Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

90 reviews

ksmo's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed most of this book, but the last part really threw me off. I'm not sure how we went from finding out the extent of all the terrible things that happened, to playing happy families at a birthday lunch? 'Oh he's just your eccentric uncle', who's still completely obsessed with a boy he met as a child, and who tried to kill virtually the entire household. It felt like the author wrote the first 3 parts, then said 'And they all lived happily ever after'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Murder

maxine_t96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Colonisation, Murder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Sexual assault, Death, and Bullying

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Drug use

kdoyen13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

While it was an interesting mystery that was somewhat quick to read, it was predictable. A fine book but not good enough to surpass 3 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Sexual assault

bookishglitter's review

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Never, ever, let a stranger in. Unless you have a plumbing problem or whatever.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death and Rape

themoodreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Chronic illness

denlia's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Vomit

vikixkv's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, and Pedophilia

sksumbera's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, and Blood

luelle_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death of parent

Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Miscarriage

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

brealoadion's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lisa Jewell has been hit or miss for me so I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to think of this book, but I really liked it! It kept a good pace for me and the three different POVs kept things interesting right off the bat. There were some really surprising twists at the end and it was interesting to learn about halfway through that one of the narrators was unreliable. Only thing that kept this from being five stars is that the very last chapter felt very unfinished and still left a lot to question about the character. Otherwise, another great thriller from Lisa Jewell!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia