Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

13 reviews

whatamidoing_rn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked it but it really dragged for the first half.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Gun violence, Dementia, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Death, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Incest, Addiction, Death of parent, Child death, and Alcohol

sonygaystation's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

The romance was a little rushed and it wasn’t as much of a page turner as her other books. But whew that twist sure was something you can only get away with in fiction, it’s so absurd to imagine it happening in real life that it makes it extra fun in fiction

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Pregnancy

Minor: Grief, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death, Abortion, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Murder

makenna_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Murder, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Incest

smagzisreading's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Miscarriage, and Alcoholism

Minor: Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

spworley's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Murder, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Emotional abuse

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Cursing, Blood, Dementia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexism

m4rtt4's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

soooo now I've read every single book written by Karen M. McManus, and unfortunately in this case the last one was also the least. She's always been one of my favourite (YA) mystery authors, and even though this one was an okay read, it didn't live up to the standards her other works have set up. This one was just boring and hard to get into, too many names and too little action.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Terminal illness, Gun violence, Car accident, Infidelity, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, and Death of parent

cateemma's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Dementia, and Death

Minor: Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism

childoflight's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Infidelity