Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

208 reviews

trufflenerd's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

2.75

Them: Ready for a YA thriller about Criminal Mind-like characters?
Me: Sure

The book: "I thought about his lips on mine while standing in the pool of blood dripping from the faceless corpse..."

Lots of talk about whores for a YA novel, let me tell ya. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

cmbrown4's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Torture

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

music_girl93's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

kaz_brekkerrr's review

dark funny lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Cursing, and Murder

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