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Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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boomwormbrittany's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Killer Instinct is the second book in The Naturals series which follows seventeen year old Cassie Hobbes who has been recruited as a natural profiler for the FBI. When murders start to pop up that seem to follow the same MO of a serial killer who is locked away, Cassie and her friends have to try to stop this killer before they kill more people.
I thought this was such a solid second book in a series and didn't suffer from the second book syndrome. I flew through this book when I got a chance to sit down and read it. These books are written in such a way that they are easy to fly through and to read. I also really love the narrative device of us being in Cassie's head then in the killers head every few chapters. It makes you feel a bit unsettled but I found it intriguing all the same.
I really like Cassie as a main character and find her intersting to read from. Her perspective is so fascinating because how she see's other people is through the eyes of a profiler and not so much a normal seventeen year old girl. She's smart and though she can make decisions that aren't the best, I thought she handled them so well.
I am excited to read the next book in the series and I cannot wait to continue on with this series.

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nehaslibrary's review

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.75

i love this series sm!¡ it reminds me of criminal minds and this book got me out of the fattest slump. the only iffy thing about it is the whole love triangle which i absolutely despise

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firehandpt's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75


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vibingandy's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jennifer lynn barnes has once again set up a love triangle and has me rooting for someone only for
that person to not be the one who gets the girl. this is the second time i’ve been bamboozled by her.


i appreciated the friendship growth but we didn’t get to explore it very much. the story was fun and easy to get addicted to. this book did make me pace my house because i have so many thoughts and feelings about these characters and this story, so i know it is definitely making an impact.

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tayrayhay's review against another edition

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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

4.0


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falling4fandoms's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0


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xapoptosisx's review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes

5.0

My favourite genre found family that hunt serial killers together. Ahhh ok I love this series I can't wait to read the next book.

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rylin_marie's review against another edition

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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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shadowheart's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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abibliophobiah's review

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

4.5

4.5
omggggggg
loved it sm
cassie is so annoying though girl get a grip not everything is about you
sloane 🔝 

like honestly i don’t care about Cassie at all I EANT TO KNOW LIA AND MICHAELS BACKSTORIES not listen to Cassie whine for the millionth time i get it you have trauma but bestie we’re trying to solve an active case over here stop reminiscing 
also the other characters need to stop fueling this behavior - Michael STOP COMMENTING AB HER FACIAL EXPRESSIONS WHEN SHE THINKS ABOUT THIS you’re just feeding her self centeredness😭

SPOILER!!
ik it’s fiction but it’s still so unrealistic like how could. a convicted serial killer get in touch with outside people and make them sit tests?? even if Webber was corrupt, surely not all of them are right??

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