Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

35 reviews

kristensreading's review

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

esterslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Violence

mirandathewriter's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood, Torture, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, and Gun violence

grace33's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Physical abuse

lydia203's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, Physical abuse, Stalking, Child abuse, Gore, Confinement, Violence, Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

xlaurareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

this one was so good! i feel like i liked it even more than the first in this series. all the twists and turns, the plot points, the misleading evidence, the struggle with dean's father - and even while i found some of the plot points a bit predictable if you're a fan of mystery books, i still wasn't 100% sure of my predicitons until the very end. i also pretty much liked that we got to explore more of lia's backstory as well as dean and cassie's & michael and cassie's relationship with each other. and, obviously, i loved that cassie finally let herself really feel her feelings and articulated them towards the one she loved

finally!! i was waiting for this to happen for what feels almost like an eternity and, while i love michael and am truly sad for him, i was team dean from the start, so yay!

. this was truly an amazing book and I can't wait to read more about the naturals crew.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Emotional abuse

hellxriver's review

adventurous challenging 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

tiana_king's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

mystic_mars's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

I think this book is very mid. It’s entertaining but I wouldn’t say the writing or concept is anything spectacular. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder