Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

11 reviews

serena_hien's review

challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Mental illness

rabfar's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Great book over all , the plot twist was definitely unexpected, loved the characters and will be reading the following books . This book in particular was definitely an easy read due to the authors interesting writing style. However my reasoning for 4 stars was the predictability of the minor incidents that occurred

eg, the villains gifts or dying the hair red

(justice for Sloane) lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Mental illness

Minor: Grief

rylin_marie's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Child death, Addiction, Blood, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

savreads28's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Violence, Gore, Stalking, Body horror, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Grief, and Medical trauma

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

I loved this book because its all my favourite things about science and psychology into the one book with fun teenagers. I am very excited to read the second one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

emilywemily6's review

dark informative 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

3.5

This was an intriguing read based on the premise (YA criminal minds) and lives up to that. It was a bit more gory/intense than I anticipated but it’s to be expected when serial killers are involved. This was a quick read because there’s almost no depth to these characters. Cassie is just a girl whose defining features include her mother dying five years ago and that she is naturally good at profiling people. She felt very bland and while the other characters are more interesting, it’s not by much. The quality of the writing is mediocre. I appreciated the twist at the end though I saw it coming right before the reveal. This book is unique enough and I enjoyed this book enough that I will continue the series, though I will just be borrowing from the library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Stalking, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Alcohol, Abandonment, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

tiana_king's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This did not slap like it did when I was 13 😅 The love triangle really did not need to be there. This is on the very young side of YA and you can tell that this is her first published book. However I still think the twist was neat and I will be reading the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

samflowerv6's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this read. YA criminal minds with more leading women. I didn't expect the twist until very close to the end. I liked Cassie and all the other characters. I really liked the "YOU" chapters and by liked I mean it totally creeped me out. Tropes: Love Triangle, Found Family, Protective and Intelligent Love Interests, Main Characters are all smart including the girls (thank you god). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Death, Mental illness, Deadnaming, Violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Torture

elliereadsthings's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Blood, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

namenotimportant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a fun, gripping and easy read. I loved the Criminal Minds vibes. If anything can get my out of my reading slump it's this trilogy. 

I really do hope that Cassie and Dean are endgame in the end. I just love them together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Stalking, Violence, Torture, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse