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A review by mtstjk
Keep It In The Family by John Marrs
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
I could’ve given this book a higher rating but I docked some points for the fact it was more difficult to read than it should’ve been.
Now I don’t mind dual/multi POVs or timeline jumps. But the combination of these two when I had no idea who the POV was in the timeline jumps was stressful and made it VERY hard to follow the plot or even want to keep reading. I would have absolutely stopped reading it if I was the type to, fortunately (or unfortunately for myself) I am not.
Otherwise, the book was good. I hated that ^ aspect of it but also enjoyed the twists - which I certainly couldn’t see coming considering the way it was written lol. So my feelings are conflicted.
3.75 rounded up I am sticking with for now.
Now I don’t mind dual/multi POVs or timeline jumps. But the combination of these two when I had no idea who the POV was in the timeline jumps was stressful and made it VERY hard to follow the plot or even want to keep reading. I would have absolutely stopped reading it if I was the type to, fortunately (or unfortunately for myself) I am not.
Otherwise, the book was good. I hated that ^ aspect of it but also enjoyed the twists - which I certainly couldn’t see coming considering the way it was written lol. So my feelings are conflicted.
3.75 rounded up I am sticking with for now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy