Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah

11 reviews

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

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

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

onemorepagecrew's review against another edition

5.0

Wow. This book was unlike other thrillers and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a slow burn with twists and a gut-wretching ending.  The first 75% of the book is heartbreaking and sits in a tragic accident that ends a child's life, so definitely check the content warnings before jumping in. The last 25 % of the book are so twisty and surprising and I am still emotional about it.  Highly recommend. 

 

Content warnings: child death, infidelity, miscarriage, child terminal illness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

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

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

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, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

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

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

 Next of Kin was one of my most anticipated releases of the year and it lived up to my expectations. It seems Kia Abdullah can do no wrong in my eyes.

The plot of this novel revolves around the death of a young child, who was forgotten in a car on a hot day. It is part police procedural, part courtroom suspense, and part family drama centred around the complex and complicated relationship between sisters Leila and Yasmin. All great stuff, and the plot set up is certainly something many tired and harried parents fear - there but for the grace of god go I etc.

Then, in the latter stages of the book, Abdullah ramps it up with first one twist, then another. And another. None came out of left field and, looking back, the breadcrumbs were there to be seen. These were the sorts of twists that added layers of moral and emotional complexity, had me wondering anew what I would do in similar circumstances, and then had my heart plummeting for the characters all over again. The sort of twists which took an already good story and made it better, richer, deeper.

For thought-provoking legal dramas that force you to question what you believe about contemporary issues and that don’t offer up pat easy answers you can’t go past Kia Abdullah. She’s an author that seems to fly under the Bookstagram radar, which is a shame since her books are worthy of much more love and attention. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

librariangeorgia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent