marcccb 's review for:

A Game for All the Family by Sophie Hannah
4.0

4.5 stars

I became an instant fan of Sophie Hannah immediately after reading Keep Her Safe and knew that she was a talented author. Every single one of her books is just amazing and to also be able to take on the new Hercule Poirot series, I mean how genius is she? Not anyone can pull off Agatha Christie. So when I saw this book for 8$ on the shelves I knew I had to buy it and I was not disappointed at all.

This really was the novel I was looking for this year and so far it’s been my favourite read of the year. It’s amazing how Sophie can delve into the minds of people and just play with them.

Justine and her family have moved to a new area. One day her daughter Ellen tells her that her friend George has been expelled for stealing her coat even though she gave it to him. Justine goes down there to talk to the headmaster only to find out that there I no George. There never was a student named George attending Ellen’s school. At the same time, she is getting threatening calls from a woman calling her “Sandie” and telling her and her family to leave before she kills them all. Is George real? Who is the woman? Who is Sandie? What is real?

So very brilliant and I’m just so excited that I picked this novel up! Never in a million years would have I guessed this plot. It was so complex and it had me turning page after page after page. I could not get enough! Between the threatening calls and Ellen and her so called friend George, I didn’t know what was going to happen next. Is Ellen going crazy? Is there really a George?

Justine’s character was just phenomenal. She did not stop until she found the answers she was looking for. She was one determined mother! I loved everything about her character and she was just so entertaining to read about!

I loved the twists. Hannah puts the psycho and logical in psychological. That’s all I’m saying. The rest is for you to uncover.

This is a must read! Sophie Hannah is one author to watch out for! Going to find another Hannah book to read!