Reviews - The Family Remains

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The Family Remains

Lisa Jewell

3.74 AVERAGE

rayneecase's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

I love Lisa Jewell

klou25's review

2.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

jaded618's review against another edition

4.0

Great follow up to the first book

bookiejo's review against another edition

4.0

Oh my goodness this book was so good! Since it is a “standalone sequel” you could *technically* not read the first book and still understand whats going on but if you want the background of the characters then for sure read The Family Upstairs first. I could not put this book down, I was so invested in these stories and wanted to know how they all turn out in the end. Am I the only one who wasn’t rooting for the detective? Anywho, such a good book, highly recommend both books!

daisychick's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mitsireads's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

marshalld0327's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

scenechangego's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sarahcortina's review against another edition

2.0

CW: Domestic abuse both sexual and emotional. Really tough to read.

I just don't see how this sequel was necessary. I loved the way the first one wrapped up with some mystery, leaving the reader's imagination to fill in the gaps. This was slow and boring. Way too many characters and trivial events that I couldn't really care about.

smellyreads's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Creepy, creepy - twisty, twisty

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