Libby Jones, who was adopted when she was a baby, has just turned 25 and is contacted by a solicitor in regards to an inheritance she has coming to her from her birth parents. This inheritance is a mansion in Chelsea, England, but when she gets there she wonders if this house can lead her to the story of her birth parents. All she knows is from a newspaper article stating that her parents died in some sort of cult, suicide pact and she was discovered in the house. She also had two older siblings, Henry and Lucy, who were never found once the authorities were alerted about the strange goings on at the mansion in Chelsea.

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell is told from three different perspectives; Libby, Henry, and Lucy, and goes from modern day to memories of what it was like growing up in that house with another family moving in and basically taking over. It has ghost story vibes, but I wouldn’t necessarily consider it a ghost story except for the characters being haunted by the ghosts of their past. There are definitely some creepy moments, but those moments made me so intrigued to read more.

This is the second book I’ve read by Lisa Jewell. I definitely like her writing style, however, I felt that this book was a bit confusing at the beginning. It was hard to keep up with who was who and what was going on. Once I figured things out though, I didn’t want to put the book down so I recommend sticking with it if you feel the same way when starting the book. I literally read more than half of it yesterday because I needed to know how it would end. There are some good twists and surprises throughout that keep you wanting more.

If you like thrillers, you’ll definitely want to pick up The Family Upstairs when it releases on November 5th.

Thank you NetGalley and Atria Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.