My discussion questions are neutral, though, so you can skip to them if you would like to bypass the negativity. I had major issues with it, and this is not a complimentary review. Finally in possession of some of the facts of her early life, Libby gets in contact Miller, a journalist who covered the story when it broke, in the hopes that together they will find out exactly what happened in that house.ĭisclaimer: I did not like this book. Her parents and a third, unidentified man were found dead Libby was upstairs, perfectly happy and the other children in the house disappeared. When Libby was a baby, she was found in a house at the scene of what was apparently a ritualistic suicide, and now the house is hers. When Libby turns twenty-five, she inherits a house that was in a trust for her. Despite some decent writing, The Family Upstairs is ultimately a poorly constructed mystery that falls apart the closer you look and which expresses some deeply unsettling ideas (and not the good, thriller-y kind). I was willing to go into The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell expecting the best, but unfortunately I did not get the best. Thrillers aren’t my thing, but I have read some exceptional ones ( Gone Girl comes to mind). I have my favorite genres, but I always hope that when I read something else I’ll love it so much that I’ll be converted. I try to keep an open mind when I read outside my comfort zone.
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