I recently found Dandy Smith. Her latest book, The Wrong Daughter, was a great read. It was a page turning thriller.

Since it’s only the third book ever written the author, it’s a very strong thriller. Some things were possible to guess, but others did surprise me. The red herrings were quite good. I only wish the incest and pedophilia were not part of the story line. If I were a writer, I would leave children out of crime books because it’s nothing positive about it.

I was annoyed with some parts and sometimes with the main character but over all it made me want to read more of Dandy Smith.

The last question was if this book was published in February 2024 why it’s on the NetGalley now? Maybe the publisher meant to upload the new release “The Wedding Vow” instead?

Thanks NetGalley for a free copy in exchange of an honest review.

this was a good psychological thriller! It had a lot of twists and turns, and it really made me tense while reading and waiting to find out the ending of this book! i think it was a little bit predictable, but it was still really good!!

Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

Great book, I honestly thought I’d cracked it and knew where it was going but I was so wrong. I loved the writing style and the plot was great and the twists were engaging

The Wrong Daughter keeps you guessing throughout the book. After Olivia is kidnapped, she suddenly returns home on an anniversary of her kidnapping. Her sister, Caitlin, begins to have doubts, why won’’t Olivia talk about her abductor and why is she forgetting things she should know? Caitlin has worked hard to be the perfect daughter and create a happy life for herself , but her sister coming home starts to unravel her perfect life. Will the truth come out before Caitlin loses everything?

I listened to the audiobook and loved the narrators. The plot of this book is so interesting and, for the most part, I enjoyed it. There is, however, a storyline which is pretty disturbing (think Flowers in the Attic) and not germane to the overall plot.

Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Wrong Daughter, by Dandy Smith, is a dark and disturbing story. It’s important to note a trigger warning for incest, which I was unaware of when I began this book. The main storyline centers on Caitlin, who was 13 years old when her 16 year old sister Olivia was abducted in front of her from their home. It’s many years later when Olivia reappears in their childhood home to the delight of their parents. Caitlin senses something is very wrong. In another storyline, Elinor lives in a mansion with her brother Heath and a visiting uncle. Eventually these two narratives connect, but not in the way it seems. This unsettling yet foreboding story will not be for everyone. Many readers will enjoy the detailed descriptions provided by the author. With thanks to Netgalley and Kensington Publishing for providing me with this book. My opinions are my own.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC. This book really caught my attention and held it throughout the whole book. I think it was written well enough to keep interest and leave the reader never 100% certain of what was going on but also as a reader, I had a pretty good guess as to what was happening. The story does involve incest, kidnapping, betrayal, and Stockholm syndrome so there are some parts where you are shocked by what you are reading.

Really enjoyed this read! It’s about two sisters and one gets kidnapped at a young age. Follows the sister that is left behind.

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.

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!