Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

95 reviews

thenovelmaura's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

It's not a secret that I love how McManus writes teenagers, and I often recommend her as a great YA mystery/thriller author. This wasn't my favorite book of hers but I thought it was solid; good twists, cool Martha's Vineyard-esque setting, lots of money and family secrets. It's also a thoughtful commentary on how children can be unfairly punished for the actions of their parents and kept in the dark about past events that affect their current situations.

This might have been 4.5 stars if it weren't for the forced romance, since I think the book would have been much better without it.  Again, even if you're not a fan of McManus, her books would be perfect for a teen in your life who likes stories with drama and intrigue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, and Murder

ashleysager's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Classism

a_r_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcohol

tanvi45's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

marenm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

i really liked this! i enjoyed all the characters and their dynamics and it was a pretty fast read with a few plot twists. 4.25/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Dementia, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

sonygaystation's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

The romance was a little rushed and it wasn’t as much of a page turner as her other books. But whew that twist sure was something you can only get away with in fiction, it’s so absurd to imagine it happening in real life that it makes it extra fun in fiction

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

yuidf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Dementia, Car accident, and Dysphoria

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

avaree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

I think the beginning was super slow but the ending was good. I don’t think I would recommend this though or read it again. It was honestly quite boring and I normally really like books by Karen McManus. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder

emmajh91's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail