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Murky Ethics

The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell

April 5, 2023 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People who enjoyed the first book. In a nutshell: The remains of someone who died 25 years ago have been found. Also, the remains of someone who died just a few days ago. Worth quoting: N/A (Audio book) Why I chose it: I enjoyed the first book in this series. What it left me feeling: Ambivalent Review: Spoilers abound, especially for the previous book (The Family Upstairs). CN: Sexual assault, emotional abuse, stalking. This book picks up where the last one leaves off, […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: Lisa Jewell

ASKReviews's CBR15 Review No:25 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: Lisa Jewell ·
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Some Unexpected Twists

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

April 2, 2023 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Fans of multi-perspective stories and jump back and forth across time. In a nutshell: A baby was found well taken-care of in a sparse mansion. Nearby are three adults dead by suicide. 24 years later, that same baby inherits the mansion and wants to know what happened to her parents all those years ago. Worth quoting: N/A Audio book Why I chose it: I’d seen this in an airport bookstore a few months back, and then it popped up as a recommendation on […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: Lisa Jewell

ASKReviews's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: Lisa Jewell ·
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The Third Wife

The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell

September 6, 2022 by Classic Leave a Comment

Will forever be baffled how this book was depicted as a thriller and suspense novel. There is an underlying mystery about Adrian Wolfe’s third wife, Maya. But it’s beyond boring when all is revealed. And I swear the way the book just glosses over kind of the awful things his 5 children acted was so bizarre to me. I just kind of shook my head and wondered what story was Jewell trying to tell? Was it a story cautioning men out there looking to always […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Lisa Jewell

Classic's CBR14 Review No:186 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Lisa Jewell ·
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My first Lisa Jewell, and it will not be my last!

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

January 13, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was really good! Part of me wanted to give it my first five star rating of 2022, but I’m holding out for true love on that one. This was very close, though. I think the only thing stopping me is that I was missing some of that elation that comes from being truly surprised by a book, because I did figure out several key elements/twists on my own before the book revealed them to me. What remains, though, is a very solid, extremely engaging […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: British, LGBTQIA, Lisa Jewell, mystery, narfna, Suspense, the night she disappeared, thriller

narfna's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: British, LGBTQIA, Lisa Jewell, mystery, narfna, Suspense, the night she disappeared, thriller ·
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A predictable twisty mystery where the twist is that I still enjoyed it

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

August 7, 2021 by Ellesfena 2 Comments

Bingo Category: Flora Another in the long line of twisty mysteries that are all so similar nowadays, but set apart by some pretty good writing and genuine emotion. You will recognize the setup for Then She Was Gone because you’ve read a similar plot summary a million times: Laurel Mack’s daughter Ellie is abducted, and ten years later she meets and falls in love with Floyd–and upon meeting his daughter, Poppy, is shocked at the physical similarities the girl has to Ellie. Then She Was Gone didn’t […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr13bingo, Lisa Jewell, mystery

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr13bingo, Lisa Jewell, mystery ·
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Invisible Girl Cover

The Masks We Wear

Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

June 11, 2021 by msvreadsbooks Leave a Comment

The Hampstead neighborhood has been besieged by an increasing number of sexual assaults happening even in broad daylight. One of the families that lives near the assaults is the Fours family. The father, Roan, is a child psychologist; the wife and mother, Cate, is a physiotherapist; and they have a daughter and a son. Their across-the-street neighbor, Owen, is a thirty-year-old virgin who lives with his aunt. After being accused of inappropriate behavior with is students, he finds his way to the INCEL community online. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Hampstead, incel, Lisa Jewell, London, Masks, missing person, Myster, Suspense

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Hampstead, incel, Lisa Jewell, London, Masks, missing person, Myster, Suspense ·
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