Reviews

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

maiarmash's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

what a fucking trip 

setetres's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

hall2020's review against another edition

4.0

The family upstairs have taken over. They are like mold growing in the walls, spreading spores at every turn, infesting everyone and everything until there is nothing left but darkness. Oh but Henry is a cleaver boy, yes a very cleaver boy indeed. Survival is an instinct that every living soul has and when forced they will do whatever is needed to make sure they survive.
Despite how disturbing the family dynamics were in this book this was a extremely fun read.

saisem's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

genannj's review against another edition

4.0

While this book wasn’t as good as some of her others, I still was engaged in the book and wanting to know the outcome. It is definitely worth reading and I would recommend it to others.

heleneb's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

andra_gabriela's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

bookyanne's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Read this quickly and enjoyed the twists in turns. Wasn’t in love with the long sentence structure. Would recommend for anyone that wants a quick, intriguing read

bookwormandtheatremouse's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

dessski's review against another edition

4.0

Good pacing, holds your attention, and has just the right timing for twists you can only sometimes predict. Over all, it was a good read!