Keep It in the Family

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Marrs wrote that the idea for the book came from a dream. That makes sense, since the whole story had an unrealistic, dreamlike quality to it. First of all thank you to NetGalley and John Marrs for the chance to read this ahead of its release in October. Mia and Finns' plans of turning their new house into a dream home turns into a thing of nightmares when Mia discovers a horrifying message on a skirting board ... 'I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC'. Looking into the attic, they find a wall hiding a devastating secret, true horrors of past events in the home. As Mia becomes further obsessed with the horrific crimes, she begins to find chilling secrets lying close to home. The danger might not be gone... in fact it could be closer than she thinks. Finn and Mia will have to move in with his parents, Dave and Debbie, while the detectives investigate and try to give names to the skeletons of the missing children from many decades prior.

If you have this in your tbr read it! If not you’re probably not really missing out on a must-read but I did enjoy this book, it just wasn’t one that left me feeling wowed to where I will be telling my fellow readers to go read it.The reason I gave it 4.5 stars (rounded down) was strictly due to the couple things that I felt were unbelievable. I mean the whole story is absolutely CRAZY but was so well written that you just wanted to keep reading, so for that alone it deserves the 4.5 stars!! This is the 3rd book I’ve read by John Marrs and he is a fantastic author!!!! Keep It in the Family is a tour-de-force of a novel. Darkly disturbing and with twists that just keep on coming, this is John Marrs at his best, bringing you a family very much at their worst. I read it in one sitting." - Sarah Pinborough Keep it in the family is yet another dark psychological thriller by this fabulous writer. Mia and Finn have found their dream home and are busy with renovations in expectation of the arrival of their baby. However, Mia finds a message etched into the into the skirting boards “I will save them from the attic”. Then a gruesome discovery is made in the attic and life for Mia is turned inside out and she has no idea who to trust or who is telling the truth. I feel it is best to go into this book without knowing too much about the plot. You will want to be surprised - trust me on that. What I will tell you is this: Mia and Finn are remodeling a house to update, then Mia falls pregnant. When they think the house is ready Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC.. Mia and Finn find that their dreamhouse is a house of horrors. After Mia has her baby she gets fixated on what happened in the attic, the truths start to appear..

Although the topic is heavy, the style of writing makes it easy to read through the story. The short chapters in different views make you want to read more and more. I did stay up until the early hours saying “just one more chapter” Secrecy shrouds the mystery of the attic, but when shards of a dark truth start to emerge, Mia realises the danger is terrifyingly present. She is prepared to do anything to protect her family—but is it already too late? Mia’s happiness is cut short when she uncovers a cryptic message on a skirting board in their new house.Talk about dark and twisted - my goodness John Marrs! If you have ever read anything this author has written, you will know that the twists keep coming. Keep It in The Family was no different. I absolutely loved this book!!! I could not help pondering the state of the author for dreaming this up (literally, the idea started with a dream he woke up from), but then also the state of me, for reading this for enjoyment! Are you looking to read about a messed up character? Look no further, this book is full of them!! It won’t be long until the latest disappearance is made public…Everyone except their families soon forgets about a missing child. And me. I remember every one of them. Because I am the bait that lures them here.” This muddled mix of thriller and romance from British author Marrs (The Good Samaritan) takes dating apps to a new level. Match Your DNA, “based on biology, chemicals and science,” uses Continue reading »

Set in a near-future Britain where automated driverless cars have replaced traditional vehicles, this enjoyable, if flawed, techno-thriller from Marrs (The One) plunges eight people into a Continue reading » This is one messed up family saga. One thing I love about John Marrs is that he always brings originality to every book he’s ever released. I’ve read a few of his books so far and each one feels so completely different in the best way possible. With Marrs’ latest novel, KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY, the story focuses on Finn and Mia, a couple purchasing a fixer-upper to finally call their own. After living with Finn’s parents, Debbie and Dave, the couple is ready for their new chapter. Almost immediately after purchasing this home, Mia discovers she’s pregnant and finds a chilling message saying “I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC.” This house is hiding secrets, and you’ll never see it coming! The secret shrouds the mystery of the attic, but when fragments of a dark truth are uncovered, Mia realizes the danger is frighteningly great. She is willing to do anything to protect the family from her, but is it too late? This is exactly the kind of story that I love to devour. A chilling house, a family with secrets, a mysterious figure lurking behind closed doors. Give me more! Marrs gave so much detail and context to this decades-old story that I felt like it was true. And a I felt like I wanted to know a bit more of the history of this story, I feel there was a lot alluded to but not explicitly described.. my mind takes these things to the darkest corners! Kept me up at night thinking over what may have happened in those rooms...Keep It in the Family is a tour-de-force of a novel. Darkly disturbing and with twists that just keep on coming, this is John Marrs at his best, bringing you a family very much at their worst. I read it in one sitting.” —Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes I’d really recommend readers try all his books as they are fabulous – and all deserve to be made into films.