THE UNWELCOME GUEST

SYNOPSIS

SHE HAD THE PERFECT MARRIAGE. UNTIL HER MOTHER-IN-LAW MOVED IN…

Saffron vowed to love Miles no matter what life threw at them both. But when her mother-in-law moves into their happy family home, Saffron’s shiny life begins to tarnish.

Even as Caprice’s barbed comments turn to something more sinister, Saffron hopes the new nanny’s arrival will shield her from the worst of it. She’s starting to feel paranoid in her own home.

Little does she realise that Caprice longs for a new daughter-in-law – and she’ll do anything to make that happen…

Title: The unwelcome guest

Author: Amanda Robson

Publisher: Avon

Publication date: August 19, 2021

REVIEW

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

No one does bonkers like Amanda Robson. Period. I discovered her last year with My Darling and immediately became a fan. That one was totally insane and while The Unwelcome Guest didn’t reach that level of craziness it was still a really enjoyable read.

I’m sure if you asked a large group of people who would they consider the most undesirable guest more than half would say their mother-in-law. Although in this case the most appropriate term would be monster-in-law, cause Caprice is the mother-in-law from hell! She’s quite a handful! And if you don’t believe me ask Saffron, her long suffering daughter-in-law (she’s not a saint either!). And as it happens in every battle, it can only remain one. Who will win this war?

I love to read these mother/daughter-in-law hate stories and all the crazy things they do to one another cause I always think they’re no that far from reality.

Told through lots of POVs (I think there were 5), it works really well in portraying the really toxic environment inside that house. The characters have different levels of unlikeability but at the same time you can’t help but root for some of them. Things didn’t stop happening during the whole story but I felt some conflicts were resolved way too quickly.

The changing POVs, sometimes in the same paragraph, made it a bit confusing at times and called for some re-reading. I don’t know if it was just an ARC issue or it was the same in the finished version.

Overall, a really fun and OTT story with some crazy characters, especially Caprice, that made a fantastic beach read.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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