From the back cover:
You thought you knew who you were.
A stranger knows better.
You’ve left the city—and the career that nearly destroyed you—for a fresh start on the coast. But soon after the move, your daughter starts to withdraw, because her new best friend, George, is unfairly expelled from school.
You beg the principal to reconsider, only to be told that George hasn’t been expelled. Because there is, and was, no George.
Who is lying? Who is real? Who is in danger? Who is in control? As you search for answers, the anonymous calls begin—a stranger who insists that you and she share a traumatic past and a guilty secret. And then the caller threatens your life . . .
This is Justine’s story. This is Justine’s family. This is Justine’s game. But it could be yours.

From me:
The Who- A rude family.
The What- Moves and gains a stalker.
The When- Hell if I know, there are two storylines tangled together.
The Where- See above.
The Why- The explanations are so unrealistic that they're laughable.

People that like batshit crazy books that don't make a lick of sense.

-The characters are irritatingly arrogant and one hundred percent unbelievable.
-The plot is unbelievable and borders on stupid.
-The story within the story is annoying.
-There is no suspense.
-There's too much time spent repeating things already uncovered.
-There are too many things touched on and then ignored for the rest of the book.
-There is too much telling and not enough showing.
-The reasoning behind most everything is illogical.

Burn it.
But I couldn't because it belongs to the library.

As I moved through the book, one thought remained the same- what the fuck?

It seems like Sophie Hannah is trying be the new mystery mastermind Agatha Christie.
Ms. Christie certainly knew how to twist a plot without losing the reader.
Ms. Hannah does not.

After the first few chapters, I realized this isn't my type of book. I enjoy mystery and some crime, but this novel didn't appeal to me at all. It was a struggle to finish reading. Perhaps A Game for All the Family is just too complex for little ol' me. But honestly, I think the author could have done a better job of getting from point A to point C without jumping all over the place. She overcomplicates the simplest of things. Even the ending was a disappointment.

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