Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

32 reviews

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

goldfish779's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

How could this series just ended here?!?! There were so much more to tell about Lia, Michael and the cult! I just really hope that we could have 2 more books to this series because we should be fair to everyone considering that Cassie, Dean and Sloane all got their stories told in the first three books individually. I think the introduction of Celine was to give some closure for Lia and Michael, but it felt rushed. I also do not like the idea of killing Troy. She was the one who loved Aaron and was truly loved by Aaron. Aaron was the only blood family who was nice to Sloane and I think it was just cruel to take away the last bit of Aaron away from Sloane by killing Troy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

parochialch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It twost and it turn and then it do like a 180 and spin round again the ENDDD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

carsonbailey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

namenotimportant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

Wow. I don't have words for this, except for wow. 
I think this was my favourite book out of the four. The profiling, the process, the emotions?! I did not expect the plot twist(s) in the end. 

I loved that Lorelai came back, I was scared that she wouldn't.

All of the Naturals, Briggs, Sterling, Judd, they all grew on me. I felt like in this book I learnt a lot about Sloane.
Overall, this was incredibly intense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

Minor: Gun violence and Self harm

ong's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I pride myself in being able to predict where things are going in shows, movies, books. This book literally had me in the first half, thinking I’d guessed where it was going. But holy shit. NOTHING could’ve prepared me for that ending.

The best part of this series is how it keeps me guessing & on my toes. And the fact that the teens sounds like real human beings, not way too exaggerated, if a little fucked up. Very 3 dimensional characters. The plot flows real well too. Definitely one of my fav series now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Pregnancy

mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

The finale. I actually postponed reading this one because I was still processing the last one. I read this in two sittings. I read chapter one on one day and the rest in another day. It’s a book that you can’t put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

gigihopkins's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

gladduck's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

My only problem with this book is that it feels like there are TOO MANY revelations. Like

how did TA Geoff make it into serial killer cult lineup?

. Complaints aside, the twists did make it interesting just that it seemed like the author was trying so hard to keep us on our toes that it caused me to actually not even care anymore whenever shocking things happened. WARNING. YOU WILL SOB

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

chavborromeo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

I know this is the last book. I know that Cassie's Mother's case needed to be close. But I just can't help but be disappointed that Lia's life didn't discuss properly? Like its too short. I want more. And about the serial killer's cult. They been killing many many years ago but they got caught easily??? I mean not that easy but???? Its really short😤

Anyway, Celine and Sloane thought❤ still a good series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy