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Keep It In The Family by John Marrs

15 reviews

brookes95's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Grief

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

challenging 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

iamabriannaxo's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

dev921's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Wow! Just wow! This book is MAD, but in the best way possible. Just wow! I'm too stunned. This book was sooooo GOOD! Oh my gosh, it was so good! I heavily enjoyed myself. It was a bit slow to get into and I think that's a pattern I'm noticing as I read more John Marrs books. I'd say around the 10% more is when I started to get into it. Like around the time they got into the house and find what they find then after that I was HOOKED. After some time, probably once I got like over a third of the way through I was completely immersed into the story and into the world. It was like I was watching one of those Netflix thriller shows. Yes, it's slow-paced, but it's one of those books where as the story goes you're just hit with twist after twist after twist and I was enjoying every single second of it. I was thoroughly entertained to the point where I entertained this book being a 5-star, but I just didn't get that "5-star feeling". There were just so many times where the characters frustrated me and as we got to the end I strongly disliked a few of the main characters to the point where I genuinely couldn't give this book 5-stars so good on John Marrs for making me dislike characters so much that I couldn't alter my rating. A previous book of his "When You Disappeared" is one of my all-time favorite thrillers because it really got me out of both a bad life and reading rut and because it was just sooooo freaking good. This book follows the same format where it's slow-paced, but there's sooooo much drama that surrounds it that you just can't help but be gripped by what's going on. I also love that as you read the book the title starts to make so much sense. Just when you think things can't get crazier they do and after reading two John Marrs books that are like this I can confidently say that these are my favorite ways in which he tells stories. I was currently in a reading and life rut when I picked this up and John Marrs is two for two for getting me out of both. I'm grateful that I read this when I did because reading this book reminded me just why I love reading. This book is dark, crazy, twisted, and so unhinged and I was thoroughly entertained by it. This is most definitely my favorite by him so far! (and to think once upon a time i unshelved this cuz i had too much on my tbr; so glad i put it back on)

Note: If you're going to read this then I highly recommend the audio. It helps discern between the multiple POVS. And just creates an overall better reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Death of parent

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a solid read by a solid author - freakin love John. 

Knocked off a few points because I was sorely disappointed to have figured out the big twist early on, but it didn't take away from the roller coaster ride of reveals that lies within the pages. There was not a single likeable character in this entire book, and I loved it. 

Hashtag justice for george.

Heavy content matter. Read your trigger warnings if that's your thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

klevergirrl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

sarah_amy's review against another edition

dark lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

1.75

I struggle with books where I hate the characters...and I pretty much hated everyone in this book lol. Enough twists and turns to keep me interested, but definitely not my favourite or most thrilling John Marrs book I've read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

hfontenot4's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was my first John Marrs book. I really enjoyed the character development. This book had so many wild moments. After a few chapters I thought bad of the parents, but didn’t realize how psychotic they were. I kinda saw this ending coming, but it was taken a little further than I had thought. The twists after twists had me wanting me. It only took me 2 weeks to read because of an increase of my work load. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, and Stalking