Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah

4 reviews

patienceholmes's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Blood, Sexism, and Suicide

oceanwriter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A dark and twisty thriller centered around family drama? I'm in.

Leila adores her nephew Max... so what happens when he's found dead on her watch? Next thing she knows she's put in front of a jury to decide if this was a terrible accident or intentional. Through the trial, a lot of things that have gone unsaid between her and her sister Yasmin come to light. This along with flashbacks to other difficult times in their lives makes for an emotional journey. But it doesn't end there. There are more secrets being kept that threaten to change everything.

The book is broken up into three parts, each one following a different moment surrounding Max's death and the trial. The writing is immersive, though it jumps around from character to character mid-chapter which I found to be distracting at times. Nevertheless, I was hooked and finished the book in under twenty-four hours. There were some other things about it I didn't care for, however, I can't be specific what as they could be considered spoilers.

A huge thanks to HarperCollins/Harper360 for sending me a free ARC to read and review!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Child death

Moderate: Infertility, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Mental illness

hilarylouise's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Chronic illness and Mental illness

mikki_9's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book made me feel so paranoid tbh It felt like it took a while (after the initial incident) for it to get interesting again. But the ending twists...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Suicide