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The Family Remains

Lisa Jewell

3.74 AVERAGE

dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated

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tha_toldbooksmell's review

5.0
adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i thought it was a good sequel, not as exhilarating as the first of the series but it did live up to expectations and i feel the story got the ending it deserved
emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really loved how everything was wrapped up from the first book and in this book. I’m giving it 4 stars just because I haven’t read the first book in a few years so I was a little lost at some parts, but that’s on me, not the actual story itself. All in all, it’s a great duology!

Read this as soon as I could after the first one. Just had to know more and what would happen. Though it was easier to take my time reading this one, I still enjoyed it and plan on reading more of Jewell’s books. The ending was perfect.
dark emotional mysterious sad tense
Strong character development: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark fast-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

Cops who can immediately tell when everyone is lying are a pet peeve of mine, but I appreciated how many loose ends Lisa Jewell managed to tie up.