I do think the Libby chapters were my favourite of the three (even though I think on average they were the least frequent) and I really enjoyed following the investigation and how everything came together in the end. Through Libby’s chapters we got the main mystery, with Libby trying to work out where her siblings had vanished to and why she was left alone in the first place. The second half of the book in particular was a complete page turner and I couldn’t get enough. Seeing the three stories begin to link to each other and then merge at the end was a brilliant way to end the book and I love how each reveal in one POV would have serious ramifications for another. The three seperate storylines (Libby looking into her history, Henry’s experience with the cult and Lucy and her abusive ex) were all interesting and honestly could have been 3 seperate novels in themselves, but it was seeing the three come together at the end that made The Family Upstairs such a remarkable read. The Family Upstairs was such a compelling read which had exciting and intriuging storylines across all three POVs.

What really happened to the Lamb family all those years ago? And where have they been ever since? Told from three different POVs, The Family Upstairs details both Libby’s attempts to find her family as well as the Lamb’s own experiences of cult life. Now that she has access to the house, Libby has a chance to learn of her family history and reveal what really happened to the Lamb family all those years ago. Now that Libby has turned 25, she has inherited the house she was found in, since niether her brother or sister (who have not been since before Libby was found) have come forward to claim it. Libby’s family history was a complicated one, as the daughter of one of London’s most prestigious couples, it was believed Libby’s family got involved in a dangerous cult which eventually led to their deaths. Lisa Jewell’s ( Then She Was Gone) The Family Upstairs follows Libby Jones, a young woman who as a baby was found safe in her crib with her family lying dead downstairs.

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