Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah

15 reviews

readingtotravel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I wasn't prepared for this book or this ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

xereads's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

More twists than a tornado lol! Libby told me I finished the book in 6 hours and I desperately need a sequel because I have so many questions. The story had me so invested and kept me guessing and plotting. If you love family drama, suspense, & mysteries this is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

hesticht's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt

andieobrien99's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

*before you read this book, keep in mind these trigger warnings:

- miscarriage 
- childhood illness 
- Multiple child death
- murder 
- manslaughter 
- cheating
- trauma 
- suicide mentions 


Woah! What a book! Those twists at the end 🤯

Incredible writing
Incredible story 

It was heartbreaking. Poor Yasmin. I cannot fathom the thought of losing 2 children in horrific ways. 


I highly highly recommend reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

irinim26's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

tragland24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Lots of twists at the end! Strong depiction of older sister younger sister relationship and what we do in service of “helping” family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity

jkar7's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is very sad and just keeps getting sadder. I didn't see the twists coming at all. It felt a bit too long and repetitive at times, but overall really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

charlotte112's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

The book charts the aftermath of a horrible and tragic accident and the resulting legal battle between Leila, the boy's aunt, and the state. The four main characters are closely linked and the ways in which they are form a big part of the story and the twists at the end. I personally liked the main character, Leila, and was rooting for her throughout. The other 3 characters I found a bit more wishy-washy and I particularly was not a fan of the boys mother, Yasmin, who is a bit of a wet blanket. I was surprised by the twists but I felt like the detail for one was not fleshed out enough and glossed over. The twists are only revealed in the last 50 pages so it does make for a quick ending which I was disappointed with. However overall it was an easy reading drama with an unexpected twist but I sadly did not gel with many of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

zenzi2read's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt