Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

170 reviews

viselik's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hollymileham'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

what more could a criminal minds lover want..

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Content Warnings

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

meganemarshall's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

The mystery in this book was damn good. It had me guessing up until the reveal. And that twist at the end, oh, this was good.

However, the reason it's not rated higher is because this book focused so much on the love triangle and less on the mystery. The reason I loved AGGGTM so much was because it focused solely on the mystery with sprinkles of family, friendship, and romance. In The Naturals, it isn't until part 3 before things really start kicking off with the killer, which is 200 pages in. 

I'm hopeful that now that we have background on everyone, that the next books in the series will focus more on the mystery aspects. I'm curious to find out if Barnes planned it out so that the love triangle drama threw readers off.

Now excuse me, I have to go start watching Criminal Minds all over again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse

jennastopreading's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse and Torture

Minor: Pregnancy

eden_blossom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lottie_j's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

emisbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

chalkysea's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

Very fun, easy, and fast-paced read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

myahthebookfiend's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

i always heard people raving about this series, so I couldn't help myself. I had to see if it was worth the hype. honestly? I get it. it was a super fun read, especially because I love all things criminal and fbi and shit. it's always been very fascinating to me, so this was enjoyable because it had a lot of explanations about certain elements of crime. my only complaints are the relationships between Cassie and Michael and Cassie and Dean. it felt rushed, and I understood her confusion about who she liked, but it felt as if the romance was a side thought and not anything truly important. hopefully, when I read the other books, I'll be happier with that whole dynamic. otherwise, great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping and Stalking

karinreadsalot's review

adventurous challenging 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment