1.01k reviews for:

Next of Kin

Kia Abdullah

4.11 AVERAGE

gothicnile's review against another edition

2.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mmcpherson10's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

ctoteh86's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

ifeoluwapo_dee's review against another edition

4.25

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

felkyo_grey's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional 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: Yes

ysacarta's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

matsumotoandco's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I just finished Take it Back and so my expectations were high, but I found the characters to be unlikeable.  That said the twists snd turns made it well worth reading. 

breward's review against another edition

5.0

dark

samip7's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a harrowing, tragic tale that kept me intrigued to see how it all ended! I really enjoyed the courtroom drama aspect of it. I didn't find any of the characters particularly likeable and had a hard time connecting with them. Besides the fact that this covers the tragedy of a young child losing their life, which in and of itself is very heartbreaking, I felt that there was little emotional depth in any of the characters. Max himself felt more like a plot device to move things along rather than a child that these characters truly treasured. I also wasn't a big fan of the ending... That being said, though, it kept me hooked throughout and wanting to find out more when the story ended! 

clasut's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No