Such a Beautiful Family
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Summary
A riveting novel of psychological suspense about perfect lives and hidden secrets by New York Times bestselling author T。R。 Ragan。
Nora Harmon has a lot to be thankful for: two great kids， a stable marriage， and now， a dream career。 Software consultant Jane Bell wants Nora on her team。 She’s offering a fantastic salary， flexible hours， and a chance to travel the world。 It sounds too good to be true， but Jane won’t take no for an answer。
Jane acts more like a friend than a boss， and Nora’s personal and professional boundaries begin to blur。 Jane is smitten with Nora’s perfect family—particularly her daughter—and far too attentive to Nora’s husband。 Nora can’t help but feel insecure and unsettled。
Maybe Jane is everything she says she is: a lonely woman in need of feeling the love of a kind and decent family。 Maybe Nora is just being paranoid。
Maybe not
Nora Harmon has a lot to be thankful for: two great kids， a stable marriage， and now， a dream career。 Software consultant Jane Bell wants Nora on her team。 She’s offering a fantastic salary， flexible hours， and a chance to travel the world。 It sounds too good to be true， but Jane won’t take no for an answer。
Jane acts more like a friend than a boss， and Nora’s personal and professional boundaries begin to blur。 Jane is smitten with Nora’s perfect family—particularly her daughter—and far too attentive to Nora’s husband。 Nora can’t help but feel insecure and unsettled。
Maybe Jane is everything she says she is: a lonely woman in need of feeling the love of a kind and decent family。 Maybe Nora is just being paranoid。
Maybe not
Reviews
Brian
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People can't be as stupid as this family is。 Did this book have an editor？ Not a bad read just bugs me how people act in books that would never happen irl People can't be as stupid as this family is。 Did this book have an editor？ Not a bad read just bugs me how people act in books that would never happen irl 。。。more
Marie
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Another great oneSuspense all the way & great characters。 Look forward to to more。 T r Fagan very disappoints。 Love her books
Rachael
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Fast read， but predictable and frustrating。 The characters were so blind to what was clearly in front of them。 I found myself skimming to find when it unfolded because I knew what was going to happen。 Rushed and over the top ending。 Two stars because I would have loved the family outside of the conflict， and also for Trevor and Tank。 Definitely the best characters。
zasou。reads
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Jane Bell wants Nora on her team in her soaring business as a software consultant。 Nora's husband， David， convinces her it's the right choice to make， but she hesitates before accepting， because it all sounds too good to be true。 And you know what they say about things that seem too good to be true。。。I guessed the entire plot by 15% of the book。 It made the characters seem kinda stupid for not figuring it out sooner。 The writing is simple， it's a quick read， but please suspend your disbelief bef Jane Bell wants Nora on her team in her soaring business as a software consultant。 Nora's husband， David， convinces her it's the right choice to make， but she hesitates before accepting， because it all sounds too good to be true。 And you know what they say about things that seem too good to be true。。。I guessed the entire plot by 15% of the book。 It made the characters seem kinda stupid for not figuring it out sooner。 The writing is simple， it's a quick read， but please suspend your disbelief before getting into this as it is very far-fetched。I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Dee Kendall
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Holy cow！ This book was amazing！ I started out not thinking it was going to be not that great， it seemed too obvious。 I was totally wrong， I could not put it down！ The storyline， the characters both totally amazing。 Thanks to netgalley， the publisher and the author for the chance to read this advanced copy。
Dorothy Schaefer
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Great Book Another great book by TR Ragan I have read quite a number of books by her and I highly recommend this book to everyone Dorothy Schaefer
Lori L （She Treads Softly）
