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A review by heathers_to_bee_read
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
1.0
I didn't really care for this book.
Here are why reasons why...:
1. I didn't feel connected to any of the characters, which makes it hard for me to care about what happens to them throughout the story.
2. I didn't like jumping between the three different perspectives between each chapter. It took me out of the story to constantly reorient myself to whoever's story I was currently reading.
3. I feel like two of the characters that we follow are just dealt an incredibly shitty hand in life and both commit atrocities without there being any real repercussions (which I have a hard time accepting.)
4. I didn't really get a sense of fulfillment at the end of the book. I was just happy that it was over, and that tells me that I just didn't enjoy it.
Here are some triggers that might upset those that might read this book:
1. Child Abuse (Sexual, Physical, and Mental)
2. Spousal Abuse
3. Rape
4. Abortion/Miscarriage
Here are why reasons why...:
1. I didn't feel connected to any of the characters, which makes it hard for me to care about what happens to them throughout the story.
2. I didn't like jumping between the three different perspectives between each chapter. It took me out of the story to constantly reorient myself to whoever's story I was currently reading.
3. I feel like two of the characters that we follow are just dealt an incredibly shitty hand in life and both commit atrocities without there being any real repercussions (which I have a hard time accepting.)
4. I didn't really get a sense of fulfillment at the end of the book. I was just happy that it was over, and that tells me that I just didn't enjoy it.
Here are some triggers that might upset those that might read this book:
1. Child Abuse (Sexual, Physical, and Mental)
2. Spousal Abuse
3. Rape
4. Abortion/Miscarriage