Reviews

The Upstairs House: A Novel by Julia Fine

kturi's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

sophee_568's review against another edition

3.0

I'd feel bad giving this lower than 3 stars. I think it's an okay book but I didn't care about Margaret and Michale's story. It was distracting and simply boring. I read this for the post partum depression/psychosis representation. I haven't read many books that deal with that topic. I read Die, My Love by ariana harvix, which was great and better than this.

eliza_bangert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

ryleeneu's review against another edition

informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

mikbisson's review against another edition

4.75

A perspective on motherhood/ppd that I didn’t know I needed in the form of a ghost story?? Weird enough that it worked, and now I’m hooked on Margarette Brown

nikki_french's review against another edition

4.0

Won an ARC through Goodreads Giveaways!
I flew through the last half of this book. The writing was wonderful, the images vivid. I don’t believe I’ve read a book with a similar storyline. It was a bit of everything: uncomfortable, hopeful, sad, thrilling. Great read, thank you!

sydney_arcuri's review against another edition

2.0

I really liked this book up until the end.

Especially given that Ben and Megan’s relationship was a big part of this book and then in the end it was just “like oh he might be cheating on me but it doesn’t bother me now”. It’s not a satisfactory if they would have just divorced or worked it out.

kllyholt's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was such a stressful read but still very good.

funkbgr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

This book focuses on a fictional woman's perceived post partum depression. It is difficult to read at times.

melissafabrizio's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0