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A review by sophs_mood_reading
The Couple Upstairs by Holly Wainwright
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-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? Yes
5.0
Holy wow! This book! What a ride. I have felt ripped apart, completely uncomfortable and enraged, and I cannot recommend it more!
A fantastic take on a duel POV and multiple timeframes where we have a recently separated Mel retelling her painful story from the past while watching a similar story play out in current life with the couple upstairs Lori and Flynn. However this time Mel isn’t just telling us the story but she is slowly involving herself in the story, however is she doing this to save Lori or is she saving Mel from the past.
You will feel anger, betrayal, sadness and empowerment in the wonderful Aussie novel set on the beaches of Australia.
A fantastic take on a duel POV and multiple timeframes where we have a recently separated Mel retelling her painful story from the past while watching a similar story play out in current life with the couple upstairs Lori and Flynn. However this time Mel isn’t just telling us the story but she is slowly involving herself in the story, however is she doing this to save Lori or is she saving Mel from the past.
You will feel anger, betrayal, sadness and empowerment in the wonderful Aussie novel set on the beaches of Australia.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide and Physical abuse
Minor: Death and Cancer