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The Upstairs House: A Novel by Julia Fine

melissafabrizio's review against another edition

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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

carlywalker's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

geisttull's review against another edition

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3.0

Liked the story.

frogbabies's review against another edition

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funny mysterious tense 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

jillmlong's review against another edition

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2.0

This book had an interesting premise but it failed to deliver. Maybe it's just me but I have read to many books recently about post partum depression and I feel burnt out from it. I liked the fantastical parts of this book but it didn't capture my attention.

delaneyymarie's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 ⭐️

I’m glad I stuck it out with this book because my favorite part was the ending. The last 80 or so pages make up for the slow beginning plot.

“But wasn’t everything performative? What were we if not constantly refashioning ourselves into what we wanted the world to see?”

Also loved the epilogue and Authors Note.

tugb0at's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

purple676's review against another edition

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2.0

dnf at 52%

not the book for me

baffledborealis's review against another edition

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challenging dark hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5