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Jewell has a way with the quietly creepy subgenre of domestic suspense. Her books, this …

Review of 'The Family Upstairs' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I'm a bit torn on this book. I raced through it. It was very easy reading, and with the perspective changing (between 3 characters) each chapter, there was a feeling of just needing to keep going to get each story. But the mystery of what happened in the 80s never felt satisfying. It felt unrealistic, and the further I got into the book, the more I realised that I just didn't believe it. The end left me rolling my eyes rather than sighing in contentment.