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Our House by Louise Candlish

3 reviews

ladycranstonkc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Car accident, Suicide, Self harm, Sexual content, and Murder

litchick's review

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

This book has been on my tbr shelf for some time and I wanted to read the book before watching the adaptation on Prime Video. 

Our House is told from two alternating perspectives from that of Bram and Fiona or Fi as she is referred to in this book. This book is written in an interesting format and I have not read very many books written this way. Bram's narrative point of view is written in the format of a word document and Fi's point of view is written in the format of a podcast. 

I did find the book to be a bit of a slow start, but once I got into the flow of the writing style and the pace picked up a bit and more started happening, I was turning the pages.

I feel the book did slow down the pace a bit in the middle with necessary timeline details that needed to be established, but picked up again for a twisty second half and the ending. Having said this, the pacing at the ending was so different from the rest of the book and so much was happening it had a really different feel compared to the earlier parts. A lot of filler, but still details that needed to be provided, I guess. 

Overall an enjoyable read and I am glad I have read it so I can now see what was done with the series adaptation. The series adaptation is comprised of four episodes so it should be a pretty quick series to watch.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

leahg22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Murder, Drug use, Death, Suicide, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Child death, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship