The Family Remains
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Summary
A woman stops at nothing to find her husband’s murderer in this psychological thriller about twisted marriages， fractured families， and deadly obsessions in this standalone sequel to the “brilliantly chilling” （Ruth Ware， New York Times bestselling author） The Family Upstairs from the New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell。
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
Madeleine Black
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This is the sequel to The Family Upstairs。 A bag of human bones linked back to the Chelsea mansion has been found， where a chilling crime was committed many years previous。 I think I needed to have re read the first book before I started this one to keep up with the many characters， but it didn't stop me from enjoying it！ This is the sequel to The Family Upstairs。 A bag of human bones linked back to the Chelsea mansion has been found， where a chilling crime was committed many years previous。 I think I needed to have re read the first book before I started this one to keep up with the many characters， but it didn't stop me from enjoying it！ 。。。more
Kerry
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Let me start by saying that I have not read The Family Upstairs yet。 I do have it but I didn't know this was the sequel！ This book can still be enjoyed if you have not read The Family Upstairs。 There is enough detail about the characters so you don't get lost or confused about what is going on。 I will go back and read the first book。 I loved how each chapter was from the perspective of a different character。 This book definitely kept my attention。 Thank you to Lisa Jewell， NetGalley and Random Let me start by saying that I have not read The Family Upstairs yet。 I do have it but I didn't know this was the sequel！ This book can still be enjoyed if you have not read The Family Upstairs。 There is enough detail about the characters so you don't get lost or confused about what is going on。 I will go back and read the first book。 I loved how each chapter was from the perspective of a different character。 This book definitely kept my attention。 Thank you to Lisa Jewell， NetGalley and Random House UK， Cornerstone， for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Linda
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This story continues on where The Family Upstairs leaves off。 The book is promoted as a standalone sequel， but I think it would definitely help the understanding of the characters to have read the first book。 It would certainly help with the understanding of the dark， almost gothic， upbringing of Henry and Lucy。 I also think that knowing that background makes a difference as Simon starts to explore their history。 I found that I really didn't want him to find out anything， which might not have be This story continues on where The Family Upstairs leaves off。 The book is promoted as a standalone sequel， but I think it would definitely help the understanding of the characters to have read the first book。 It would certainly help with the understanding of the dark， almost gothic， upbringing of Henry and Lucy。 I also think that knowing that background makes a difference as Simon starts to explore their history。 I found that I really didn't want him to find out anything， which might not have been the case if I'd not read the first book。There is almost as much creeping dread in this book， and a very satisfying conclusion。 。。。more
Sam Whittaker
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Lisa Jewell has said that she had to be persuaded to write a sequel to The Family Upstairs and I so glad she gave in！ It’s a fantastic book and even though I read the first one a while ago I was able to jump straight back in。 Now we find out what has happened to Lucy， Henry， Phin and Libby and meet a new character， Rachel， who has had the misfortune to become entangled with Lucy’s ex Michael。 The novel starts at pace as a body is washed up in the Thames。 It soon becomes clear that the deceased w Lisa Jewell has said that she had to be persuaded to write a sequel to The Family Upstairs and I so glad she gave in！ It’s a fantastic book and even though I read the first one a while ago I was able to jump straight back in。 Now we find out what has happened to Lucy， Henry， Phin and Libby and meet a new character， Rachel， who has had the misfortune to become entangled with Lucy’s ex Michael。 The novel starts at pace as a body is washed up in the Thames。 It soon becomes clear that the deceased was a resident of the house in Chelsea。 The Family Remains is the definition of a page turner， once you start you won’t want to stop。 This is another fantastic novel from Lisa Jewell， thoroughly recommend！ Thank you to #netgalley #centurybooksuk and #penguinrandom for allowing me to review this ARC 。。。more
Shirin T。
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I was surprised this one was the best Lisa Jewell I've read， even its first book， The Family Upstairs！The Family Remains is less disturbing and aside fucking men。 the story follows the previous book characters， but not exactly in that time。 Lucy， Henry and Libby can't get away from their past and are stuck with it。 Two new narrators， Rachel， Michael’s wife （He's Lucy's ex） and DI Samuel Owusu who investigate an old murder！A suspense thriller family drama， dark， twisty and tense read！。May thanks I was surprised this one was the best Lisa Jewell I've read， even its first book， The Family Upstairs！The Family Remains is less disturbing and aside fucking men。 the story follows the previous book characters， but not exactly in that time。 Lucy， Henry and Libby can't get away from their past and are stuck with it。 Two new narrators， Rachel， Michael’s wife （He's Lucy's ex） and DI Samuel Owusu who investigate an old murder！A suspense thriller family drama， dark， twisty and tense read！。May thanks to Random House UK， Cornerstone via NetGalley for my ARC for which I have given an honest review。Publication date 21 July 2022。 。。。more
Sabrina Eichhorn
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Wow！ The Family Remains is just as good， if not better， then The Family Upstairs。 I love how Jewell took three different stories from her first book and connected them in this book to make one kick-ass novel。 Once I started reading， I did not want to put it down。
Kathryn
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I absolutely loved this sequel！ I loved the characters in the first book and this one did not disappoint！ I was pulling for my favorite characters and was surprised by many of the events in this book！ I love a good surprise！ I highly recommend even if you have not read the first book。 She does a good job of filling you in without it dragging down the present plot！！
Cherlynn （cherreading）
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Dark， disturbing。。。 but also gave me the feels！ 😮Let me start by admitting that I've not read The Family Upstairs yet but decided to dive into this standalone sequel blind。 And yes， it can definitely be enjoyed on its own but I would still recommend reading in order。I was skeptical about this book at first as it felt like I was missing quite a bit of context。 However， it gradually got better as the bits and pieces come together。 I loved the suspense and was kept guessing about how the multiple P Dark， disturbing。。。 but also gave me the feels！ 😮Let me start by admitting that I've not read The Family Upstairs yet but decided to dive into this standalone sequel blind。 And yes， it can definitely be enjoyed on its own but I would still recommend reading in order。I was skeptical about this book at first as it felt like I was missing quite a bit of context。 However， it gradually got better as the bits and pieces come together。 I loved the suspense and was kept guessing about how the multiple POVs are connected， especially with so many complicated and intriguing characters。Despite my initial misgivings， I ended up really enjoying this。 The short chapters made the novel easy to sink into and I had no problems following everything。 I particularly loved the last few chapters as they left me feeling moved and disturbed all at once。 A very solid and satisfying read overall！Can't wait to read My Family Upstairs now！ I feel like I might end up loving and appreciating this sequel even more。Thank you to Random House UK and Netgalley for an ARC of this book。 。。。more
Ali Lowe
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An absolute winner for me。 The story was interwoven and intricate and twisty， with rich， complex characters。 My favourite Lisa Jewell novel so far。
Lauren K
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Wow Lisa Jewell has done it again。 I didn’t realize this book was a sequel to The Family Upstairs until I was a few chapters in。 This book has the same suspense and thrill as the first book。 I found myself getting hooked in after the first chapter and read this book in a day。 I love how the characters are all woven together expertly and I was kept on the edge of my seat。 I will continue to read any Lisa Jewell book！ She is a brilliant writer and this story is no exception。 Thank you net galley a Wow Lisa Jewell has done it again。 I didn’t realize this book was a sequel to The Family Upstairs until I was a few chapters in。 This book has the same suspense and thrill as the first book。 I found myself getting hooked in after the first chapter and read this book in a day。 I love how the characters are all woven together expertly and I was kept on the edge of my seat。 I will continue to read any Lisa Jewell book！ She is a brilliant writer and this story is no exception。 Thank you net galley and publisher for the advanced copy。 I give this book 5 out of 5 stars。 。。。more
Jen L
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3。5 it wrapped up the first book's in a tidy bow 3。5 it wrapped up the first book's in a tidy bow 。。。more
readwithrose
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What an amazing book！ I was hooked from the very beginning as I started this book—I loved The Family Upstairs and Lisa Jewell did not disappoint with this sequel！！！
Joanna Lambert
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I think I really should have read The Family Upstairs before embarking on this。 However， there were enough pointers to fill me on what had happened previously。 Set against a backdrop of the discovery of human remains in the Thames， The Family Remains is the sequel to The Family Upstairs - a 'what happened next' to the characters。 Switching between them and on different timelines， it's a cleverly written novel which finishes with one character just as something dramatic happens。 The story kept my I think I really should have read The Family Upstairs before embarking on this。 However， there were enough pointers to fill me on what had happened previously。 Set against a backdrop of the discovery of human remains in the Thames， The Family Remains is the sequel to The Family Upstairs - a 'what happened next' to the characters。 Switching between them and on different timelines， it's a cleverly written novel which finishes with one character just as something dramatic happens。 The story kept my interest， it was quirky and different， but nonetheless very enjoyable。 My curiosity is such that I'm tempted to go back and read The Family Upstairs in order to uncover the whole story。My thanks to Lisa Jewell， Penguin Random House and NetGalley for an ARC of The Family Upstairs in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Joy Lenton
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What a great gem of a book by Lisa Jewell！ This requested， hotly anticipated sequel to the unforgettable The Family Upstairs lives up to the hype。 It is superbly executed with several twists and turns and a compelling cast of old and new characters to savour。Rachel’s harrowing relationship with Michael is crafted with great insight and tremendous sensitivity。 I love how the seemingly disparate stories from the present involving Rachel， Lucy， Libby， Henry and Phil are woven together seamlessly wi What a great gem of a book by Lisa Jewell！ This requested， hotly anticipated sequel to the unforgettable The Family Upstairs lives up to the hype。 It is superbly executed with several twists and turns and a compelling cast of old and new characters to savour。Rachel’s harrowing relationship with Michael is crafted with great insight and tremendous sensitivity。 I love how the seemingly disparate stories from the present involving Rachel， Lucy， Libby， Henry and Phil are woven together seamlessly with the past in alternating timelines。Together they create added depth and texture to the narrative and provide another layer of comprehension to what really happened many years ago。 Events might be escapable， and memory an unreliable witness， yet the family are still held hostage to the past。DCI Osuwu is focused on solving the bag of bones dredged from the river Thames mystery but is soon caught up with trying to unravel its links to the previous inhabitants of number 16 Cheyne Walk and the people they love。The investigation provokes fear and anxiety in those who know what occurred in that house but would rather keep it covered up。 Are they about to be found out or not？ A compulsive read and a brilliant psychological thriller。 Grateful thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK， Cornerstone for the eARC。 。。。more
Christina （ChristinaBethReads）
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I loved The Family Upstairs and was really excited to read this sequel。 They say it’s a standalone but I recommend reading The Family Upstairs first to understand the characters and family dynamics that carry over into this book。 I read the first book over a year ago and had to google a bit to refresh my memory of what took place。 The pace was very slow and each chapter skipped around with different characters and timelines。 Some characters were from the first book and some were new。 It was hard I loved The Family Upstairs and was really excited to read this sequel。 They say it’s a standalone but I recommend reading The Family Upstairs first to understand the characters and family dynamics that carry over into this book。 I read the first book over a year ago and had to google a bit to refresh my memory of what took place。 The pace was very slow and each chapter skipped around with different characters and timelines。 Some characters were from the first book and some were new。 It was hard to keep track of what was going on and because of the slow pace I was beginning to not care。 I put it down for a while and read other things。 I eventually came back to this and stuck it out to the end。 It wound up all coming together in a satisfying way but it just moved too slow to be enjoyable。 。。。more
Kimberly
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Thanks Goodreads and Simon & Schuster！Loved this Lisa Jewell sequel。 It held my attention and I couldn’t hardly put it down。 She never disappoints。Can’t wait to read more of her books！
Hannah
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I liked the original family upstairs and was so pleased and intrigued to find out their was a sequel。 It might be because I usually like Lisa Jewell’s books and I had quite high expectations but I did struggle a bit with this book。 I liked how the story rounded off and the plot was interesting but not a great deal happened for the first 75% of the book。 I found myself putting off finishing it and then raced through the last bit。 I thought that there were a few stretches of the imagination making I liked the original family upstairs and was so pleased and intrigued to find out their was a sequel。 It might be because I usually like Lisa Jewell’s books and I had quite high expectations but I did struggle a bit with this book。 I liked how the story rounded off and the plot was interesting but not a great deal happened for the first 75% of the book。 I found myself putting off finishing it and then raced through the last bit。 I thought that there were a few stretches of the imagination making me struggle a bit more than I had with the first and that I felt undermined the plot。 I’m really glad I got to read it though and thank you to netgalley because I would have bought it otherwise。 。。。more
Amanda
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I mean， this was just GOOD。 A twisted family drama/thriller involving murder， abuse and hidden identity。 This book has the perfect eerie tone and slowly enfolds all of the interconnected stories/subplots as the book goes on and it is delectable to the very last page！ This book opens with the discovery of a dead body and the re-opening of a twenty year old cold case。 The story then closely follows the lives of Rachel， Henry and Lucy。 Rachel has just married a seemingly perfect man named Michael。 I mean， this was just GOOD。 A twisted family drama/thriller involving murder， abuse and hidden identity。 This book has the perfect eerie tone and slowly enfolds all of the interconnected stories/subplots as the book goes on and it is delectable to the very last page！ This book opens with the discovery of a dead body and the re-opening of a twenty year old cold case。 The story then closely follows the lives of Rachel， Henry and Lucy。 Rachel has just married a seemingly perfect man named Michael。 Henry has reconstructed his face and altered his appearance to be near identical to Phin （whose name he is also using） and Lucy is making ends meet whilst taking care of her children and making herself scarce。 I was so enthralled by all of their stories， especially Rachel’s （I was shocked and horrified by many moments in her story line）。 *Please note， I think it’s very important to give a TW for sexual assault for this book。 If this is something you are sensitive to， I wouldn’t recommend。。*This book is advertised as a standalone and I have not read the first book （though I will now immediately be doing that） but it seems that in this case it may be helpful， as I felt I was missing some important background details that a reader who has read book one wouldn’t be missing。 I will probably re-read this after I finish The Family Upstairs and I’m sure I will pick up some additional details。 Lisa Jewell can write one hell of a thriller！！ 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Thank you to NetGalley and Atria books for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Lee
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I really enjoyed this sequel
Hannah Mills
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4。5 ⭐️ Full review soon！
Shawna Wilson
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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book。 I made。 a huge mistake and read the reviews and was so excited。 They all kept talking about the ending and how they didn't see it coming。 The book was very confusing to me。 I had to refer back to the cast of characters that is in the front of the book。 It kept going back and forth。 It was a good story， but wasn't my favorite Lisa Jewell book。 The twist at the end was good， but I was set up for something crazy。 It was a solid read and most people will Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of this book。 I made。 a huge mistake and read the reviews and was so excited。 They all kept talking about the ending and how they didn't see it coming。 The book was very confusing to me。 I had to refer back to the cast of characters that is in the front of the book。 It kept going back and forth。 It was a good story， but wasn't my favorite Lisa Jewell book。 The twist at the end was good， but I was set up for something crazy。 It was a solid read and most people will like it， I just didn't like being confused。 。。。more
Bookworm Blogger
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Full review to come。
Kavitha Shastry
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 ** This review applies to an advance copy received as part of a giveaway **This wasn't my favorite Lisa Jewell book， but maybe I shouldn't be surprised， as the Family Upstairs was also not high on my list。I read the first installment maybe two years ago and don't remember all of it -- that could have been part of the problem。 There were some attempts to recap the action from Part One， but I found them a little distracting and repetitive。 They kept alluding to what we learned about the family and ** This review applies to an advance copy received as part of a giveaway **This wasn't my favorite Lisa Jewell book， but maybe I shouldn't be surprised， as the Family Upstairs was also not high on my list。I read the first installment maybe two years ago and don't remember all of it -- that could have been part of the problem。 There were some attempts to recap the action from Part One， but I found them a little distracting and repetitive。 They kept alluding to what we learned about the family and the secrets in the first book without properly summarizing them， so now I feel the need to go back and read a book I didn't even like that much just to try to make sense of what happened here。Outside of that， this book suffers from too many perspectives -- there were at least 6 different storytellers whose narrations were woven together from one very short chapter to the next。 Only two of them were identified at the top of each chapter， so I would sometimes get confused as to who I was hearing from。 There were also two characters， a mother and daughter， with very similar names -- very easily confused considering how many main characters there were。 And there are so many characters， I can't remember who was in the first book and what roles they played， and how centrally they figure in the overall picture。 Again， maybe that's my fault， but it's hard to keep track。On top of the multiple POVs， there were also two different time frames -- one story arc set in 2016， the other in 2019。 And frankly， the Rachel/Michael story arc， while obviously related to the "present day" story， really didn't have any bearing on the action。 I guess it was meant to provide the secret that Lucy was trying to hide， but since Lucy didn't factor into that story until the point when the two arcs met it seemed pointless -- probably just to set up a storyline the Part Three that is inevitably to come。 Hopefully I'll remember more of this book if I choose to read that one。****SPOILERS-ISH BELOW****Outside of the structural issues with the book， there wasn't really a resolution。 The mystery introduced at the start is solved， but only with vagaries and no justice。 One character just presumes her brother killed the victim， but doesn't really know what happened。 The brother kind of convinces himself he didn't do the murder when someone else takes the fall for it。 He assumes the detective knows he's lying， but still gets away with it。 And I'm not sure I understand the family dynamics。 A brother and sister who haven't seen each other in 25 years， who've had no contact with each other， come together seamlessly， nieces and nephews and dogs too。 The one third party from the "house of horrors" from their childhood， who appears to be stalked by the brother the entirety of the book， ends up befriending them too。 Maybe all the questions will be resolved in the next book -- I assume there will be another chapter for this family。 But as a standalone， it was not particularly satisfying。 。。。more
Alison S。
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While I loved The Family Upstairs， I don't see the necessity of the coming of this book。 The Family Remains is more like a character-study fiction than a thriller/mystery since it lacks the trists and even thrills。 Although this is a quick read and the writing is quite neat， I won't recommend it to anyone except the fan of The Family Upstairs。 While I loved The Family Upstairs， I don't see the necessity of the coming of this book。 The Family Remains is more like a character-study fiction than a thriller/mystery since it lacks the trists and even thrills。 Although this is a quick read and the writing is quite neat， I won't recommend it to anyone except the fan of The Family Upstairs。 。。。more
bookishcharli
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I absolutely loved The Family Upstairs so I was super excited to hear that Lisa was writing a sequel to it， and holy moly it was just as brilliant with lots of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming！ You really can’t go wrong with a Lisa Jewell thriller。 The chapters in this one all relate back to the first book， so while it says this is a standalone sequel， I do think you should read the first one in order to fully understand the characters and backstories。 Naturally Henry is just as creepy I absolutely loved The Family Upstairs so I was super excited to hear that Lisa was writing a sequel to it， and holy moly it was just as brilliant with lots of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming！ You really can’t go wrong with a Lisa Jewell thriller。 The chapters in this one all relate back to the first book， so while it says this is a standalone sequel， I do think you should read the first one in order to fully understand the characters and backstories。 Naturally Henry is just as creepy in this book as he is in the first one， maybe more so， and you never know what the hell he is going to do next。 This book is one hell of a gripping， page turning ride and I enjoyed every second of it！ TW: mentions of emotional abuse and sexual assault。 Thank you so much to Century for sending me a proof of this one！ 。。。more
