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starrysteph 's review for:
The House We Grew Up In
by Lisa Jewell
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was a hard read for me. For most of the story, I had a hard pit in my stomach and a feeling of nausea. It was slow. It was painful. It was tough to look away as each aspect of this dysfunctional family dynamic unfolded. The ending was .. strangely neat. It’s hard to say if I liked this book or not, but I’ll be thinking about it for a long time.