Two daughters are left alone while their parents go to a dinner party. The oldest daughter is abducted and the youngest struggles with guilt until her sister returns 10 years later. But is she really her sister? I enjoyed the suspenseful storytelling

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒍𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝑵𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆.

The synopsis sounded intriguing, so I grabbed this title, never expecting the choke hold it would have on me! Caitlin and Olivia's parents leave them to go to a dinner party, and both girls are thrilled at the prospect of being allowed to stay home alone for the first time. The prologue was absolutely heartbreaking as it recounts all the little details the sisters shared from the POV of an omniscient narrator, knowing that this was the last night of happiness the girls would ever have. When Caitlin is awoken from her sleep and sees a masked man with her older sister, she is frozen in fear. When their parents return, they find Caitlin nearly catatonic with fear.

Sixteen years later, the last thing Caitlin ever thought she would hear is her father's voice summoning her home because Olivia has returned. But Caitlin would know her sister anywhere with those glacial blue eyes and hair the color of honey--it's her. But Olivia dodges questions about her captor, her escape, and most importantly, what happened to her in that long absence. Slowly, Caitlin begins to realize that some details just aren't adding up.

Meanwhile, there is a dual plot line that initially was truly bizarre, lending an almost Gothic, V.C. Andrews vibe to the story. I wasn't sure of its importance, but I trusted that it would come together, and it did. Dear Lord, what a twist! Thank you so much to NetGalley and Kensington Books for this early read. At the time this review was written, this title was expected to publish on August 26, 2025.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!

This was a good one! I really enjoyed this book. I had a hard time putting this one down. I really enjoyed the writing style and the characters chemistry was great. This was a first for me by this author but will not be my last!

When Caitlin and Olivia’s parents go to a dinner party, the young girls are excited to have the house to themselves. The day is perfect, but their time together turns into a nightmare when a masked man enters the house and snatches Olivia away into the night. It appears Olivia is gone forever, her fate unknown. Until, over ten years later, Olivia returns.

“The Wrong Daughter” follows two separate storylines - that of Caitlin and Olivia, as well as the story of Elinor and Heath, another set of siblings living a bizarre, mysterious life with their uncle.

The chapters told from different points of view, plot twists, and unreliable narrators make for a compelling read. Highly recommended for mystery and psychological thriller readers!