Sheryle
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I was a huge fan of The Family Upstairs and was expecting a lot from this sequel。 I am very happy to say that I was not disappointed。 The Family Remains picked up pretty much right from where the first book left off， at the same breakneck speed with the same intriguing characters and， best of all， with some new ones added into the mix。 This time around Libby and friends were more secondary characters and Henry and Lucy were more to the forefront along with Lucy’s ex-husband’s wife Rachel。 There I was a huge fan of The Family Upstairs and was expecting a lot from this sequel。 I am very happy to say that I was not disappointed。 The Family Remains picked up pretty much right from where the first book left off， at the same breakneck speed with the same intriguing characters and， best of all， with some new ones added into the mix。 This time around Libby and friends were more secondary characters and Henry and Lucy were more to the forefront along with Lucy’s ex-husband’s wife Rachel。 There was also the added jeopardy in the form of a determined police detective investigating a murder associated with the family home。 This book did an excellent job tying up the story from the first book。 By the end， there was a definite sense of closure。 I did feel， however， that maybe things were tied up a little too neatly。 I was happy for everyone， but it seemed a little too tidy; a little too fast。 My copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 My thanks to the the author， the publisher， and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review it。 。。。more
Jill Nathanson
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This is considered a sequel to "The Family Upstairs，" which is a book with so much happening that when you are done with it， you are left gasping for more。 In "The Family Remains，" Lisa Jewell delivers and ties up many of the plot points。 If you are wondering if you need to read "The Family Upstairs" before reading this book， I highly recommend it。 If you are wondering if you need to reread "The Family Upstairs" because it has been awhile， I don't think so。 The author is quite good about bringin This is considered a sequel to "The Family Upstairs，" which is a book with so much happening that when you are done with it， you are left gasping for more。 In "The Family Remains，" Lisa Jewell delivers and ties up many of the plot points。 If you are wondering if you need to read "The Family Upstairs" before reading this book， I highly recommend it。 If you are wondering if you need to reread "The Family Upstairs" because it has been awhile， I don't think so。 The author is quite good about bringing the reader up to speed enough that you don't need that prior story fresh in your mind， although I think many readers are likely to return to that compelling story for a refresher。While most of the characters from the prior book return， the focus is on Lucy and Henry， and they narrate many of the chapters。 A police detective also joins in as a narrator， and a new character， Rachel， who is involved with Lucy's ex enters into the story and narrates a number of chapters on her own。 Some would say she isn't necessary to the story， but I disagree， and I think her story line added much to the story and helped turn an idea for a sequel into a meaningful standalone book。I'm so glad Lisa Jewell decided to bring these characters back and give us more。 My thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
afryn
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ugh。 very unsatisfying。 none of the characters' stories had a good conclusion， imo。 ugh。 very unsatisfying。 none of the characters' stories had a good conclusion， imo。 。。。more
Christina Maria
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Thank you to #NetGalley and #Penguin for my advance copy of #TheFamilyRemains by #LisaJewellWarning: This book is a sequel to The Family Upstairs。 Read the first book before you read this。 I hadn’t read The Family Upstairs and there is not enough background in the story to catch up。 I did finish the book but still don’t really understand all the nuances。 So I’m going to leave it alone for a few months and then read the two books in order。
Jill Rowlinson
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I couldn’t wait to read this sequel to The Family Upstairs and it didn’t disappoint。 The Family Remains catches up with the family and some of their actions left hanging in the first book。 I found it reasonably easy to pick up from the first book and enjoyed the introduction of some new characters， particularly DCI Samuel Owusu。 I loved the gripping and fast-paced plot and the Lucy/ Rachel storyline。 Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK Cornerstone for the review access。
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