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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated
Wow.. just wow. The beginning of The Family Upstairs was a bit hard to follow for me, I felt like there were so many characters and the fact that it jumped to a different persons point of view each chapter didn’t help me. I was questioning how so many people were raving about this book. However, once I got the hang of what was going on, I was HOOKED. I could not put this book down, and every time I had to (mom life), I couldn’t wait to pick it back up again. Now I just NEED to know if there is going to be another book. The ending leaves me wanting so much more!!
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
I truly never knew what was going to happen next. I loved the unreliable narrator aspect and how everything unfolded. I do wish the ending hadn't been a time skip but I also understand why it was. Great book overall.
I really liked this book. I thought the multiple narratives helped slowly draw the story together wonderfully.
I found the story of David and Birdie's takeover of the house so chilling and horrible. I also thought the suspense was built well and the twists in the book were pretty good.
Henry was a very interesting and twisted character. I think the ending chapter revealed a lot about his character, and the author did a good job of letting the reader decide how they feel about him.
The only negative about this book for me is the relationship between Miller and Libby. I think the fact that Miller wrote the original article about the house incident (when Libby was only a baby), then he ends up romantically involved with her was a bit strange. I understand his involvement in helping her discover the truth, but I think the age difference and especially the fact he's known about Libby since she was a baby and has been focused on her case throughout his life makes the romantic element uncomfortable for me.
However, the romance between the two is not integral to the novel. It is only mentioned a few times, but I think it was enough to lose it a star in my review.
I found the story of David and Birdie's takeover of the house so chilling and horrible. I also thought the suspense was built well and the twists in the book were pretty good.
Henry was a very interesting and twisted character. I think the ending chapter revealed a lot about his character, and the author did a good job of letting the reader decide how they feel about him.
The only negative about this book for me is the relationship between Miller and Libby. I think the fact that Miller wrote the original article about the house incident (when Libby was only a baby), then he ends up romantically involved with her was a bit strange. I understand his involvement in helping her discover the truth, but I think the age difference and especially the fact he's known about Libby since she was a baby and has been focused on her case throughout his life makes the romantic element uncomfortable for me.
However, the romance between the two is not integral to the novel. It is only mentioned a few times, but I think it was enough to lose it a star in my review.