Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

145 reviews

sydthereader's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

shann_reads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book truly had me on the edge of my seat, read in two sittings probably within 24hours! I just had to know what went wrong, how did it lead to all this! 
I have enjoyed Lisa Jewell's books in the past but this is by far my favourite! 
Set in time timelines until they merge to give us the full story, a story of pain, suffering and general weirdness! 
Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

ruthieb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty

bookswhitme's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

alanahoney630's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

jen1804's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Good amount of mystery throughout.
Not at all what I expected from the blurb.
Very dark themes.
Enjoyed the switching of narratives between several characters stories which inevitably all eventually intertwine.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, and Murder

julia_quine's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Rape

bhimbos4books's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Interesting to read. Author unfortunately does portray queer and poc characters in a negative light.

196ahunt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

crabbytaco's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death