The Family Remains
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Summary
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell comes an intricate and affecting novel about twisted marriages， fractured families， and deadly obsessions in this standalone sequel to The Family Upstairs。
Early one morning on the shore of the Thames， DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene of a gruesome discovery。 When Owusu sends the evidence for examination， he learns the bones are connected to a cold case that left three people dead on the kitchen floor in a Chelsea mansion thirty years ago。
Rachel Rimmer has also received a shock—news that her husband， Michael， has been found dead in the cellar of his house in France。 All signs point to an intruder， and the French police need her to come urgently to answer questions about Michael and his past that she very much doesn’t want to answer。
After fleeing London thirty years ago in the wake of a horrific tragedy， Lucy Lamb is finally coming home。 While she settles in with her children and is just about to purchase their first-ever house， her brother takes off to find the boy from their shared past whose memory haunts their present。
As they all race to discover answers to these convoluted mysteries， they will come to find that they’re connected in ways they could have never imagined。
In this masterful standalone sequel to her haunting New York Times bestseller， The Family Upstairs， Lisa Jewell proves she is writing at the height of her powers with another jaw-dropping， intricate， and affecting novel about the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love and uncover the truth。
Early one morning on the shore of the Thames， DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene of a gruesome discovery。 When Owusu sends the evidence for examination， he learns the bones are connected to a cold case that left three people dead on the kitchen floor in a Chelsea mansion thirty years ago。
Rachel Rimmer has also received a shock—news that her husband， Michael， has been found dead in the cellar of his house in France。 All signs point to an intruder， and the French police need her to come urgently to answer questions about Michael and his past that she very much doesn’t want to answer。
After fleeing London thirty years ago in the wake of a horrific tragedy， Lucy Lamb is finally coming home。 While she settles in with her children and is just about to purchase their first-ever house， her brother takes off to find the boy from their shared past whose memory haunts their present。
As they all race to discover answers to these convoluted mysteries， they will come to find that they’re connected in ways they could have never imagined。
In this masterful standalone sequel to her haunting New York Times bestseller， The Family Upstairs， Lisa Jewell proves she is writing at the height of her powers with another jaw-dropping， intricate， and affecting novel about the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love and uncover the truth。
Reviews
booksbikesbooze
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4。5 stars。。 I love Lisa Jewell！ Ever since reading “Then She was Gone”， she became an auto read author for me。I was nervous I wouldn’t recollect enough from the first book – The Family Upstairs， having read it in 2019， which now seems forever ago。 I did a quick google spoiler summary to jog my memory， and luckily that was enough。 （I didn’t feel the need to re-read; this one contained enough clues to remind the read of incidents that occurred in the first book）。Lisa Jewell is a mastermind at weav 4。5 stars。。 I love Lisa Jewell！ Ever since reading “Then She was Gone”， she became an auto read author for me。I was nervous I wouldn’t recollect enough from the first book – The Family Upstairs， having read it in 2019， which now seems forever ago。 I did a quick google spoiler summary to jog my memory， and luckily that was enough。 （I didn’t feel the need to re-read; this one contained enough clues to remind the read of incidents that occurred in the first book）。Lisa Jewell is a mastermind at weaving together these extensive， tangled， webs between characters that eventually come together。 I was so intrigued reading this – the chapters bounced between timelines， characters， and countries， leaving a mystery element so high， that everything slowly simmered。 I was most invested in Rachel’s plot。 The Henry/Phin plot was just strangely unnecessary to me – and in the end felt like there wasn’t much satisfaction from that wild goose chase crossing multiple countries。Overall， I love reading her stories because they constantly arouse my curiosity， however， the ending was a little like – hmmm what was all this for？ Lol idk in the end it kind of seemed like much didn’t happen， but I loved reading this！ Weird review， yes， lol。 。。。more
Sarah
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Really enjoyed the book， lots of twists and turns and now I want to go back and re-read The Family Upstairs！
Debbie Blackham
