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A review by lyakimov
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
3.0
I would say that this is a pretty average YA mystery novel. I didn’t dislike it, but it also didn’t blow me away.
The twist at the end was actually ridiculous, it was just like the author was trying their best to make the twist as shocking as possible. I feel that the story could have been more riveting as a mystery if that twist had not actually happened and Mildred was actually alive because of the complex family dynamic. The whole “mysterious reason” for the kids being disowned kind of fell flat when you realize that it’s just an imposter all along. It was pretty underwhelming for the whole mystery aspect.
Also, I just found out that this was a standalone. For some reason I thought it was going to be a series but honestly I like that it was a standalone because I don’t know how much the story could be continued.
The twist at the end was actually ridiculous, it was just like the author was trying their best to make the twist as shocking as possible. I feel that the story could have been more riveting as a mystery if that twist had not actually happened and Mildred was actually alive because of the complex family dynamic. The whole “mysterious reason” for the kids being disowned kind of fell flat when you realize that it’s just an imposter all along. It was pretty underwhelming for the whole mystery aspect.
Also, I just found out that this was a standalone. For some reason I thought it was going to be a series but honestly I like that it was a standalone because I don’t know how much the story could be continued.