Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

78 reviews

isitamonito's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

underscoresyd's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse and Stalking

readingwithmeredith's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Characters: 3

Connection to the book/Enjoyment: 2

Setting: 2

Plot/Overall Story: 2

Writing: 3

Every point= 0.25 stars, max per category 4 points

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Torture, Stalking, Death of parent, and Child abuse

lri_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse and Stalking

bladebailey's review

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Cassie Hobbes has been recruited to an elite program where teens naturally gifted in various aspects of criminology are trained to hunt violent criminals, but as she works the program it becomes increasingly evident that someone may be recreating her own mother's death. It'll take her new friends and the FBI agents that oversee them every resource to solve the case before someone else dies. 

As someone who watches Criminal Minds religiously, and naps to it almost every afternoon, I knew I had to read Barnes' YA series that turns teens into FBI profilers. As with the Inheritance Games, I'm glad I did. It's been a while since a mystery has been engaging enough to hold me and while this one wasn't too complex until late in the book, it held my focus and I didn't guess the UNSUB. The characters shine, each one bringing their own skills, trauma, baggage, and messy romantic emotions to the table. Sometimes a YA mystery thriller orbiting serial killers and some messy ass teenagers is exactly what the heart needs and I'm excited to read the next books in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Gun violence

tabea1409's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Torture, Murder, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Gore, Gun violence, Stalking, and Gaslighting

hereforthefunofit's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

3.75

1. Didn't find the characterization to be the best, especially when wanting smart characters to be oblivious to obvious things
2. Didn't fancy the last stretch.
   I loved the reveal, where we are made to believe it's Michael then Dean then the killer is finally revealed. But then Locke just stands and tells us everything. Interesting backstory but an anti climatic reveal.
3. Didn't need the love triangle at all, like, not even in the slightest. Although I did find Michael and Cassie's last convo cute.
4. Overall nice story, not too bogged down or unnecessarily convoluted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

noareads415's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Gore, Blood, Death, Stalking, and Gun violence

Minor: Confinement

marzapanreadsalot's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse

sam_gartley91's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I love mysteries and trying to guess who did it and how. I did not guess this killer! Rather everyone but them so JLB got me! Excited to read on in the next book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping