Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

28 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

jadeandherbunny's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

McManus does the same thing over and over again
Same characters, same narrative scheme as her other books
I won't read any of her books again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Grief, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Incest and Abandonment

bubblepricks's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

A bit corny but a good, fast read. A tad predictable, but has some pretty satisfying twists as well. 

Anybody names Anders is automatically a bad dude- I don’t make the rules 🤷🏻‍♀️ 
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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Incest

honestlyyours77's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, Miscarriage, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

sandyrabanana's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Dementia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

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

simply_fran's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abortion

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A very good mystery! I was surprised by the twists! They all got me. It didn’t wrap up the way I hoped in the end but I definitely could not put it down. A great mystery thriller for anyone looking for one. Reminds me a lot of Ruth Wares novels whom I also love. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Dementia, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Murder, Incest, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.0

This YA mystery thriller throws the reader around so many twists and turns, that when a surprise twisted ending happens, you feel like you've survived the most thrilling rollercoaster ride ever. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Dementia, Miscarriage, Murder, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy

deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Incest