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Such a Beautiful Family by T。R。 Ragan is a highly recommended psychological thriller。Nora and David Harmon are happily married and the parents of two children， a 15-year-old daughter， Hailey; and a 13-year-old son， Trevor。 Sure， they have a few issues but they all love and support each other。 When Jane Bell， the owner of a software company， starts contacting and courting Nora to come and work for her company， it seems too good to be true。 Nora is reluctant but decides to accept the offer。 She li Such a Beautiful Family by T。R。 Ragan is a highly recommended psychological thriller。Nora and David Harmon are happily married and the parents of two children， a 15-year-old daughter， Hailey; and a 13-year-old son， Trevor。 Sure， they have a few issues but they all love and support each other。 When Jane Bell， the owner of a software company， starts contacting and courting Nora to come and work for her company， it seems too good to be true。 Nora is reluctant but decides to accept the offer。 She likes the job and Jane， who is aggressively pursuing a friendship with Nora and her family。 But Jane is overstepping all sorts of personal boundaries and inserting herself into Nora's home life。 Is she simply lonely or is something more nefarious in the works。First things first， start the novel knowing that you need to suspend disbelief right at the start。 Once most people had an employer trying to be a friend and a part of your family daily， they would set some firm boundaries very quickly and perhaps even leaving the job asap。 Even the most open-minded and accepting couples would put an end to Jane's behavior。 Once you set the disbelief aside， this is a well-written thriller that moves at a rapid pace and is entertaining throughout。 The fast pace helps keep your focus on the narrative and overlook some of the more improbable events in the plot。There isn't a great deal of character development among the cast， with the exceptions being Nora and Trevor。 They are are likable and portrayed as realistic individuals with depth。 David is a bit too milquetoast to be believable as he never tells Jane to back off and go home。 Hailey is a typical teen impressed by what Jane gives her。 But， set this lack aside because the focus is on figuring out what Jane's end game is and using good sense to tell her to back off would make for a short plot。Such a Beautiful Family is a page turner that held my attention throughout because it is fast-paced with short chapters and keeps moving relentlessly to the end。 The ending is exciting and worth overlooking any flaws to get there。 Disclosure: My review copy was courtesy of Thomas & Mercer via NetGalley。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2022/1。。。 。。。more
Ranjini Shankar
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I’m new to this author but unfortunately this book felt a bit like amateur hour。 The writing was simplistic， the plot boring， and the characters all mind numbingly terrible at making decisions。 The story follows Nora who is given a job offer of a lifetime by a woman named Jane。 However Jane borders on being obsessed with her family and Nora is starting to get creeped out。 Is there more to Jane than she realized？The prologue does open with a bang but there’s nothing after。 My biggest issue is Nor I’m new to this author but unfortunately this book felt a bit like amateur hour。 The writing was simplistic， the plot boring， and the characters all mind numbingly terrible at making decisions。 The story follows Nora who is given a job offer of a lifetime by a woman named Jane。 However Jane borders on being obsessed with her family and Nora is starting to get creeped out。 Is there more to Jane than she realized？The prologue does open with a bang but there’s nothing after。 My biggest issue is Nora’s utterly idiotic husband。 My husband would have gone screaming in the other direction if my boss started coming over and cooking dinner for him or showing up if I was out of town。 It takes a special kind of stupid to ignore all those red flags。 That’s only the tip of the iceberg - if she wanted to take revenge why did she go months wooing Nora？ She could have killed her at any point earlier。 Why did her parents create so much secrecy over a throwaway point？ Why hadn’t Nora ever looked up what had happened？So many questions， so few answers。 So little motivation to even dig any further。 This book was definitely not for me。 。。。more
McBreakneck
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I’d seen some glowing reviews of this book， not an author I’ve read before so was eager to give it a go。 Nora has a happy family life， happily married， two children， you know something’s going to go wrong， or someone’s going to disrupt their balance。 Not a nanny， a housekeeper， a younger woman or an ex-wife… Nora lands her dream job， it seems perfect， apart from her （female） boss Jane。 Jane is a great character， a high achieving driven dragon at work， while lonely， clingy and insecure in her per I’d seen some glowing reviews of this book， not an author I’ve read before so was eager to give it a go。 Nora has a happy family life， happily married， two children， you know something’s going to go wrong， or someone’s going to disrupt their balance。 Not a nanny， a housekeeper， a younger woman or an ex-wife… Nora lands her dream job， it seems perfect， apart from her （female） boss Jane。 Jane is a great character， a high achieving driven dragon at work， while lonely， clingy and insecure in her personal life。 How will Nora cope with the pressures of her new job and her new boss / ‘best friend’ infringing on her family life？ There’s some nice humour especially in the marital strife as Jane starts cosying up to Nora’s husband Dave and the family。 It’s at the gentler， mild and clean end of the thriller spectrum， but it flows really nicely， is very structured and held my interest。Recommended if you enjoy the gentler domestic thrillers。 Thanks to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer 。。。more
Lynn
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This is the first book I have read by this author but it won’t be the last。 It had an enjoyable storyline with lots of twists and turns and some great characters。 It kept me hooked from start to finish and I read it in two sittings。 I am definitely going to look out for more of her books。
Ray Moon
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If It Is Too Good To Be True…The novel opens with a flashback of a young drunk coed at a Frat party with too much drugs and booze， and too many boys with grabby hands。 She calls a friend to pick her up。 When the friend arrives， she sees a guy she knew from high school who convinces her to drink a non-alcoholic drink。 While looking for her friend and is lead upstairs where there were more than drinking and other activities occurring。 She started to feel woozy。 Two boys grabbed her， but she broke If It Is Too Good To Be True…The novel opens with a flashback of a young drunk coed at a Frat party with too much drugs and booze， and too many boys with grabby hands。 She calls a friend to pick her up。 When the friend arrives， she sees a guy she knew from high school who convinces her to drink a non-alcoholic drink。 While looking for her friend and is lead upstairs where there were more than drinking and other activities occurring。 She started to feel woozy。 Two boys grabbed her， but she broke free and left to drive home。 Her starts to feel loopy。 Her eyelids began to feel heavy。 She wakes up to twin bright lights heading right for her。 Flash forward about twenty years and David and Nora Harmon are vacationing in Maui with their two children。 While checking into the hotel， she saw a man wearing a suit sitting in the lobby who locked eyes with her。 After returning to the Sacramento’s airport， she saw him again at the airport carousel。 She walked to where he was， but he had disappeared。 She saw him once more while she was driving。 He was parked as she drove by。 She parks a few spots up and walked to his car。 Before she arrived there， the man pulls out and drives away。 Shortly after returning she receives a very good job offer that she could not refuse。This novel is a psychological thriller and told mainly by Nora Harmon。 There are a few chapters narrated by her son， Trevor。 The main storyline focuses on Nora and her new boss， Jane Bell who offered Nora a position in Bell’s IT software firm with a significant pay raise， flexible hours， and no travel。 All three are significant incentives that helps her to spend more needed time with her family。 Quickly， only the first incentive remained。 Her new boss is very friendly with Nora and starts worms her way into Nora’s family。 More and more red flags appear， but Bell keeps explaining herself and apologizing， but her behavior continues and escalates。 I wondered along with the Nora’s character as to what is going to happen next and why。 This storyline keeps and maintains the tension on an edge。 My attention was focused on the main storyline。 The action aspect of the novel does appear as the novel reaches its conclusion。As with most psychological thrillers is that the main storyline revolves around a battle of minds and wills。 For the B-storyline is often darker and focus on emotional trauma。 In this novel both storylines are near inseparably combined。 Each relationship of Nora provides a different side of her personality。 The richest and most insightful are the relationships with her two children。 The B-storylines threads complemented beautifully the main storyline。 My reading enjoyment was enhanced by both storylines。 Normally， I require a novel to actively capture my attention。 This did not grab my attention， but I discovered that this novel slowly had bound my interest just as strongly as the other method。As for the aspects of the novel that some readers find objectionable vulgar， rude， and impious language should not be one as they are very minimal in this novel。 There is some violence at the end of the novel， and it is described in the more edgy as it occurs but is used to keep the suspense level high as the novel is concluding。 Lastly， there are not any intimate scenes。I only found one aspect that did not enhance my reading enjoyment。 The cat-and-mouse aspect of Nora and Jane relationship started to drag out， but the tension kept escalating and the circumstances changing so the novel did not become repetitive。 On the plus side， I really enjoyed the relationship between Nora and her son， Trevor。 On the border of the two， the husband’s reactions were not what I would expect in some aspects， if they were， the story would be over much shorter and less interesting。 Otherwise， I was happy with the ending， and there were not any loose ends。I have only read only the author’s last stand-alone novel。 The quality of both novels has earned my Will-Read category。 I enjoyed reading this novel and am looking forward to reading further books/series by this author。 I recommend reading this novel with the caveat that is a physiological thriller where action is not a major aspect。 I rate this novel with four stars。I received a free prepublication e-book version of this novel through NetGalley from Thomas & Mercer。 My review is based only on my own reading experience of this book。 I wish to thank Thomas & Mercer for the opportunity to read and review this novel early。 。。。more
Tove R。
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When things sound too good， it means there might be something sketchy going on。。。 When you get offered a great job with a good pay， and top of that you are gaining a new friend， everything should be just fine。 Except if the new friend is your new boss and she is suddenly everywhere where you are supposed to be。 While you are working， she is with your family。 Something is wrong。 The book is well-written and it flows really nicely。 It is therefore an easy read， and I wanted to find out what was go When things sound too good， it means there might be something sketchy going on。。。 When you get offered a great job with a good pay， and top of that you are gaining a new friend， everything should be just fine。 Except if the new friend is your new boss and she is suddenly everywhere where you are supposed to be。 While you are working， she is with your family。 Something is wrong。 The book is well-written and it flows really nicely。 It is therefore an easy read， and I wanted to find out what was going on， so I read it in two sittings。 I enjoyed the book， but what bothered me was that it was obvious from the beginning who the new boss was。 It was however both intriguing and creepy to read how far someone's hate and need for revenge can take a person。 。。。more
Ayanna First of BourbonStreetBookers
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Kinda BasicTR Ragan came on my radar years ago with my first actual read being Dead Weight of the Lizzy Gardner series。 Which led me to go back to the first book Abducted。 I was hooked on her writing which was never predictable and basic。 I'd say her writing was always extraordinary！ Although this book was good。。。 it wasn't up to the standard of a TR Ragan book。 Then it's a standalone。 Nonetheless， lessons were learned。。。 challenges were overcome。。。 But as an avid reader， it was very predictable Kinda BasicTR Ragan came on my radar years ago with my first actual read being Dead Weight of the Lizzy Gardner series。 Which led me to go back to the first book Abducted。 I was hooked on her writing which was never predictable and basic。 I'd say her writing was always extraordinary！ Although this book was good。。。 it wasn't up to the standard of a TR Ragan book。 Then it's a standalone。 Nonetheless， lessons were learned。。。 challenges were overcome。。。 But as an avid reader， it was very predictable from beginning to end。 I'm still a fan！Thank you TR Ragan for the ARC giveaway！ 。。。more
Sue Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this frightening booknora harmon is head hunted by jane bell a successful software consultant， its a dream job with less hours and more money but things dont go as planned as nora finds herself working longer hours and travelling both of which she didnt want to do but jane keeps piling on the work and then sends her to francebut jane also oversteps the boundaries within noras family and its not long before cracks start showing would like to thank netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this frightening booknora harmon is head hunted by jane bell a successful software consultant， its a dream job with less hours and more money but things dont go as planned as nora finds herself working longer hours and travelling both of which she didnt want to do but jane keeps piling on the work and then sends her to francebut jane also oversteps the boundaries within noras family and its not long before cracks start showing in noras homelife。。。。oh my this was compulsive reading as you didnt know what was going to happen next and where it was leading to。。。and even though you could guess its the stuff of nightmares 。。。more
Sue Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this frightening booknora harmon is head hunted by jane bell a successful software consultant， its a dream job with less hours and more money but things dont go as planned as nora finds herself working longer hours and travelling both of which she didnt want to do but jane keeps piling on the work and then sends her to francebut jane also oversteps the boundaries within noras family and its not long before cracks start showing would like to thank netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this frightening booknora harmon is head hunted by jane bell a successful software consultant， its a dream job with less hours and more money but things dont go as planned as nora finds herself working longer hours and travelling both of which she didnt want to do but jane keeps piling on the work and then sends her to francebut jane also oversteps the boundaries within noras family and its not long before cracks start showing in noras homelife。。。。oh my this was compulsive reading as you didnt know what was going to happen next and where it was leading to。。。and even though you could guess its the stuff of nightmares 。。。more
Haley Harris
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If you are looking for a fast paced mystery， Such a Beautiful Family might be for you！ I thought this story was an easy read and kept me invested however， it was all a little underwhelming。 The prologue started off so strong and instantly grasped my attention so， it was a little disappointing that the rest of the story didn’t have any strong mystery elements。 I didn’t feel any interest to find out who the mystery watcher was or why he was even watching the family。 My main interest was wondering If you are looking for a fast paced mystery， Such a Beautiful Family might be for you！ I thought this story was an easy read and kept me invested however， it was all a little underwhelming。 The prologue started off so strong and instantly grasped my attention so， it was a little disappointing that the rest of the story didn’t have any strong mystery elements。 I didn’t feel any interest to find out who the mystery watcher was or why he was even watching the family。 My main interest was wondering how both Jane and Nora would relate back to the accident in the prologue。 It just felt a little lacking in the suspense/mystery factor。 Now with that said， I absolutely enjoyed the writing in this story and found myself reading it very quickly。 I really enjoyed Trevor’s character and loved what the ending did for him。 The whole last few chapters were really good and I loved how it concluded。 Overall Such a Beautiful Family is a quick and easy mystery that would be perfect to help you reach that end of year reading goal！ 2。5 starsThank you to the publishers and Netgalley for a copy to review :） 。。。more
Debra
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Secrets are the name of the game in this book。 Almost everyone in this book has at least a secret or two。 Nora and her husband must not have heard of the adage "if it sounds too good to be true， it probably is。"Nora Harmon is a happily married woman and mother。 She has been sought out and offered a dream job with incredible pay， a chance at travel， and great hours。 What's more is that her new employer， Jane， seems to have taken a liking to her and the two become fast friend。 Soon professional an Secrets are the name of the game in this book。 Almost everyone in this book has at least a secret or two。 Nora and her husband must not have heard of the adage "if it sounds too good to be true， it probably is。"Nora Harmon is a happily married woman and mother。 She has been sought out and offered a dream job with incredible pay， a chance at travel， and great hours。 What's more is that her new employer， Jane， seems to have taken a liking to her and the two become fast friend。 Soon professional and person boundaries begin to become intwined。 Jane inserts herself into Nora's home life， buying things for her children and being a little too friendly with David， Nora's husband。 What seemed like a dream initially， soon becomes an uncomfortable mess。 This book was fast paced and a solid read。 I enjoyed it and found myself shaking my head multiple times while reading。 Things get a little OTT and tension flows throughout the book。 I thought I had things figured out but didn't quite hit the nail on the head。 This was a nice book to sit back and enjoy。 It doesn't take much thought but made for a fast-paced read。 As things went off the rails， I didn't mind suspending some disbelief and shaking my heard。 I chalk this up to pure escapism reading。Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All the thoughts and opinions are my own。Read more of my reviews at www。openbookposts。com 。。。more
