The Cousins

Spannend bis zum Ende und unerwartende Wendungen

Bewertung am 26.06.2022
Bewertungsnummer: 1736940
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)

Es gibt viele unvorhersehbare Wendepunkte, einige Oh-Momente, das Buch liest sich sehr flüssig und ist spannend aufgebaut. Klare Leseempfehlung.

Family First, Always

Sabrina aus Wien am 13.12.2020
Bewertungsnummer: 489943
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)

Karen M. McManus‘ „The Cousins“ is a YA novel about family secrets and deception that will keep you guessing until the very end. Even though they are cousins, Milly, Aubrey and Jonah barely know each other. In fact, the whole Story family hasn’t spoken in years. When their grandmother, whom none of them have ever met, invites them to work at her estate during the summer, they are not only surprised, but also rather reluctant to go. But there’s no escaping it. At least they might finally get a chance to find out what drove their family apart… I’ve read and enjoyed every book by this author so far, so, naturally, I could not skip this one. „The Cousins“ is told from three differnt POVs and starts off rather innocently and slowly, which I somehow did not anticipate at all. This time around, the story focuses on family secrets and deception, which is very intriguing, indeed, but also makes it far less fast-paced than one would expect from a Karen M. McManus novel. I did like getting to know the three main characters a lot and loved seeing how their relationship progresses over the course of the book. Also, the big reveal at the end is, as always, just amazing. If there’s one thing McManus excels at, it’s killer endings…no pun intended. I think it is fair to say that „The Cousins“ is more of a slow-burn. So, if you are a fan of that and/or love family mysteries that need to be solved, you should definitely read this novel.