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The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

47 reviews

tarnaflake's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

mollyb13's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Had the same fast-paced, puzzle-filled feeling of the Inheritance Games series. At times it felt very YA to me and I think that this would have been an easy 5 star read had I been 15-20 years old, but much of this Naturals program is a bit unbelievable to my early-30s self 😂 Teenagers being allowed to look at unsolved MURDER files? Come on... lol. That being said, I couldn't put the book down, generally liked the characters, and was surprised multiple times! I will definitely be continuing the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Murder, Torture, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

birdyreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Alcoholism, and Murder

sarahstyles28's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

extremely graphic oml. but I was on the edge of my seat after turning every single page. such a fast paced yet gruesome book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Gore

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.0

The Inheritance Games books make up my favorite series ever, so I’ve always been a little nervous about reading more by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, in case the other books can’t compare. However, I finally decided to give The Naturals a try because I saw several TikToks about this series being even better.

The first half of the book felt very slow. I’m not sure if it’s because school just started so I’m back to worth and overwhelmed, or if I genuinely just wasn’t as into the book as I’d hoped, but it took me, like, 6 days to read the first half, and only 1 day to read the second half. Needless to say, it finally got good…halfway in.

I like that this storyline had a solid ending, and the hunt for the killer aka Lacey didn’t carry over into the next book!

I don’t feel very passionate about either boy in the love triangle. I like them both, but I’m not steadily on a team yet.

The whole time, I had a feeling that someone in the program and/or the FBI would be involved, but I did not see it being Lacey. As a matter of fact, at one point, I thought she’d end up being a target because she also had red hair! However, as a result of this, I didn’t really trust any of the characters, so I didn’t get attached to any of them. I hope I feel more connected to them in the next few books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

tspice24's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and Blood

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

sophia0808's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence, Body horror, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Gun violence

mimo_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

“finally, it’s just us girls.” 😦

was thinkin 4 stars we r getting to know everyone u know its all fun n fresh nothin too crazy

but then .. 😮

thats not where i thought this was going i thought itd reveal like her dad or smn but no.. i did think haha funny what if cassie did it but she didnt but she did pretend for a second which i thought was funny

michael makes me think of xander/jameson but dean makes me think of grayson hehe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, Gore, and Death of parent

lucyford's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.25

It’s a super easy read, and great for when you want a break from classics or anything that makes your brain hurt a bit. The characters are also pretty lovable, and the plot is well-paced and can really catch you off-guard, which I like. I couldn’t put it down and can’t wait to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting