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BLOG TOUR: The Cousins by Karen McManus

 

Hello and welcome to my stop on the THE COUSINS by Karen McManus Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours! Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!

About the Book:

Title: THE COUSINS

Author: Karen McManus

Pub. Date: December 1, 2020

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook

Pages: 336

Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible,  B&N (Signed Edition), iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes your next obsession. You'll never feel the same about family again.

Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, they're surprised . . . and curious.

Their parents are all clear on one point--not going is not an option. This could be the opportunity to get back into Grandmother's good graces. But when the cousins arrive on the island, it's immediately clear that she has different plans for them. And the longer they stay, the more they realize how mysterious--and dark--their family's past is.

The entire Story family has secrets. Whatever pulled them apart years ago isn't over--and this summer, the cousins will learn everything.

MY REVIEW

 We follow three cousins, Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah, who grew up far apart with almost no connection but their murky family history. They are the grandchildren of Mildred Story, the rich and mysterious dweller of an island where the Cousins have been invited to work her resort for the summer out of the blue. Regardless of their wishes, for their parents accepting the invitation is a nonstarter, especially if they can finally find out why they were disinherited with no explanation all those years ago. When they arrive, it is clear that the secrets of their families past aren’t the only secrets being kept and nothing is as it seems. 

The Cousins is a fact paced page turner full of dark family secrets that hook you in from the stark. This instantly became a top thriller of the year for me. It was the perfect combination of rich elites, dark twists, found family, and all set on a luxurious remote island. I loved seeing all the different POVs come into play, especially as the past became entwined with the present. I loved Milly’s character and how she was so authentic and deeply motivated by more than by any surface level whims that may be assumed from her front. Aubrey’s character growth was also so satisfying and I was rooting for her.  While being a little dramatic at times, I still loved Jonah too. Also, I adored the romance plot too, even though I almost wanted to yell at my book for some *reasons*. Even when I felt that I was figuring things out, the ending swept in with twist after twist. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a new thriller to pick up! 

Rating: ★★★★★


About Karen:

Karen M. McManus is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying, Two Can Keep a Secret, and One of Us Is Next. Her fourth novel, The Cousins, will publish in December 2020. Her work has been translated into more than 40 languages worldwide. Karen lives in Massachusetts and holds a master's degree in Journalism from Northeastern University, which she mostly uses to draft fake news stories for her novels.

You can find Karen at @writerkmc on Twitter and Instagram.

 

Website | Twitter | Goodreads | Instagram

 

Giveaway Details:

 

3 winners will receive a finished copy of THE COUSINS, US Only.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One: 

11/16/2020

BookHounds YA

Excerpt

11/17/2020

Kait Plus Books

Excerpt

11/18/2020

YA Books Central

Excerpt

11/19/2020

Moonlight Rendezvous

Review

11/20/2020

PopTheButterfly Reads

Review


Week Two:

11/23/2020

Nerdophiles

Review

11/24/2020

Not In Jersey

Review

11/25/2020

Cuzinlogic

Review

11/26/2020

booksaremagictoo

Review

11/27/2020

Jenguerdy

Review


Week Three:

11/30/2020

midnightbooklover

Review

12/1/2020

Lisa Loves Literature

Review

12/2/2020

A Dream Within A Dream

Review

12/3/2020

Thepagesinbetween

Review

12/4/2020

Becky on Books

Review

Week Four:

12/7/2020

Mallory Books

Review

12/8/2020

onemused

Review

12/9/2020

fictitious.fox

Review

12/10/2020

Momfluenster

Review

12/11/2020

Eli to the nth

Review

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