has more important things to worry about.

But when Ed and Kelly’s wedding is announced, Teddy and Martin kick into hyperdrive and persuade Alana to fly to their father’s West Coast island retreat to perform one simple task in their plan to make the gold digger go away. Kelly, however, proves a lot more wily than expected, and Alana becomes entangled in an increasingly dangerous scheme full of secrets and surprises. Just how far will her siblings go to retain control?

Put this on your TO BE READ list right now, pre-order it, or write it down somewhere because you will definitely want to read this novel.

This book comes out in December!

Holy twists and turns!

I loved this book so much that I found myself thinking about when I wasn't devouring it. If you love books about nasty, unpredictable family dynamics, this will be a winner for you.

Up is down, left is right and all of it fit together stunningly, particularly the ending which is spectacularly satisfying.

Thank you to MIRA for gifting me a copy. It is my pleasure to write an honest review.

If I’d known there would be so many ‘red herrings’, I would have brought a fishing pole. The author did an excellent job of entertaining by making me guess and guess again about characters and the conclusion.

Elyse Friedman tells a great story in her new book, The Opportunist. I engaged this story about a really dysfunctional group of people. This was a tricky one to figure out. I didn’t guess the ending which is always a plus. I loved he twists and turns and the crazy family dynamics. Many thanks to to NetGalley and to MIRA for the advanced reader copy.

This was an addicting read. I love a book where I flip flop in my opinions of the characters. Never ever did I suspect Alana and Kelly had a connection. Maybe there were breadcrumbs dropped, but I missed them. I would def read another title by this author.