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A review by juliamcantu
Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah
dark
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
***Spoilers***
I loved this book so much. It was so tense the entire read and once the trial had started, it kept you guessing the whole way through. I had no idea what was going to happen with the verdict. The twists after she was found not guilty were insane. I was starting to get suspicious of Andrew and it seemed that there was more to his conversations with Leila than we were let on. I was still shocked to find out that Leila and Andrew had planned it as a "mercy killing" of sorts because they thought he had EB, the same disease that his first child Toby had. They agreed Yasmin couldn't go through that again so they decided to spare Max and Yasmin the pain. We find out earlier in the book that Yasmin and Andrew's first child, Toby, was born with a horrible disease called EB and that Andrew is the carrier of the gene. Turns out, Max isn't really Andrew's child and Yasmin had cheated on him with WILL, her sisters husband! So the mercy killing wasn't really a mercy killing because it would've been impossible for Max to be born with EB. The twists were fantastic and kept me on my toes. I really wasn't expecting the twists to be so good, especially after the trial drama. The only hang up I have is with the ending. Leila goes in to confess, but after everything it seems silly that she would go back and take blame. Other than that, perfect book!
I loved this book so much. It was so tense the entire read and once the trial had started, it kept you guessing the whole way through. I had no idea what was going to happen with the verdict. The twists after she was found not guilty were insane. I was starting to get suspicious of Andrew and it seemed that there was more to his conversations with Leila than we were let on. I was still shocked to find out that Leila and Andrew had planned it as a "mercy killing" of sorts because they thought he had EB, the same disease that his first child Toby had. They agreed Yasmin couldn't go through that again so they decided to spare Max and Yasmin the pain. We find out earlier in the book that Yasmin and Andrew's first child, Toby, was born with a horrible disease called EB and that Andrew is the carrier of the gene. Turns out, Max isn't really Andrew's child and Yasmin had cheated on him with WILL, her sisters husband! So the mercy killing wasn't really a mercy killing because it would've been impossible for Max to be born with EB. The twists were fantastic and kept me on my toes. I really wasn't expecting the twists to be so good, especially after the trial drama. The only hang up I have is with the ending. Leila goes in to confess, but after everything it seems silly that she would go back and take blame. Other than that, perfect book!