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The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

ayushisr's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

sejl90's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

2.0

carlyesue's review against another edition

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4.0

Really enjoyed this. Not predictable which was great.

angela1025's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lottie_c's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kassilynn22's review against another edition

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3.0

Ending leaves the book unfinished, feels rushed 

alysreadsss's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I actually don’t have very much to say about this book. The ending is where it fell short for me, along with the whole Rhys kissing Lorelei thing. That was just extremely gross. Along with Colin and whatever her name was. I mean. She was Rory’s ex, and had Rory’s child. Like. 😀. Anyways. I did really enjoy the suspense aspect. I liked it, and it made me want to keep reading it. This was my second Lisa Jewell novel, and I think it might be my last. I read Then She Was Gone and didn’t really enjoy it either. Overall, I give this book 4/5 stars, but I’m not sure that I’d recommend it.

losh's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

mckinleyelle's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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helplesswhilstdrying's review against another edition

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2.0

This felt a world away from Lisa Jewell’s more recent works, the writing felt crafted, but the story line was pretty boring. I didn’t particularly gel with any of the characters.

The book is building to a big reveal that when it comes feels pretty underwhelming.

A quick read, but not a good one ❤️