Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

6 reviews

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, and Stalking

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

emilywemily6's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked this one better than the first book, and the ending makes me more excited for the other books in the series! I felt like this one was a little more predictable and at least had suspects, so it was more fun to read and try to guess the outcome. These kids are a bit frustrating because they will not do what they are told, so it felt like they were being told off over and over again- this should be better in the next book though. I’m glad the love triangle has ended, though I didn’t understand it to begin with. I like that you see more personality from Cassie in this book, though not a ton more. These kids all need therapy though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Murder, Death, Kidnapping, Body horror, Mental illness, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

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

samflowerv6's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective 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

4.25

I really love this series. The chapters go by so fast. JLB is a boss at mysterious fast paced stories. I was wrong with who I thought was the unsub and that’s rare for me. I love all the naturals Lia, Sloane, Michael! I LOVE YOU MICHAEL! But Cassie and Dean are just so good together. The slow burn was slow burning and I loved every minute of it. Cassie is such a good main character

“None of us had normal childhoods," Sloane said quietly. "If we had, we wouldn't be Naturals.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, and Murder

elliereadsthings's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Death of parent