A truly creepy, edge of your seat read that had me guessing right to the end. I devoured this is just a couple of nights and I found it super tense, a genuine 5 star read.

At Oak Leaf Farm you will find a haven.
Welcome to The Family.
Laura is grieving after the sudden death of her husband. Struggling to cope emotionally and financially, Laura is grateful when a local community, Oak Leaf Organics, offer her and her 17-year-old daughter Tilly a home.
 But as Laura and Tilly settle into life with their new ‘family’, sinister things begin to happen. When one of the community dies in suspicious circumstances Laura wants to leave but Tilly, enthralled by the charismatic leader, Alex, refuses to go. Desperately searching for a way to save her daughter, Laura uncovers a horrifying secret but Alex and his family aren’t the only ones with something to hide. Just as Laura has been digging into their past, they’ve been digging into hers and she discovers the terrifying reason they invited her and Tilly in, and why they’ll never let them leave…

Completely LOVED this book, it was dramatic, suspenseful and dark. The story never lets you leave the edge of your seat, you just want to keep reading and reading to find out what happens next. The twist was very clever and I loved the fact that it didn't have a "happily ever after"

A gripping and tense thriller that has a well thought out  storyline that kept me turning the pages. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.

I am a really bit fan of Louise and was so excited to get this book, I was not disappointed!!!!!
 I highly recommend it’

Right from the start it was gripping, the characters were believable Which I feel brings the book to life.
It kept me hooked and guessing until the very end ....and what a end!!!!!!

Another amazing book Louise!

Another creepy thriller by Louise Jensen. The story was really believable which made it even more creepy, it is easy to see how this could happen. 

I was totally wrong with what I thought was going on and how I thought it would conclude. Well done for keeping your reader on the edge of their seat.

I really enjoyed this book , it shows how vulnerable people can be when experiencing loss and how others can manipulate them into doing and seeing things they way they do thanks for the opportunity to read it

Scary. A great psychological book, that completely disturbs your mind. Well-written, a great plot, good characters. This book has so many lies, secrets, twist upon twist, red herrings and unpredictability. A definite must-read.

I really wanted to like this book, but I didn't feel pulled in enough to finish this book, got to halfway but lost interest.

An excellent read, kept me guessing right until the end.
Lots of twists and turns and plenty to lead you up the wrong path.
Some great characters - some that you love and others that you hate.

I don't believe I have read anything by this author before, but I will be looking out for her in future.

Thank you to Netgalley for a review copy

The Family by Louise Jensen is a psychological thriller based around the central characters of Laura and Tilly, mother and daughter. They have their troubles and meet a group of people whom they believe are going to support and cherish them. But all is not what it seems and the tension mounts. I enjoyed this thriller but wouldn’t unreservedly recommend to all.

Many thanks to Netgalley and HQ for my copy. This was a very twisty, gripping psychological thriller which had me gasping out loud towards the end as I didn't see any of the twists coming! Very well written with a wonderful sense of place and an unusual (albeit slightly improbable at times) story line. 
I'll be seeking out Louise's previous books.

I have read ALL of Louise's books, and there hasn't been a single one that has let me down. In Fact, she just seems to get better and better.
'The Family' is a super creepy story of a mother and daughter and their escape to and from a cult-like community where everything is not as it seems. 
I constantly sell Louise's books in Waterstone's Liverpool, in fact her books and books by CL Taylor, are ones I ALWAYS recommend when people want a good stand-alone thriller. 
I can't wait to see what Louise does next, she is ridiculously talented.

Hmmmm, I’m still unsure of my opinion of the book. None of the characters were likeable but the plot was good. Full of twists and turns that keep you guessing and reading to find out more.

Dark, twisted and creepy with a cult element, it keeps you on your toes and guessing to the very end.

Told by 3 different narrators it disjoints the book & doesn’t flow as well.

I didn’t hate it though, I’m very conflicted abour it.  

Thank you to Netgalley for a ARC of this book

I thought this book had good promise and did keep me guessing about what had actually happened the night Gavan died.

However I found it very slow and long winded, although the twist at the end was good, I was so bored with the story by the time I had got there that it didn't really have an impact on me. I have taken a few days since finishing the book to consider everything and I feel its a good start and a good end but the journey between is just two long and slow for my liking.

This was a bit mental actually to be honest, loved the mother/daughter duo and the storyline was crazy, joining a cult to help your financial situation.

Thought it was a really creepy book with a lot of suspense and tension throughout, had me covering my eyes in parts as you just knew it wasn’t gonna end well for them when they joined!

Really good book I ripped through it in just one sitting, more please.

A thrilling book about Laura and her daughter Tilly who are struggling financially.....and join a kind of cult. It’s thrilling, exhilarating and I really enjoyed it! Highly recommend!

This is another great book by Louise Jensen. It felt like a bit of a slow start at first, but I think thst actually added to the appeal of it in the end as I could not put it down! So many twists and turns that I definitely wasn't expecting!

An absolutely brilliant read - well paced and full of twists and turns. All of the characters are well written and dialogue flows brilliantly. A book that is very hard to put down once you’ve picked up.

The family has so many twists and turns, it make you want to turns those pages faster to find out the outcome.

This is the first book I've read by Jensen, and wow will I be sure to seek out her other books!

In The Family we meet Laura whose husband has died unexpectedly. Struggling to cope with her grief and that fact that she is now a single mother to teenage Tilly she is becoming desperate to make ends meet. As the insurer is delaying paying out her husbands death claim, Laura has come to the harsh reality that running her small florist shop is not going to make the bills. 

When Saffron comes to the shop offering help, Laura thinks that all her prayers may be answered. Saffron invites her and Tilly to live with her on a farm with her brother and a small community who produce Oak Leaf Organics. In exchange for working on the farm, Saffron and her brother Alex will take care of everything for the wrought Laura. From the bills to making sure that her husbands insurance money comes through. 

When Laura senses that more is at play than initially thought, she tries to get Tilly to leave with her. However Tilly is well and truly under Alex's thrall and is besotted with the farm and its inhabitants. 

Told from Laura's, Tilly's and Alex's point of view in alternating chapters you quickly realise that all 3 have secrets that they would rather not get out...

I really enjoyed this book. I was hooked and loved reading the story from 3 different points of view. I became invested in Laura and Tilly who were at such loggerheads for much of the story only because they didn't communicate with each other. It was so frustrating! However they were both grieving and Tilly in her teenage angst wanted to be independent so much that she forgot to look at the bigger picture. 

I initially thought this would be a book about a cult, but how wrong I was! The cult element is there for sure, but this story goes so much deeper than that. It makes you question just how far you would go to protect those you love. 

A 4 star read for me. 

I would like to thank Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a review.