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The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1)

Lisa Jewell

Start date: March 2, 2020

Finish date: April 2, 2020

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Dec 01, 2020 Andria rated it really liked it

This is the fastest I've read a book in awhile! Utterly page turning. Every chapter alternated between timelines and unraveled the plot juuuust enough to make it impossible to put the book down. I found all three POVs equally engaging for totally different reasons! So many twists and turns. I had a great time with this one. ...more

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Dec 10, 2020 Angie Taylor rated it liked it

2-3 stars. What can I say? This book was one of the most psychotic, voyeuristic, murder mysteries I have ever read. I found the writing to be completely manipulative, meaning, it did everything an un-put-down-able book should do. I wanted to keep reading when I had to stop. I would think about it when I wasn’t reading it. And it wasn’t the kind of contemplating other un-put-down-able books have caused me to ponder on. Every chapter had so many weirdly odd and fascinating details and characters t ...more

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