Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

46 reviews

skyhazzard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.25

This wasn’t one of the books I’d usually pick up but I had a fun time reading it. It had a bit of a creepy edge getting to hear from the killer and also when they’d try to be in the mindset of the killer trying to figure out why they did what they did. It was really quick and engaging though.

I did sus out the killer though which, as always, shocks me. Guess I need to believe in my creeper instincts more. I didn’t know the motive though but once that was revealed it made a lot of sense.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

thisdiwata_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse

r4v3nx0's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Torture, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

everk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder

qrb's review

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Body horror

mysterymom40's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, Torture, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Grief

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Torture, Murder, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Gore, Gun violence, Stalking, and Gaslighting

noareads415's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Gore, Blood, Death, Stalking, and Gun violence

Minor: Confinement

kvvai's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Overall, I really enjoyed this book as an intro to the YA mystery/thriller genre. The plot was fast paced enough for me to keep reading and the book was easy to get through. Definitely gives me Criminal Minds vibes if you're interested in that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

rabfar's review against another edition

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