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Bones have been found in the river Thames but whose are they and who put them there？ After a tragic childhood Lucy and Henry are moving forward。 Henry is looking forward to being reunited with Phin who he has idolised all his life。 But Phin disappears， the police turn up asking questions about bones that are linked to Lucy， Phin and Henerys childhood home。 Rachel meets michael and he seems too good to be true but the more Rachel gets to know Michaelthe more she wonders about his ex Lucy。 I read Bones have been found in the river Thames but whose are they and who put them there？ After a tragic childhood Lucy and Henry are moving forward。 Henry is looking forward to being reunited with Phin who he has idolised all his life。 But Phin disappears， the police turn up asking questions about bones that are linked to Lucy， Phin and Henerys childhood home。 Rachel meets michael and he seems too good to be true but the more Rachel gets to know Michaelthe more she wonders about his ex Lucy。 I read the family upstairs awhile ago and thought it was a good but dreary novel with a sloppy ending。 So I’m pleased a sequel has tied things up。 （Maybe that was the plan all along。I liked that Henry became a good guy and that Lucy fit her peace。 The detective was a bit nosy but they always are in fiction。 The Rachel /Michaelstory was fantastic and gave some extra to the novel。 Not often sequels are better than the first book but definitely the case here。 。。。more
Erin_boberin
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3。5*It was interesting to see these characters’ stories continue， but at the same time it almost didn’t feel necessary。 I enjoyed the story but wasn’t wowed by it。 Unfortunately this wasn’t one of my favorite Jewell thrillers， it was just okay。
Maureen Mayer
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3。5 stars
Leah
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I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。I reeeally liked The Family Upstairs。 I gave it five stars。 I was skeptical I’d this book because I didn’t think it needed a sequel， and I still mostly stand by that。Without the context of the first book， this one would be BEYOND confusing。 It was confusing even though I knew all the characters already。 A LOT happens， which is good， but I just feel like it was just people running in circles around each other the whole I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。I reeeally liked The Family Upstairs。 I gave it five stars。 I was skeptical I’d this book because I didn’t think it needed a sequel， and I still mostly stand by that。Without the context of the first book， this one would be BEYOND confusing。 It was confusing even though I knew all the characters already。 A LOT happens， which is good， but I just feel like it was just people running in circles around each other the whole time。 The ending very much reminded me of the first book。 It gives me American Horror Story vibes。 Which is a high compliment。 Love seeing the character development。 Really like the DI working the murder case。 Overall， I liked this。 Will I be recommending it？ Probably not。 。。。more
Brittany
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Lisa Jewell never fails to wow me。 I loved this follow up story。 It kept me wondering and was a fast read。 I know that this book is marketed as a “stand alone story”， but I 100% think you need to read The Family Upstairs to be able to have context with this one。 If not， you’re going to be very confused。
Allison
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Ultimately disappointed with this one。 There was a little suspense…until I realize I already knew the answer to one of the driving mysteries of the story。 And could easily guess the answer to the other mystery。This wasn’t a bad book， but it was unnecessary。 I prefer to think of The Family Upstairs as the only story about these characters。
Alyssa
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Henry is a creepy creepy weirdo creep
Brielle Ann
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Thank you Atria， NetGalley and Lisa Jewell for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。PAUSE before we go any further。 I LOVED this book， but if you haven't read The Family Upstairs you need to stop right now and do that。 I know this book is marketed as a standalone sequel but you will not love this book nearly as much as you should without reading The Family Upstairs My very first Lisa Jewell book was Then She Was Gone & I was hooked by her writing from there。 This n Thank you Atria， NetGalley and Lisa Jewell for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。PAUSE before we go any further。 I LOVED this book， but if you haven't read The Family Upstairs you need to stop right now and do that。 I know this book is marketed as a standalone sequel but you will not love this book nearly as much as you should without reading The Family Upstairs My very first Lisa Jewell book was Then She Was Gone & I was hooked by her writing from there。 This novel was a wonderful thriller。 I LOVE CULT VIBES & Jewell didn't disappoint。 I loved the flawed & unpredictable main character Henry Lamb。 I was captivated by his thoughts as an adult。 A good MC you can't figure out if you love or hate。 Henry has been unpredictable since book 1 and we went searching for answers about him in book 2。 And we found them。 Lisa Jewell tied his character's story up perfectly in this one。My FAVORITE character in this book was Rachel。 I was desperate to get to every chapter where we were talking about her story line。 I can't say much without spoiling this novel but know that this sequel was made better because of Rachel's character。 FINAL THOUGHTS : You shouldn't read this book as a standalone。 PLEASE read The Family Upstairs first & really get to know the characters。 Lisa Jewell tied this entire cult thriller story up with a bow。 A wonderful duet。 。。。more
Cara Conway
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I give this one 3。5 stars。 I really enjoyed getting to know what happened after The Family Upstairs as I felt that ending was rushed， but this book is pretty slow and honestly not much happens and what does happen is predictable。
Julie
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Release date: August 9， 2022Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy of The Family Remains ebook from NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an honest review。This was the sequel to The Family Upstairs that came out by Lisa Jewell a few years ago and focuses on the same set of characters we met in the first story。 The Family Remains initially takes place approximately a year after the “house of horrors” was claimed and sold but 20+ years after the original storyline takes place。 Rotating POV Release date: August 9， 2022Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy of The Family Remains ebook from NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an honest review。This was the sequel to The Family Upstairs that came out by Lisa Jewell a few years ago and focuses on the same set of characters we met in the first story。 The Family Remains initially takes place approximately a year after the “house of horrors” was claimed and sold but 20+ years after the original storyline takes place。 Rotating POV from Henry and Lucy Lamb and some new characters introduced in this new book。 I won’t provide too many details about the storyline itself to avoid spoilers but I will say I liked the second books better than the first！！ I found the original a bit tough to follow with the multiple POV but really enjoyed the way this book wrapped everything up for me。 This is a solid 4 stars for me！#NetGalley #lisajewell #thefamilyupstairs #thefamilyremains 。。。more
Oh Yeah， I Read That
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Dark， chilling， unsettling， and disturbing。 Lisa Jewell delivers another beautifully written， unputdownable novel with more twists and turns than one could imagine。 The Family Remains， the standalone sequel to The Family Upstairs， offers progression to the storylines of its predecessor。 The narrator changes with each chapter and your will find yourself flipping ahead to take a peek for when the book gets back to the narrator that just dropped the biggest bomb。 Overall， this follow up brings sati Dark， chilling， unsettling， and disturbing。 Lisa Jewell delivers another beautifully written， unputdownable novel with more twists and turns than one could imagine。 The Family Remains， the standalone sequel to The Family Upstairs， offers progression to the storylines of its predecessor。 The narrator changes with each chapter and your will find yourself flipping ahead to take a peek for when the book gets back to the narrator that just dropped the biggest bomb。 Overall， this follow up brings satisfying closure to the intriguing relationships of the Lamb and Thomsen families。 Though this book is technically a standalone sequel， I do suggest reading The Family Upstairs first。Jewell is an absolute master in this genre， giving readers suspense， likable and unlikeable characters， and so many OMG moments。 I don’t know how she does it， but I remain in awe。 Thank you Atria Books for the gifted copy of The Family Remains。 。。。more
Booksandcoffeepleasemx
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𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘺， 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹！I had no idea what to expect from this one and it was a great surprise。 I loved it， it had so much twists， messed up characters， complex and intricate situations， and the way it all came together at the end it was just perfect！Thank you Atria Books Simon & Schuster Audio and NetGalley for this gifted copy。https://www。instagram。com/booksandcof。。。 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘺， 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹！I had no idea what to expect from this one and it was a great surprise。 I loved it， it had so much twists， messed up characters， complex and intricate situations， and the way it all came together at the end it was just perfect！Thank you Atria Books Simon & Schuster Audio and NetGalley for this gifted copy。https://www。instagram。com/booksandcof。。。 。。。more
Debbie Amanda
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Absolutely loved this！ The best characters and plots as a sequel we found out everything！
Roha Tahir
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A very long epilogue that I didn't enjoy one bit。 A very long epilogue that I didn't enjoy one bit。 。。。more
Lorna
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I am so torn with my thoughts on this but one thing I know is you need to read the first book before this one。 The Family Upstairs is one of my favourite books and I wanted this to be just as good。 It was interested to see what happened next with the characters， but was it needed？ No。The writing itself was readable and the audiobook version was great to listen to （I jumped between that and a physical book）。 Though there were lots of different plots going on and it made you forget things had happ I am so torn with my thoughts on this but one thing I know is you need to read the first book before this one。 The Family Upstairs is one of my favourite books and I wanted this to be just as good。 It was interested to see what happened next with the characters， but was it needed？ No。The writing itself was readable and the audiobook version was great to listen to （I jumped between that and a physical book）。 Though there were lots of different plots going on and it made you forget things had happened while the next two chapters explored something different。This wasn’t awful but it didn’t feel like what it could’ve been。 I’m disappointed but oh well， I’ll try and forget this experience and not let it hamper my feelings towards the first book。 。。。more
Lisa fletcher
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Wow wow wow what more can I say amazing as always well done Lisa jewell my favourite writer of all time
Maddie | bookish。pgh
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell comes an intricate and affecting novel about twisted marriages， fractured families， and deadly obsessions in this standalone sequel to The Family Upstairs。Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the opportunity to read and review an advanced readers copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own。I'm giving this one 3。5 stars rounded down， only because this just isn't a four star read for me。 This sequel fo From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell comes an intricate and affecting novel about twisted marriages， fractured families， and deadly obsessions in this standalone sequel to The Family Upstairs。Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the opportunity to read and review an advanced readers copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own。I'm giving this one 3。5 stars rounded down， only because this just isn't a four star read for me。 This sequel follows the Lamb family members that we were introduced to in The Family Upstairs， plus some additional characters and POVs。 I love how Jewell separates her chapters and builds suspense with the differing POVs and time periods。 There were a couple of cliffhangers throughout the book that kept me on the edge of my seat （especially *that* Henry chapter， if you know you know）。 I also loved the introduction of Rachel and thought she was a phenomenal character。 It added so many questions that kept the reader invested in the story。 However， overall this book was a little slow to me。 I didn't enjoy it as much as the first book， and I would personally say that this book is not a standalone。 There's no way I could've followed all of the names， and understood the references if I didn't read The Family Upstairs。 I liked how we got some closure in this sequel， but I think that there was a lot of filler that made the suspense deflate for me。 I'm still happy I read this and did overall enjoy it， it just wasn't my favorite。 。。。more
Maggie Boyd
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The continuation of The Family Upstairs this story shows us what happens when Phinn， Lucy and Henry once more find their lives on a collision course。 What will the explosive result be？My editor Dabney and I are both fans of Lisa Jewell’s writing and discussed her this book at All About Romance。 See our conversation at: https://allaboutromance。com/book-revi。。。 The continuation of The Family Upstairs this story shows us what happens when Phinn， Lucy and Henry once more find their lives on a collision course。 What will the explosive result be？My editor Dabney and I are both fans of Lisa Jewell’s writing and discussed her this book at All About Romance。 See our conversation at: https://allaboutromance。com/book-revi。。。 。。。more
Phyllis
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The Family Remains is a dramatic mystery that takes us on a ride when human remains are found at a house where horror struck 30 years ago。 👥 Rachel， a recent widow， is thrown for a loop when her husband is murdered。 At the same time， Lucy and Henry （from The Family Upstairs） are on a hunt for more answers from their dark past。Lisa Jewell is a master storyteller。 The story is written from multiple POVs and it flows so effortlessly。 I loved reading more about Lucy， and enjoyed how Jewell tires her The Family Remains is a dramatic mystery that takes us on a ride when human remains are found at a house where horror struck 30 years ago。 👥 Rachel， a recent widow， is thrown for a loop when her husband is murdered。 At the same time， Lucy and Henry （from The Family Upstairs） are on a hunt for more answers from their dark past。Lisa Jewell is a master storyteller。 The story is written from multiple POVs and it flows so effortlessly。 I loved reading more about Lucy， and enjoyed how Jewell tires her story together with Rachel’s。 👥 Henry’s character is twisted and still determined to locate Phin; you never know his next move and I’m here for the wild ride 👏🏼 The ending was wonderful， as it gave us some closure on the family drama。 While this can be read as a stand-alone， since Jewell does a fabulous job summarizes what occurs in the first book and laying down the foundation to this next part of the story， I would still recommend reading The Family Upstairs first for the extra background and character relationships。 👥⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 。。。more
Sandra Moore
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A strongish follow-up to The Family Upstairs。 Quite a clever realisation， though Henry becomes increasingly less likeable。 New character Rachel also suffered at Michael's hands。 Cleverly drawn and some resolutions found。 A strongish follow-up to The Family Upstairs。 Quite a clever realisation， though Henry becomes increasingly less likeable。 New character Rachel also suffered at Michael's hands。 Cleverly drawn and some resolutions found。 。。。more
Trisha
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First of all， this is a sequel to The Family Upstairs and I strongly recommend that this is read first。 The story continues with what happened after the children from the first story， escaped the house。 A bag of bones is found on the bank of the Thames and the police。ce discover they are Birdie， a young woman who lived at the house at Cheyne Walk。 And so police try to piece together exactly what happened all those years ago。 Told from various points of view， the story is a bit muddy unless you h First of all， this is a sequel to The Family Upstairs and I strongly recommend that this is read first。 The story continues with what happened after the children from the first story， escaped the house。 A bag of bones is found on the bank of the Thames and the police。ce discover they are Birdie， a young woman who lived at the house at Cheyne Walk。 And so police try to piece together exactly what happened all those years ago。 Told from various points of view， the story is a bit muddy unless you have read book 1。 The is enough references to the previous story， however， to make sense。Having said this， there are lots of twists and turns to navigate and Lisa tells a complex tale。 。。。more
Alley Elford
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Read in preparation for an interview。 RTC。
Tanya
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Oh this was such a great follow up to ‘The Family Upstairs！’ Normally I hate sequels as they are rarely ever as good as the first book but this one really delivers。 A quick & thrilling read that I thoroughly enjoyed。 4。5 ⭐️
Sujoya
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Even though Lisa Jewell remains one of my favorite writers in this genre I have always maintained that The Family Upstairs is probably my least favorite among her books。 Guess what？ The Family Remains changed that and how！The Family Upstairs left me with some unanswered questions。 I had hoped （Lesson Learnt: Be careful what you wish for！） that the sequel would answer those questions and redeem the previous book in my eyes。 Were my questions answered？ Yes！ But to be honest， I think living with th Even though Lisa Jewell remains one of my favorite writers in this genre I have always maintained that The Family Upstairs is probably my least favorite among her books。 Guess what？ The Family Remains changed that and how！The Family Upstairs left me with some unanswered questions。 I had hoped （Lesson Learnt: Be careful what you wish for！） that the sequel would answer those questions and redeem the previous book in my eyes。 Were my questions answered？ Yes！ But to be honest， I think living with those questions would have been more satisfying than having to endure The Family Remains。 I try not to DNF books out of respect for the author’s hard work， but this book really tried my patience。 My buddy read with SabiReads （you can read her review here） was what helped me read through to the end。 As the story begins， we see Lucy， Henry and Libby carrying on with their lives after the events in the previous book。 A trip to Botswana to meet Phin is planned but falls through when Phin leaves Botswana when he finds out about their upcoming visit。 Henry is adamant about finding Phin and following certain leads ends up in Chicago， temporarily severing contact with his sister and her kids who， however， track him down and promptly follow him to the Windy City。 There is absolutely no character development for any of the main characters in the novel。 Yes， we have a new character， Rachel， Lucy’s ex-husband Michael’s second wife， whose perspective is shared as part of the narrative and is of absolutely no consequence except to serve as a filler for what is overall a weak and underdeveloped story。 We already knew Michael was an abusive husband with shady dealings。 It was indicated in the previous book that Lucy was not a suspect in his murder and the case was closed。 So why reintroduce that plot point here for the sake of a twist that again is of no consequence？ We also have a bag of bones discovered by a mud–larker in the Thames which connects to the house of horrors that has since been sold off to a new owner。 An investigation into the identity of the deceased is launched and the past comes back to haunt the family！ We have an investigator who appears now and then but again he remains always one step behind。 The initial 50% was boring with not much happening but the background of the story （events of the previous book） being mentioned quite a few times and Henry’s obsessive search for Phin （therefore， if you haven’t read the first book， you won’t have much problem following this one since the basic details about past events are mentioned frequently）。 The only interesting （though immensely unlikeable） character in this story is Henry whose obsession with Phin is the only engaging part of the narrative but only up to a point because after all that build-up， the climax will either have you rolling your eyes and/or laughing at its absurdity and/or throwing the book at the nearest wall in frustration （please take care not to do that if you’re using your e-reader， it’s not worth it！）Needless to say， this was a disappointing read。 I am aware mine is an outlier opinion so you might want to go through other reviews before you decide on this one。 Many have liked this novel more than I have。 It pains me to rate a Lisa Jewell novel this low but there is absolutely nothing about this book I feel good about。 After reading this one， I'm left with only one question: What was the purpose of this sequel？ 。。。more
Jennifer Hanson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was so excited to see that there would be a sequel to The Family Upstairs！！ I thought the ending of the first novel was a cliff hanger but not enough to make a sequel， but the fans （myself included） needed more！ I was nervous at first because there were many narrators and timelines but my love of the characters superseded that！ I can’t get enough of Henry！ He’s so different than any other character…is he good/bad， tortured， traumatized， does he have good intentions， all of the above？？ I also l I was so excited to see that there would be a sequel to The Family Upstairs！！ I thought the ending of the first novel was a cliff hanger but not enough to make a sequel， but the fans （myself included） needed more！ I was nervous at first because there were many narrators and timelines but my love of the characters superseded that！ I can’t get enough of Henry！ He’s so different than any other character…is he good/bad， tortured， traumatized， does he have good intentions， all of the above？？ I also loved learning about Rachel， since she was such a minor character in the first book。 She quickly became one of my favorites。 I again fell in love with Lucy。 She’s just the sweetest and I’m so glad it all worked out for her。 My heart hurt for Justin and Henry when Henry read the letter。 Justin was so good to him。 I had no idea what to expect happened with Phin， I thought Henry killed him！ So I was excited to read the last chapter。 I could’ve done with a different epilogue though…maybe I just want another book with the Lambs！ I also thought Lisa Jewell did a great job of incorporating the first book into this one， because even though I read The Family Upstairs just this year， I had forgotten some things。 Excellent， excellent read。 。。。more
Neha Nagar
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I loved the family upstairs。 But this is 2。5/3 star for me， that too for set up and writing style。 Last few chapters ruined this book for me。 They were as flat as my face was while reading those chapters。
Darla
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The question for me was this: did I want to spend more time with the characters who once inhabited 16 Cheyne Walk？ In this second book， Jewell gives us some cat and mouse action across the ocean and a hunt for one man。 It was exciting to see who would find the "missing" person first。 Unfortunately， the book took too many detours。 One book would have been enough for me。 A big thank you to Atria Books and Edelweiss+ for a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。 The question for me was this: did I want to spend more time with the characters who once inhabited 16 Cheyne Walk？ In this second book， Jewell gives us some cat and mouse action across the ocean and a hunt for one man。 It was exciting to see who would find the "missing" person first。 Unfortunately， the book took too many detours。 One book would have been enough for me。 A big thank you to Atria Books and Edelweiss+ for a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Maggie Schwabenbauer
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What a dark and twisted follow up to The Family Upstairs！ I especially enjoyed the chapters that were written from Rachel's perspective。 It was interesting to watch Rachel's story unfold， and realize how it tied in to the characters from The Family Upstairs。 I think this could be a stand alone read， but reading The Family Upstairs first will definately increase your enjoyment of this book。 The characters are extrememly flawed and complex but very lovable。 Lisa Jewell is absolutely brilliant， and What a dark and twisted follow up to The Family Upstairs！ I especially enjoyed the chapters that were written from Rachel's perspective。 It was interesting to watch Rachel's story unfold， and realize how it tied in to the characters from The Family Upstairs。 I think this could be a stand alone read， but reading The Family Upstairs first will definately increase your enjoyment of this book。 The characters are extrememly flawed and complex but very lovable。 Lisa Jewell is absolutely brilliant， and if you enjoy her other novels you will not be disappointed by this book！ 。。。more
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