Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

131 reviews

darlingmoira's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

4.5
I loved this book. It was a fast fun read, exactly what I was looking for.
If you are going into this hoping for a realistic true crime story, you are not going to enjoy it. You’ll sit there picking apart every page about why “this would just never happen” 
But if instead you go into this looking for a true crime story in a world where teenagers are helping solve cases with fun psychological puzzles and analysis, then I think you’ll have a good time!
The writing is easy and makes it a fast read. The characters are fun and their different “natural abilities” are interesting. The tiny romantic plot was the perfect amount; and all of this makes me excited to read the rest of the series. 
If any of this sounds fun to you I highly recommend reading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Death

scaredycat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Stalking and Gore

gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

lkristin2018's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gore

luv1ty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

fruity's review

adventurous 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? No

3.5

A solid read, but nothing really stood out to me. The plot twist was a little predictable towards the end. The writing style felt too YA for my taste, and some descriptions seemed like they were straight out of Wattpad. Some side characters felt underdeveloped, each defined by a single trait without much complexity. The book was pretty short, and I got through it in one sitting, so it wasn't a boring read. It kept me engaged and was mildly interesting, but that’s about it.

P.S. This author's affinity for love triangles is so clear, and as someone who despises them, it turned me off. She also wrote a love triangle in her other mystery thriller series 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Torture

lisa07xie's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED it! I ate it up and it does remind me so mich of Criminal Minds!! I loved the plot and I did not expect that person to be the killer like I was so shocked because I actually liked her! And I don't know who I want Cassie to end up with... I can't decide but this book was so addictive omg literally couldn't stop!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Murder

theautomaticreader's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

brooklyn0426's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

Loved this book! Super easy read, great pacing, loved the characters. Bought book 2 & 3 before I even finished the first book so I wouldn't have a gap between.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

redempta's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

5 🌟

It's my first Jennifer Lynn Barnes' book and I loved it. It was such an easy, fast and good read. I was expecting it to finish on a cliffhanger but it didn't wich I like. Now I'm excited for the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse