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Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

24 reviews

lkristin2018's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

samreen_f's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book went from an easy 5 star to a 4.5 star to a 4 star which although I’ll admit is still high the book got worse and worse and WORSE. First thing I need to talk about is the STUPID LOVE TRIANGLE. Love triangles are my LEAST FAVOURITE TROPE because someone always gets hurt in the process and my heart actually broke

when she chose stupid Dean over MICHAEL ALEXANDER THOMAS TOWNSEND 😭😭😭😭 she chose the wrong dude. It was actually heartbreaking when he asked her if he found her first instead of Dean would she choose him and she didn’t even respond😖😖😭😭 and he was SOO SAD and he said “that’s what I thought” 😭 NO NO PLEASE I SWEAR SHE CHOSE DEAN ONLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE THIS WEIRD TRAUMA BOND CRAP RIGHT NOW. Cassie really said “ Ew I DoNt WanT tHe EmPatHeTIc ( literally) SwEEt ChArMiNg FuNnY ToWnSeND I WaNT tHE EmO DePrEssED TrAUmaTiSed ReDDiNg! WTH WAS THAT GIRL THINKING!?  

anyways….. (sigh) apart from that dumb romance the plot was actually very entertaining and I love the development of Agent Sterling but it was like

Omg there’s 2 killers then last minute it’s like op nope we have 3 I felt like it was waaayyyy to late int the book to add another killer

ALSO is it just me who feels so bad for Sloane she literally deserves the world she always enthusiastic and sweet but LIA?! she really gets on my nerves sometimes and I’m like please 🙏🏻 be quiet 😌🤌🏻 so I really liked the plot the romance in this book I could get through better as it wasn’t as cringy and I really liked the plot twists some of it was obvious though. Overall I did like this better then the first book and I hoping in the next book things get a little better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Emotional abuse and Gun violence

redempta's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

5🌟

Second book in the series and second hit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Body horror, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment

brooklyn0426's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

Couldn't put this book down! Jsut finished reading it 5 minutes ago and already have the next book in my lap ready to go. The characters just keep getting better and I'm getting more and more attached to them all. The cases continue to keep my guessing and even if I think I have an idea of what's going to happen, I may only be the slightest bit correct, but never fully, and always more intriguing than I can imagine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide

meganm1587's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Torture, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

wganas4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Kidnapping and Cursing

Minor: Child death and Physical abuse

vibingandy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

jennifer lynn barnes has once again set up a love triangle and has me rooting for someone only for

that person to not be the one who gets the girl. this is the second time i’ve been bamboozled by her.

i appreciated the friendship growth but we didn’t get to explore it very much. the story was fun and easy to get addicted to. this book did make me pace my house because i have so many thoughts and feelings about these characters and this story, so i know it is definitely making an impact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Torture

Minor: Gore and Suicide

they are actively investigating a new series of murders that are tied to a previous serial killer, so know that death will continue to happen during the book as will discussion of the victims sometimes with in-depth detail.

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, and Stalking

cande_luvisotti's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

esterslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Violence