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The Family Remains

Lisa Jewell

3.74 AVERAGE

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Should have skipped the sequel.

Rating on its own, I give it and 4 and enjoyed the book. Compared to The Family Upstairs, I’d rate it a little lower just because I loved TFU so much. TFU was much more haunting, gothic, character-driven and just had more substance. Reading on its own, this was a quick fun read, but I agree with other readers that TFU didn’t really need a sequel.
mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Would have been 5 stars except I didn’t realise it was a sequel so missed a big part of the story!
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

I don’t know. I feel somewhat disappointed by this book - not a lot really happened.
emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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