Hello dear Readers,
My book review of The Family Upstairs: A Novel by Lisa Jewell.
Title: The Family Upstairs
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Author: Lisa Jewell
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication Date: November 05, 2019
Language: English
Book Description
“Rich, dark, and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.” —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author
“A haunting, atmospheric, stay-up-way-too-late read.” —Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author
From the New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone comes another page-turning look inside one family’s past as buried secrets threaten to come to light.
Be careful who you let in.
Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am.
She soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion on the banks of the Thames in London’s fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, worth millions. Everything in Libby’s life is about to change. But what she can’t possibly know is that others have been waiting for this day as well—and she is on a collision course to meet them.
Twenty-five years ago, police were called to 16 Cheyne Walk with reports of a baby crying. When they arrived, they found a healthy ten-month-old happily cooing in her crib in the bedroom. Downstairs in the kitchen lay three dead bodies, all dressed in black, next to a hastily scrawled note. And the four other children reported to live at Cheyne Walk were gone.
In The Family Upstairs, the master of “bone-chilling suspense” (People) brings us the can’t-look-away story of three entangled families living in a house with the darkest of secrets.
My Thoughts
Oh God, what a book. I enjoyed every minute of it. One of the best thrillers I read this read. It started a little slow bu then it took off and was a complete delight. The way the story is told, the characters, everything works perfect on this book.
A very messed up family but as it rarely happens to me, I truly liked all of the characters. Each one brings something unique to the story.
Captivating, disturbing, unexpected twists and characters and a very unique story line. A must read.
Thank you Netgalley and Atria Books for the advanced free copy in exchange for an honest review.
Wendy
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