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The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

readwithkiekie's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 stars

I have to start out by saying that I am a little disappointed by this book. One of Us is Lying and One of Us is Next have been stellar Mysteries with great character building and twists and turn that have you at the edge of your seat. The Cousins, however, is a lot more tame.

The book starts off pretty slow, nothing mysterious happening apart from the letter each Cousin received. It's pretty obvious from the beginning that each character has their own teenage drama that plays a part in their time on Gull Cove Island. Usually Karen's books are filled with mysteries and tension but nothing really picked up until about 70% and the only thing keeping me reading was the potential romance between 2 characters.

As a whole the book is an enjoyable read with likable characters but I'd keep your expectations low on it being the best Mystery you'll ever read.

sarahkoreilly's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

aranzaalonsoo22's review against another edition

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3.0

ME TARDE UN BUEN EN LEERLO
porq se me cruzó percy jackson y empece a trabjar, tenia rezos, etc
EL "Plot" del misterio me gusto a la mitad, se que no tiene que ser cin por ciento realista pero *SPOILERRR* *SPOILEEEER* El hecho que se hayan podido pasar x una persona no me hace clic, o se alguien debio de tener fotos o esuchar algo raro no se , i doesnt make sense
En el final me uqede como"eh?"

dramagirl2003's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i loved this book, and the fact that i managed guess the ending almost bang on. jonah
impersonating JT was the best plot twist ever and gave us a cute ship ♥️


thoughts while reading

p15: it's giving inheritance games
p32: sheesh that's an awkward first meeting to say the least
p80: AH!
REAL JONAH MUST BE ALLERGIC TO SHRIMP
! that must be how milly figured it out! what an absolute manipulative legend!!
p112: ohhh, jonah's dad must be the one who
lost all the money to anders

p113: yep
p114: i predict that jonah and milly will
get together by the end of the book

p116: that is a master plan
p123: is dr baxter faking his dementia or something??
p132: chaz is
uncle archer
?? honestly milly should just become a detective at this point
p135: honestly fair. he deserves water in the face
p141: damn fred baxter is a lot smarter than people give him credit for
p142: prediction: allison
gets pregnant with matt's baby

p156: DR BAXTER?? NOOOO
p169: i hope the Story kids didn't get the boot because of kayla
p181: maybe the car accident was just a cover up?
p193: i wouldn't, i have an off feeling about hazel
p198: WELL THAT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN!! KEEP THE PDA TO PRIVATE!! but also
#jilly 🫶🏻

p229: what if adam and anders tried to
kill matt and kayla

p242: matt too! well this is just looking suspicious! maybe anders
drowned both matt and dr baxter

p256: oh my God, major prediction time: mildred actually
died 24 years ago and someone else took both mildred's and theresa's place
and that's why you never see either of them
p257: or what if theresa
murdered kayla?

p296: well that turned out almost exactly how i thought it would. i should take up mystery solving
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amymoya1's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

votesforwomen's review against another edition

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3.0

Not at all the best McManus I've read. Mostly because if she'd revealed this one little thing from one person's POV only, so the reader was aware but the other characters weren't, I would have been much less uncomfortable. The....Jonah thing, if you will. If you've read it you probably know what I mean. The plot twist wasn't worth the discomfort haha

josworld96's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

monikajh_'s review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

slsj_'s review against another edition

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4.0

I think this might be my favourite McManus book. It paced well, the story was interesting, the characters were complex and for once—I didn’t solve the big mystery!

geenag90's review against another edition

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4.0

Not usually my genre but really enjoyed it. That postcard though