Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

75 reviews

alexxm13's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

this book is a rollercoaster with all these characters and sometimes difficult to remember as so much is happening and goes back and forth between characters to timeline and can be confusing, also david who is 40 having the ding dong with two 14 year olds and making them pregnant disgusts me and this is why i hate men also with henry and phin i was cheering on with their relationship but then it turned out henry is obsessive and a creep with phin and just wanting to kill him as phin impregnated henry’s sister lucy and to give birth to libby. i feel bad for libby as she was just a baby in which all 4 children/teens abandoned to cover up the murder henry did to his parents and david by drugging them. what seemed like a cult/suicide mission turned out to be a murder by a 16 year old and help of other teens in the house after being trapped for 2 years. i thought it was a good story and twists and turns but the structure of it was too confusing for my to keep hold of.

lisa jewel another jem of a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

thdunn's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Rape

hibba's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Violence

amberinbookland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Child abuse, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

bookish_sabrina's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal death, Violence, Infertility, and Infidelity