Distrust

I find it amazing how authors can make a reader not trust characters.  Let me explain.  There are several characters in the book right now that Jonah, the main character, doesn't trust and so I don't either.  However, the author has left clues for the reader to pick up on... that makes me distrust characters who are close to Jonah.  When this happens my inner voice wishes that it could jump through the pages and warn Jonah.  Based on this distrust I predict that his sister, adopted mom and dad, are not what they seem to be.  I can't put my finger on it but I don't trust them, especially Jonah's sister. If I had to label the reading strategy I am using here, it is called inferring.  I have made quite a few inferences based on what is in my head and what the text tells me. It bothers me that I can't trust them but I will admit it keeps me wanting to read this book.