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Keep It In The Family by John Marrs

4 reviews

nialiversuch's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Addiction, Gore, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Infertility

theredheded_bibliomaniac's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

This book is for those who like to read 
- Creepy 
- blood curdling murders
- about serial killers 
- when things go on till then very end 
- a proper thriller
- fast paced 
- when murder starts from the very first chapter 



What i didn't like 
- nothing much as such 


It was creepiest till it's very core 

If you are looking for a good thriller 

Then you are in the right place ✋

This is the second book I read by the author and I recommend it 100%

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicide, Child death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Confinement, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Death, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

chelseamayxxx's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book so much it had so many twist and turns though out the whole book which keeps you so invested in the story and what’s going to happen. I didn’t expect the story of the book to go as it did and I didn’t expect who the killers were or that it was a family affair which really made this book more interesting to read. I am so so glad that the parents managed to get the child back at the end of the book. But I didn’t expect the book to end on a cliffhanger like it did as the one of the main characters is carrying on the bad deeds and been like his parents and showing his son the dead body’s was very creepy. The characters were all written so well and all the characters worked really well together in this story and they all made the book that more enjoyable as the different povs though out the book make it more interesting and add to the story a lot lot more. Xxx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child abuse, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Violence, Child death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Grief, Death, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy and Medical content

soobooksalot's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

The latest thriller from John Marrs is a dark turn before hitting the Valentine's reads.
 Keep It In The Family is in the same vein as his previous What Lies Between Us - one I will frequently be recommending to those looking for a chilling page-turner.
 The story is told with alternating chapters from Mia and husband Finn, and his parents Debbie and David Hunter.
 Some reveals I guessed, thought I was all kinds of smart. But that was just the beginning, so many others to blindside me!
 Do be aware of content here, which involves child kidnapping, murder and suicide. 
 This is Marrs's ninth novel and I need to get to more of the backlist - recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide