#The family upstairs

[caribeandthebooks]

Caribe's Mystery/Thriller/Horror Fiction TBR - Part 1

#our share of night #mariana enriquez #murder your employer #mcmaster's guide to homicide #rupert holmes #the family upstairs #lisa jewell #14 #peter clines #the only good indians #stephen graham jones #the drowned life #jeffrey ford #mystery #horror #thriller #book tumblr #booklr #bookblr #books #book blog #tbr list #tbr jar

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Christmas Book haul

#aesthetic #bookish #books #bookworm #book community #booknerd #currently reading #book reccs #bookstagram #book haul #anne of green gables #anne of avonlea #the queen's gambit #wuthering heights #the family upstairs #the da vinci code #moby dick #gallant

[samduqs]

my friend's teacher gave her these books but she doesn't really read so she gave them to me :)

#the family upstairs #lisa jewell #booklr #academia #chaotic academia #bookworm #literature #currently reading #tbr list

[shanti-ashant-hai]

#shadow and bone #vespertine #caraval #poison study #the woman in the window #bunny #the family upstairs #books #bookblr #polls #shitposts #shanti ki ashanti suno

[ramblingromance]

The Family Upstairs: A Late Review

Be careful who you let in. Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am. She soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion on the banks of the Thames in London’s fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, worth millions. Everything in Libby’s life is about to change. But what she can’t possibly know is that others have been waiting for this day as well—and she is on a collision course to meet them. Twenty-five years ago, police were called to 16 Cheyne Walk with reports of a baby crying. When they arrived, they found a healthy ten-month-old happily cooing in her crib in the bedroom. Downstairs in the kitchen lay three dead bodies, all dressed in black, next to a hastily scrawled note. And the four other children reported to live at Cheyne Walk were gone. In The Family Upstairs, the master of “bone-chilling suspense” (People) brings us the can’t-look-away story of three entangled families living in a house with the darkest of secrets.

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Hey y'all, been a little while. I actually read this book weeks ago and I got through it so quickly I didn't even think to do a currently reading post or anything. For whatever reason, I also kept forgetting to write up a review for it, but here I finally am.

Like pretty much every Lisa Jewell novel I've read so far, I was thoroughly entertained from beginning to end. She knows how to write a good mystery thriller, and this one was no exception! Apparently there's also a sequel to this one, so I'm looking forward to picking that one up and giving it a read as well.

There's some dark themes in this one though, so just be warned. Honestly it's pretty reminiscent of Flowers in the Attack by V.C. Andrews, though maybe not quite as twisted.

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Trigger Warnings: Violence, Murder, Child Abuse (Physical and Sexual), Marital Abuse,

#novels #thriller #mystery #contemporary fiction #the family upstairs #lisa jewell #book review #booklr #book reviews

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Small note for other American readers: I absolutely bought all of the cult, the house of horrors, the remains found, the reversals, etc., but then a character eats an In-n-Out burger in Chicago? No way. That is false. There is no In-n-Out in Chicago. There is no In-n-Out in Illinois. There is no In-n-Out in the Midwest, or on the East Coast, while we’re at it. Apparently my suspension of disbelief in fiction accepts two ex-wives in the same place on their separate murderous revenge plans, but does not accept a Californian burger in Chicago.  

#Lisa Jewell #the family remains #the family upstairs #in-n-out burger

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books I’ve read in 2022 📖 no. 074

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

“I know it sounds like it was all just a terrible disaster. Of course it does. Any situation involving four dead bodies is clearly far from ideal.”

#books #2022 reads #the family upstairs #Lisa jewell #booklr #lit edit

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Review: The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell

Review: The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell

Series: The Family Upstairs #2Author: Lisa JewellPublisher: AtriaReleased: August 9, 2022Received: Own (BOTM)Warnings: Domestic abuse, rape, child abuse Talk about a sequel you didn’t know you needed! I didn’t know that The Family Upstairs would get a second novel. Still, The Family Remains is perfect for fans who want to know more about this particular family. Three sets of characters. Three…

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[nats-reads-reviews]

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell 4/5 ⭐️

I really had a fun time reading this book! From the very beginning I got hooked on the story. Cult leader, cheating, poisonous herbs, faked identities, murder and a mansion inheritance. It was all pretty juicy stuff! There were many moments this book has me gasping with shock. I loved it and would it recommend to any suspense reader.

#the family upstairs #Lisa jewell #bookblr #book review

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1x03 || 1x13

#upstairs library area is for family only <3 #hannibal #hannibaledit #tvedit #hannibal lecter #mads mikkelsen #will graham #hugh dancy #hannigram #abigail hobbs #kacey rohl #murder family #horroredit #horror #nbc hannibal #hannibal nbc #murder husbands #hannibal gifs #hannibal 1x03 #hannibal 1x13

[literarilytrisha]

My Rating: 4/5 ⭐ Genre(s): thriller/mystery Published: November 5, 2019 by Atria Books Content Warnings: murder, violence, disturbing imagery, consent issues, cults

Quick Reaction: 👀🐶😮🍷📝

Description:

Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am.

She soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion on the banks of the Thames in London’s fashionable Chelsea neighborhood, worth millions. Everything in Libby’s life is about to change. But what she can’t possibly know is that others have been waiting for this day as well—and she is on a collision course to meet them.

Twenty-five years ago, police were called to 16 Cheyne Walk with reports of a baby crying. When they arrived, they found a healthy ten-month-old happily cooing in her crib in the bedroom. Downstairs in the kitchen lay three dead bodies, all dressed in black, next to a hastily scrawled note. And the four other children reported to live at Cheyne Walk were gone.

The can’t-look-away story of three entangled families living in a house with the darkest of secrets.

My Thoughts:

 “I’m really sorry I can’t pay you back,” I said. He shook his head. “My father’s going to take everything you own and then break your life. It’s the least I can bloody do.”  

Well, this certainly plunged all the way into mayhem and darkness. I can't even begin to describe how unsettling and taboo this book is and how it just drips with darkness. It pulled me right in from page one and I couldn't stop reading, needing to know what would happen and how everything would be resolved. It was so difficult to focus on other things when I couldn't be reading! The secrets were plenty and the narrators were very unreliable, especially one of them. Only offering the tiniest bits of information until everything imploded all around them. The eerie gothic feel added to the tension and the mystery. It's overall highly atmospheric and incredibly messed up. I can't stress the latter enough and for those who aren't fond of VERY dark reads, I would skip this one.

The tale is told in three different points of view, which I will admit took me a few chapters to gel with but once I did I really loved it. The narrators uncover information little by little in both the present time period and the past. Some of what is revealed might be unreliable or it might be real. It takes reading further along to find out the truth and this is what hooked me most of all. I wanted to figure out what was actually happening!

I'm keeping this review vague because I think it's best to not know the details and to go in mostly unaware of the story details. It makes the twists and turns a little more GASP worthy. I can't say any of them shocked me too much but there were a few times I stopped reading to go WAIT. This is one of my favorite things about reading thrillers and mysteries.

What a story for my first book by Lisa Jewell and this certainly won't be the last. I loved how everything wasn't what it seemed and gave the reader a chance to piece some things together.

“They weren’t bad books,” Phin countered patiently. “They were books that you didn’t enjoy. It’s not the same thing at all. The only bad books are books that are so badly written that no one will publish them. Any book that has been published is going to be a ‘good book’ for someone.”    

The Family Upstairs is creepy, disturbing and with highly dysfunctional characters. It pushes at the limits and leaves readers winded from all that's revealed. The darkness surrounds but the worst of which is inside all of them. I would recommend this to all those who enjoy darkly engrossing reads that can make the skin crawl a little.

#book reviewer #booklr #amreading #book blogger #book community #readerblr #booksbooksbooks #book lover #bookworm #book aesthetic #currently reading #review #&& my bookish reviews #read in 2022 #lisa jewell #the family upstairs

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The Family Remains Review

A return to the big house on Cheyne Walk

I was hesitant to read a sequel to a solid standalone thriller, but I’m glad I returned to the big house on Cheyne Walk in The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell. I was not as gripped as I was by The Family Upstairs, but I was satisfied with the continuation of the story.

The mystery in The Family Remains is a continuation of the events in The Family Upstairs. A murdered woman’s skeleton is found in the Thames; dumped there recently, even though she has been deceased for over two decades.

If you would like more information about domestic abuse situations, I would recommend reading No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder.

For the full review of this title, see my Medium page and my website.

#netgalley #the family upstairs #the family remains #books #book #booklr #book review #books and libraries #book rec #bookstagram #reading #bookworm #lisa jewell #thriller #murder mystery #mystery #suspense #detective #action

[idk-bruh-20]

Irondad fic ideas #119

We've all seen the fics where the Rogues return and immediately assume that Peter is Tony's son, leading to a "prank" where Tony and Peter "act" like father and son (they soon realize they barely have to act, cue feelings)

Now, a fic that is a twist on that old favorite.

The Rogues return, and they quickly figure out that Peter is not Tony's biological son, that he started as an intern and as Spider-Man but the two have grown closer since then. The Rogues assume that Tony has never told Peter how much he cares about him. They believe Tony is too emotionally constipated, and that Peter must still think he is "just an intern"

However, in assessing the situation, the Rogues have failed to account for some pretty vital facts: 1) the amount of time that has actually passed, and 2) the fact that Tony Stark would do just about anything, even face and overcome his childhood programming, for Peter Parker

Peter and Tony have known each other for two years now. They have already had all the emotional conversations. Peter sees Tony as a father, and Tony sees Peter as a son, and the whole Ironfam knows it. No one is in the dark about what's going on.

...except the Rogues.

When Peter and Tony realize that the Rogues immediately assumed Tony is emotionally incapable, they decide to prank them by seeing just how long they will keep believing that

Around the Rogues, Peter calls Tony "Mr. Stark," and Tony pretends to be a stone cold bitch (even while "subtly" remaining a helicopter parent). Back on their own floor of the tower, Peter switches easily between "Tony" and "Dad," they have movie nights where they fall asleep on the couch together, and dinners with Pepper, May, Rhodey, and Happy.

The Rogues decide they need to help Tony and Peter realize their feelings. This goes on for a long time.

Then, one day, Peter gets hurt. Bad. Maybe he gets hurt as Spider-Man, maybe it's a kidnapping or hostage situation. One way or another, he ends up calling out for his dad.

The Rogues all hold their breath, expecting Tony to be stunned, to freak out and go hide in his lab. But Tony doesn't even blink. He comforts Peter, holds onto him, promises that he's safe

Finally, it becomes clear that the Rogues... might have misjudged the situation. Just a bit.

#irondad fic ideas #uno reverse on an old favorite #I just think it'd be so funny if the rogues correctly identified the type of relationship but utterly failed to factor in any faith in tony #very on brand and just BEGGING to be pranked about it #they'd fully deserve it #irondad and spiderson #peter and tony: the first few months were rough but it's been literally 2 years and we're family now #rogues: Tony Stark Has Never And Will Never Express An Emotion In His Life #that POOR BOy! peter lives such a tRAGIC existence! #never being told how much his mentor cares about him :( #meanwhile the ironfam are upstairs playing monopoly #may and pepper have formed an alliance. tony is trying to bribe peter with lab gadgets to swap his one remaining dollar for a one hundred #rhodey gave up and is heckling them #happy's in jail #iron dad and spider son #tony stark #peter parker #rogue avengers #ironfam

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i need a fic of soap bringing ghost home to his family for the holidays. his family’s always disapproved of everything; being queer, being in the military, being with ghost and it’s all over not a great time but they’re trying to pretend for the sake of the holiday. they get into it after dinner one night though and for once soap isn’t backing down, not when it’s ghost they’re attacking, when the power suddenly goes out. soap moves just in time for a shot to come through the window and he orders his family to get down

graves and what’s left of shadow company followed them to glasgow; it’s the first time they’ve been away from the 141 and they think it’ll be their best chance to take them out. johnny and simon are left behind as they become soap and ghost and soap’s childhood home becomes a battleground, his hysterical family who still think he can’t be that good of a soldier now civilians that he has to protect and get out in one piece

#its the full gambit of sisters with their partners and kids #all with respectable normal jobs and lives #then theres john still running around playing soldier and now shacking up with his commanding officer #soaps been quiet the entire time just gritting his teeth and letting them have go after go in the name of peace #ghosts been fuming the entire time but his own family trauma and not wanting to go against johnnys wishes keeps his mouth shut #and then that instant switch the second the bullet comes through the window #theyre sergeant mactavish and lieutenant ghost now and they dont give a single shit about anything butgetting out alive #‘we need to call the police!’ #‘call local pd who’re drunk off their arses and never fired their guns in their fucking lives yeah right’ #‘this isnt the time for you to play soldier’ #‘youre right. this isnt a game. its war and youre gonna shut the fuck up and let me get you outta this alive’ #ghost sneaks upstairs to get the hidden guns he brought and to get one of the kids whod been napping #soap stays to get everyone out of the way and watch out for hostiles #ghost slides him a sniper rifle and he takes out the sniper on the opposite roof and when he looks back at his family theyre #looking at him like theyve never seen him before #i just need soap whos been underestimated his entire life showing just how competent he really is #soapghost #ghostsoap #soap mactavish #soap cod #ghost cod #simon ghost riley #we’re a team. ghost team

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ACGAS August challenge / @acgasfanchallenge

Week 2: places - Skeldale house rooms

#siegfried farnon #audrey hall #all creatures great and small #acgas 2020 #Tristan farnon #Helen Herriot #James Herriot #acgasaugust #rooms at Skeldale #mind you this is only the ground floor #because we do not have scenes from all the upstairs rooms #look at this wonderful family #can't wait to have them back

[alliluyevas]

i grew up in a densely populated urban neighborhood so i am obviously speaking from that experience but i think even if you live in a suburb or a small town or whatever and you feel like there's very little crime where you live then it's just objectively dumb to not lock your door. and again it takes 2 actual seconds.

#we had neighbors when i was a kid where they left the door unlocked and someone came into their house and stole the mom's purse off the #kitchen counter and also a bicycle while the family was upstairs and like. IM SORRY BUT YOU WERE STUPID TO NOT LOCK IT