Hallie had a rough upbringing. Her mom had issues with substance abuse, and she never knew her father. Her mom passed away and Hallie had to go through the foster system. One day her life is changed when she finds out through a DNA company that they found her father. 

Everyone wants to be part of something and find a family that loves and supports them. This story tells you to be careful what you wish for. Hallie enters her new family and learns everything is not how it seems. Her new family has many secrets that circle around a missing person who is found dead.

I liked this book a lot but I did find the pacing to be a little all over the place. When this book was at its best it was impossible to put down. It wasn’t as much of a “thriller” as I originally expected, but that’s not a bad thing. I liked how this story wrapped up and I would definitely recommend this one.

This is extremely addicting. Full disclosure I read it as an Ebook before I listened to it. When I read it I gave it a lot more ominous tones and made folks seem a lot more sketchy. In the audiobook they seem kind and relatable. It is just another way that listening is a whole other experience for the same book. I love that.
Our girl lost her mom young and did time in foster care and lockup. She is protective and has a temper. She is also broke and really wants to meet her dad.
She gets a match on a DNA website, they meet, and they click! It seems perfect. She goes for a two week visit and works for him for free as his daughter but then crazy things start to happen.
It was really good! I loved the narration even if it was different from how I interpreted it in my head. The ending was perfect!

The Wrong Family was closer to a 2.5 but I'm rounding up because Ellery A. Kane at least kept me listening, versus a DNF.

I expected something entirely different from this book. Goodreads lists it as a Thriller, Netgalley lists it as General Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, I list it as Young Adult. I actually paused my listen to check the category because, like Hot Girl Summer, I'm currently living No Young Adult Summer and was disappointed in the tone and language of the book. It kind of felt like a very extended Scooby Doo episode, including the word caper at one point to describe the "mystery" main character Hallie found herself living in.

Not knowing her dad, orphaned by mom's death, Hallie was desperate to find her father Robert Thompson. She sent letters to all the men she could find by that name, and, honestly, the replies to her correspondences interspersed throughout the book were my favorite parts.

I didn't like Hallie, I didn't like her found family, I didn't appreciate the publisher description which promised me a thriller.......

I sped this up 10 1.75 normal audio narration, and now it's over. If you want a young adult kinda-thriller, give this one a go.

3.75⭐️

Hallie has been searching far and wide for the father she never knew. Raised by her addict mother until her untimely death when Hallie was still a child, Hallie then found herself in the foster system. Having been given every disadvantage so far in life, imagine her elation when, not only does her search for her father finally bear fruit, but he immediately welcomes her into his family and his very nice home.

But things may not be quite as they at first seem. Suddenly, Hallie finds herself thrust into danger. What’s the truth? And who can she trust?

This was an entertaining enough if not highly suspenseful tale. I listened through the audiobook in one sitting, and I was engaged in the story if not completely enthralled.

Madeline Pell did a decent job narrating the audiobook.

Thank you Ellery Kane, Dreamscape Select, and NetGalley for providing this ALC for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.