Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

59 reviews

anna_333's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Entire series chefs kiss. Desperate need of more which is feeling dreamy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

arose213's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An amazing end to an amazing series! This wrapped up so perfectly and tied up the loose ends I really wanted!!

I’m still interested in Laurel and the lives of the Naturals but I’m glad there’s a novella to tuck into!

This was my first JLB series and I look forward to reading more of her work! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

drtx_bwt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder

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

Minor: Animal death, Rape, and Self harm

ellainalisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

Holy. Shit. What an insane conclusion to the Naturals series. Absolutely flabbergasted. The ending?? I’m unwell. Someone please pass the tissues. Definitely one of my favorite YA series to date. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse and Torture

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse

savreads28's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

The storyline from All In just continued on and got even more twisted and complex as it went. Definitely had trouble tracking all the characters at certain points. The series just got more and more off the wall *cHaOtiC*, and not always in the best way...

That being said, I still loved the found family. Loved that this time around we got more backstory on Michael & Lia. Loved the addition of

Celine - wish she had been included a bit more heavily

.  And I will always and forever be an Agent Sterling fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this thrilling series conclusion. This was such a fast paced ride and I am quite sad that it’s come to an end. I thought this wrapped up nicely yet still threw in some plot twists I didn’t expect! 

The Naturals series is definitely catered to fans of Criminal Minds. I think you’ll find yourself immersed into the story rather quickly & unable to stop reading each installment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Torture

Minor: Self harm

asipofcozy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Made it to the end of a very addictive, fast paced series. Have to say I am surprised with how much I loved these books. Barnes has a way of drawing her audience in and leaving us wanting more. 

However, I was left wanting more at the end of Bad Blood - which never bodes well for the end of a series. I felt at times like the author was rushing to the ending,  there were pieces of the plot left out or things that should have been explained more to give more sustenance to the story. 

There was also a new character thrown into the mix and she seems to be an important piece yet she is given few scene's and only comes in for convenience to the plot and the characters. I think she was a great addition but to be thrown in at the last book with little page time, just didn't sit right with me.

And finally, the ending...I just was left unsatisfied. I didn't need a whole melodramatic moment, but it felt like the ending came and went and that was that. The ending just didn't deliver. These characters go through all of this crazy stuff for a book to end just like that and then everyone kind of just moves on. Yup, no thank you!

Still the series was addictive and I could definitely see myself reread them in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Rape

tiana_king's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

It was disappointing how much about the cult was left up to the imagination. I really loved this book until the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Self harm

Minor: Infidelity