Stacy40pages
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Such a Beautiful Family by TR Ragan。 Thanks to @amazonpublishing #thomasandmercer @netgalley for the gifted Arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️Nora Horman finds the perfect job with flexible hours and a great salary。 Her new boss， Jane， is so friendly too。 Until Jane becomes a little too friendly。 If you are looking for a fast paced and entertaining read， you could pick this one up。 Do not expect any surprises; you can see the ending from the very beginning。 It’s quite frustrating that the characters are all so dense th Such a Beautiful Family by TR Ragan。 Thanks to @amazonpublishing #thomasandmercer @netgalley for the gifted Arc ⭐️⭐️⭐️Nora Horman finds the perfect job with flexible hours and a great salary。 Her new boss， Jane， is so friendly too。 Until Jane becomes a little too friendly。 If you are looking for a fast paced and entertaining read， you could pick this one up。 Do not expect any surprises; you can see the ending from the very beginning。 It’s quite frustrating that the characters are all so dense that they can’t figure it out。 That said， it was still a page turner。 “People like her parents tended to think a secret could lay dormant inside them， disintegrate piece by piece until poof， it was gone。 But secrets were toxic。”Such a Beautiful Family comes out 11/29。 。。。more
Nicole Yacobellis
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I loved this book！ Although I figured out the ending pretty early on， it didn't take away from how much I enjoyed the journey！ I don't think I've ever loved a kid character as much as I loved Trevor。 He was my favorite！ The characters were so great and I truly didn't want it to end。 I loved this book！ Although I figured out the ending pretty early on， it didn't take away from how much I enjoyed the journey！ I don't think I've ever loved a kid character as much as I loved Trevor。 He was my favorite！ The characters were so great and I truly didn't want it to end。 。。。more
Wendy'sThoughts
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3。5 Hidden Motives Stars* * * 1/2 Spoiler FreeWhen something seems too good to be true。。。It probably is。 Our family that has been described by the title as perfect。。。really is more typical and normally riddled with issues。 The son has had a swimming situation that causes him to now have fear of the water。 The mom has a past trauma from her youth that still haunts her every single day。Yet， from an outsider's view， it looks like this family has it all going on without any severe stress。 This leads 3。5 Hidden Motives Stars* * * 1/2 Spoiler FreeWhen something seems too good to be true。。。It probably is。 Our family that has been described by the title as perfect。。。really is more typical and normally riddled with issues。 The son has had a swimming situation that causes him to now have fear of the water。 The mom has a past trauma from her youth that still haunts her every single day。Yet， from an outsider's view， it looks like this family has it all going on without any severe stress。 This leads us to a career offer our gal can't seem to turn down。 Her husband thinks it is a positive move， and the kids are open to it， so why is she hesitating。。。Could it be the vibes from the woman who wants to hire her？Soon it becomes clear， working for her boss is not all it should be。。。can someone say boundaries and someone is stepping over them？？？This had a lot happening and kept me interested， although I did have an idea of what was about to happen。 Such a Beautiful Familyhttps://www。goodreads。com/review/show。。。 A gifted copy was provided by Thomas & Mercer via NetGalley for an honest reviewFor more Reviews， Free E-books and Giveaways 。。。more
Faith Hurst-Bilinski
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So， in a nutshell， Nora gets single-white-femaled。 Unfortunately， the book was kind of predictable and Nora isn’t very bright。 She does not see what is right in front of her nor stand up for herself before it went too far。 Instead， she worried about how these things made her look。 I will continue to read TR Ragan books and this one had some really interesting family relationships。
James H
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Good one！！
Gerrie
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3。75 starsSuch a Beautiful Family， by T。 R。 Ragan， is a twisty psychological thriller that is also a warm domestic drama。Nora is happily married， with a great husband， two teenage children and a good job。 Then she is approached by Jane， a charismatic， sophisticated software consultant， who offers Nora a dream job with her company， including a fabulous salary and world travel。 Nora is conflicted， but ultimately decides to grab the brass ring and take the job。 As the story deepens， Jane is obvious 3。75 starsSuch a Beautiful Family， by T。 R。 Ragan， is a twisty psychological thriller that is also a warm domestic drama。Nora is happily married， with a great husband， two teenage children and a good job。 Then she is approached by Jane， a charismatic， sophisticated software consultant， who offers Nora a dream job with her company， including a fabulous salary and world travel。 Nora is conflicted， but ultimately decides to grab the brass ring and take the job。 As the story deepens， Jane is obviously obsessive， manipulative and undermining， as she inveigles her way into Nora’s family’s life。I like the plotting， from the arresting prologue to the shenanigans of Jane， to the extended family drama that brings the story full circle。 Nora seemed more trusting and naïve than I liked， but she brings her “mama bear” attitude when most needed。 The story did not hold many surprises， but it moved forward nicely to a dramatic conclusion。 I have enjoyed T。 R。 Ragan’s previous mysteries， and always appreciate her attention to local details （in this case， Sacramento， CA area， where I reside）。 This book is recommended to readers who like their suspense stories with a warm dose of family drama and humanity。Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the ARC。 This is my honest review。 。。。more
Victoria Jackson
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Such a Beautiful Family was a complete page turner for me and I loved it。 I was hooked from the first page。Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for my ARC。
Colleen
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Such a Beautiful Family is a riveting but very twisted domestic thriller。 It is a real page turner， and I couldn't stop reading until I finished it。Nora gets a job offer she didn't ask or apply for。 Jane invites Nora and her husband for a dinner interview。 Jane promises Nora flexible hours， no travel， double the pay of her present job and so much more。 If it seems to be too good to be true， then it probably is。 Even Nora questions the offer， but not the right questions。 But for the story's sake Such a Beautiful Family is a riveting but very twisted domestic thriller。 It is a real page turner， and I couldn't stop reading until I finished it。Nora gets a job offer she didn't ask or apply for。 Jane invites Nora and her husband for a dinner interview。 Jane promises Nora flexible hours， no travel， double the pay of her present job and so much more。 If it seems to be too good to be true， then it probably is。 Even Nora questions the offer， but not the right questions。 But for the story's sake she accepts the new job。 At first Nora is very happy， but Jane seems to insert herself as a member of the family。 Nora finds this unsettling after each occurrence but feels guilty about confronting Jane who appears to have no boundaries。 Slowly but surely， Jane ingratiates herself into the family dynamic。 Jane tells Nora about a business trip to Paris that they both need to go on。 Nora doesn't want to go， but she is guilted into going， but Jane doesn't show， and Nora goes by herself。 Nora calls home to find out that Jane has been at the house and cooked for them to help out while Nora was gone。When Nora returns from the trip her family barely welcomes her back。 And then she finds out her husband took Jane to a women's business award dinner wearing a tuxedo。 The events get worse until Nora has had enough。 Her father was recently diagnosed with dementia/Alzheimer and seems to be deteriorating quickly。 All of this guilt plus Jane forces Nora to make a rash decision to sell their family home and move closer to help her parents。 Jane's behavior escalates where everyone is in danger from secrets of the past。So， there are a few odd things that we don't know until later in the book。 The beginning starts with a girl getting a phone call from a friend at a party that needs help。 She goes to help but gets roofied and realizes she is now in trouble herself and drives off and gets into accident。 Next up Trevor， Nora's son has apparently had a lot of fears， but was bullied and nearly drowned recently on a trip the family took。 This accident has made him suspicious and less trusting when Jane "joins" the family。 Trevor has always wanted to build his own computer and tries to search for information on Jane。 But he is determined to find the truth when he comes up empty。 Hailey， Nora's daughter seems to be at that age where she starts to mistrust her mother and becomes secretive。 David works at home and seems to be the perfect and very trusting husband。 There are other characters， but the book mostly focuses the immediate family。Okay the story is a stretch， getting a job unsolicited， no referral， no resume， or an application。 But it's fiction and most stories are a stretch in one form or another。 In spite of this I did like the book and wanted to yell "wake up" repeatedly。 It was twisted but it was an enjoyable afternoon read。 。。。more
