Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

40 reviews

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

esterslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child abuse, Death of parent, Stalking, Violence, Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

rabfar's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Great book over all , the plot twist was definitely unexpected, loved the characters and will be reading the following books . This book in particular was definitely an easy read due to the authors interesting writing style. However my reasoning for 4 stars was the predictability of the minor incidents that occurred

eg, the villains gifts or dying the hair red

(justice for Sloane) lol 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore and Mental illness

Minor: Grief

anna_333's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

Kept me on my toes the entire fricking time, got me out of a longgg slump 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Physical abuse

rylin_marie's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Child death, Addiction, Blood, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

savreads28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Violence, Gore, Stalking, Body horror, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Grief, and Medical trauma

emilywemily6's review against another edition

dark informative 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

This was an intriguing read based on the premise (YA criminal minds) and lives up to that. It was a bit more gory/intense than I anticipated but it’s to be expected when serial killers are involved. This was a quick read because there’s almost no depth to these characters. Cassie is just a girl whose defining features include her mother dying five years ago and that she is naturally good at profiling people. She felt very bland and while the other characters are more interesting, it’s not by much. The quality of the writing is mediocre. I appreciated the twist at the end though I saw it coming right before the reveal. This book is unique enough and I enjoyed this book enough that I will continue the series, though I will just be borrowing from the library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Stalking, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Alcohol, Abandonment, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

tiana_king's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This did not slap like it did when I was 13 😅 The love triangle really did not need to be there. This is on the very young side of YA and you can tell that this is her first published book. However I still think the twist was neat and I will be reading the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

tarnaflake's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Grief, Death, Murder, Gore, Death of parent, and Blood