Reviews

Home, sweet home by Joy Fielding

jordrene's review against another edition

5.0

Started this book at 5 pm and read cover to cover by 3:24am. Couldn’t put it down!! So many characters but you learned to know them all! Fantastic read

azrael865's review against another edition

5.0

This is Joy Fielding's 29th book, but my first time reading her work. Very well told narrative. Cul-De-Sac takes place, where the name suggests, in a nice upper middle-class Cul-de-Sac street in Florida. The novel builds through the lives of the families who leave in each of the five houses on the street. The neighbor's don't know each other very well although their interactions with each other increase as the story unfolds. Each house has its own issues that build towards a climax and everyone's lives end up changed forever. Some resolve for the better and others will need time to heal. It's a very realistic snapshot of how people aren't the perfect family or the perfect couple next door, but are doing the best they can anyway.
I really ended up connecting with each individual character...or most of them anyway. I ended up rooting for their stories to conclude with the characters in a better place than their struggles have them now.
Thank you to Ballantine and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this e-ARC and I look forward to experiencing more of what Joy Fielding has to offer.

lauraajones's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars, a well written neighbourhood drama. None of the characters were likeable which was the point but found it a bit harder to get into.

I was overall happy with the ending but it wasn’t anything mind blowing.

kayleegilman's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

kindofabigdiehl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, and Gaslighting

cassafrass20's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to like this one (I live on a Cul-de-Sac

kmc_reads7490's review against another edition

4.0

A clever story full of secrets- thoroughly enjoyed

hmwicke's review against another edition

3.0

The tension was building

laurapeden's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars! It’s not very often you get such well-developed characters in Domestic Suspense novels. Several are extremely unlikeable but there’s a few to root for as well. If you like neighborhood murder mysteries don’t miss this one.

eedunn18's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Happy with the ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and War