Reviews with content warning for Child death - The Wife Upstairs

The pacing was great with many twists! It’s a great retelling of Jane Eyre, I haven’t read the whole novel (although I am this month), but I know the gist of the story and still recognized similarities! However it’s not completely the same which made it better in my opinion.

I really enjoyed the switching POVs! This was a quick, easy read. I wasn’t completely satisfied with the ending and felt there were a couple of plot holes but overall an entertaining domestic/gothic thriller!

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dark mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Fun and fast-paced retelling of Jane Eyre. Good beach read or palate cleanser for heavier novels.

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book is so good I picked it up and finished it in one day. The suspense is just enough that you have to know what is going to happen next.

Our main character, “Jane” is a person who grew up in the foster system and has had to be resourceful. We meet her when she is walking dogs for rich people and taking things that would go unnoticed.

One day she bumps into Eddie. And they hit it off. He ends up buying a dog to have her walk it. Jane finds out his is a widower and starts to think of a plan to get near him. They go on a date and things go from there.

We find out more about Eddie’s wife going missing. Not everything adds up. Jane starts to try to get more information out of people around her.

Eddie’s wife is alive in the panic room hidden upstairs. But she is the one who planned to kill her friend. Eddie discovered it and decided to lock her away in the panic room.

When Jane finds her they over take Eddie. But Jane quickly realizes she is not a good guy in all this either. Eddie locked away in the panic room sets the house on fire.

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