sandymaple 's review for:

The House We Grew Up in by Lisa Jewell

3.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I got into it by the halfway mark, but overall a bit meh for me, especially the "big reveal" at the end, which was just astonishingly anticlimactic and confusing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion