Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah

6 reviews

cecez_libraryy's review against another edition

dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

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

adcoleman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

This was an unexpected & heartbreaking rollercoaster of a story!

I saw so much positive reviews on this & with it being a legal-esque thriller I had to give it a shot.

Unlike the usual legal thrillers I read, this had more happening pre & post courtroom than in the courtroom itself. Whilst you are hanging on waiting for the final verdict, the heartbreak happens pre-trial, and the secrets and twists explode post-trial.

It was super gripping, easy to speed through & kept my attention strong.

My only downfall was perhaps the very ending, which I felt was slightly too open and fill-in-the-blanks yourself kind of style. Regardless, I had such a great time with this story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

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