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The Family Remains

Lisa Jewell

3.74 AVERAGE


Just don’t really understand why this sequel was necessary…not anywhere near as intriguing as the first one. Way too much going on. Not suspense at all. Couldn’t wait to be finished.
challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I actually liked it better than The Family Upstairs. 

3.5*
Overall, an enjoyable, easy read. However, it wrapped everything up too well and it seems everyone got a happy ending, which I don’t expect in thriller type books. I don’t think this sequel was necessary.
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
emotional hopeful medium-paced
dark funny mysterious
Loveable characters: Yes

I'm a huge fan of Henry Lamb!
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 I liked this one a lot more than the prequel, simply because I had a handle on the characters, how they were related, and a little bit of a backstory, so this one didn't take me half to the book to get into; I was already invested from the go. It also tied up what was remaining to be answered from the first book. It also helped answer some of the questions as to why the characters behaved the way they did in the first book.