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Keep It In The Family by John Marrs

46 reviews

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

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

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

I quite enjoyed this book! I had an inkling as to who the killer was, but the author does a good job in throwing you off the trail and making you doubt what you think you know. I felt the characters emotions strongly, and the insanity and delusion of the main killer was extremely well written as well! I'm definitely interested in other thrillers by this author! 

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No

This is a hard book to rate. The writing is phenomenal and I love John marrs in general but I can never ever recommend this book nor would I have read it if I knew how absolutely dark and gruesome it was. I’ve read all his speculative fiction books and loved them. This was on an Amazon deal. I bought it without even reading the blurb. I really liked this book until about 70%. It’s so freaking messed up. 

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

Mia and Finn are buying a fixer-upper to make their forever home after residing with his parents, Debbie and Dave. The relationships in Finn's family are far more twisted than Mia would've ever guessed. The secrets in this family have secrets and exposure all starts once they purchase and begin to renovate the house.

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Way too complicated of a storyline.

Interesting read, but a lot of confusing moments.

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

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dark emotional 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

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dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow! This storyline never seemed to end, but in a good way. There was always some new twist or connection that kept me intrigued. I will say some of it may have felt a bit far-fetched, but overall I thought it was a great read! I definitely did not expect the main serial killer to be Debbie, I was convinced it was Dave!

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Chilling. This book was wild and truly gave me the creeps multiple times throughout.

The twist wasn't COMPLETELY shocking to me, but when everything comes out I literally exclaimed I KNEW IT! Very well executed.

I was HEARTBROKEN by the ending, but given the title it was to be expected.

Super quick read. I listened to the audio book for a few chapters as well and enjoyed that format, but preferred reading it.

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