Diane Merritt
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Do you ever really know who a true friend is？Great page Turner， pulls you into the family and tragedy from before and how things Intertwine。Definitely one you will enjoy readingThanks to the author， the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book。
Phyllis Fried
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As the story begins the Harmon's are a beautiful family。 Nora， David， Hailey and Trevor and Nora's parents who feature in the story as well。 But Nora and her parents carry around a big secret from Nora's past。 One day a job a job offer comes to Nora from out of the blue。 And when things seem too good to be true - watch out。 Nora's new boss Lucy Bell seems needy and attempts to befriend Nora and her family。 Nora's thirteen-year-old son Trevor is highly suspicious of Lucy and wary of her motives a As the story begins the Harmon's are a beautiful family。 Nora， David， Hailey and Trevor and Nora's parents who feature in the story as well。 But Nora and her parents carry around a big secret from Nora's past。 One day a job a job offer comes to Nora from out of the blue。 And when things seem too good to be true - watch out。 Nora's new boss Lucy Bell seems needy and attempts to befriend Nora and her family。 Nora's thirteen-year-old son Trevor is highly suspicious of Lucy and wary of her motives and his instincts are spot on。 All the action came at the end and kept me reading。 I liked the book but didn't love it。 。。。more
Jenn
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I like that cover！ Maybe a bit predictable， but still an enjoyable read。 Great writing - the characters are three-dimensional and there's lots of suspense that kept me turning the pages。 I will definitely check out more from T。 R。 Ragan！Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for an ARC。 I like that cover！ Maybe a bit predictable， but still an enjoyable read。 Great writing - the characters are three-dimensional and there's lots of suspense that kept me turning the pages。 I will definitely check out more from T。 R。 Ragan！Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for an ARC。 。。。more
Sarah
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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Such a Beautiful Family by T。R。 Ragan that I read and reviewed。This book was T。R。 Ragan’s new book and I am a huge fan of her books but I did not love this one like I do her books that are part of her series。 I did not like Jane or Nora as much as I should have to really love this book。 Nora was not very smart if she could not see things were not adding up when her son could even see it。 As for Jane she just tried to hard to me nice any idiot could see she was Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Such a Beautiful Family by T。R。 Ragan that I read and reviewed。This book was T。R。 Ragan’s new book and I am a huge fan of her books but I did not love this one like I do her books that are part of her series。 I did not like Jane or Nora as much as I should have to really love this book。 Nora was not very smart if she could not see things were not adding up when her son could even see it。 As for Jane she just tried to hard to me nice any idiot could see she was a fake except for Jane。 I guess it was just overly done for me。This book gets three out of five stars from me。 。。。more
Erica
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Having read and loved all books from this author， I was so excited to jump into this one。 However， I feeling slightly let down。 I think I had my hopes up too high。 The book is good but gave me in a "Lifetime movie network" vibe。 It was extremely predictable and I kept hoping a twist would jump out at me。 Sadly， it didn't。 While this is most definitely not my favorite from TR Ragan， I can't wait to see what she comes up with next。 Would I recommend this one？ Yes to a cozy mystery reader but No to Having read and loved all books from this author， I was so excited to jump into this one。 However， I feeling slightly let down。 I think I had my hopes up too high。 The book is good but gave me in a "Lifetime movie network" vibe。 It was extremely predictable and I kept hoping a twist would jump out at me。 Sadly， it didn't。 While this is most definitely not my favorite from TR Ragan， I can't wait to see what she comes up with next。 Would I recommend this one？ Yes to a cozy mystery reader but No to a thriller， twist and turn junkie like me。 。。。more
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