Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

40 reviews

mollyb13's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

Had the same fast-paced, puzzle-filled feeling of the Inheritance Games series. At times it felt very YA to me and I think that this would have been an easy 5 star read had I been 15-20 years old, but much of this Naturals program is a bit unbelievable to my early-30s self 😂 Teenagers being allowed to look at unsolved MURDER files? Come on... lol. That being said, I couldn't put the book down, generally liked the characters, and was surprised multiple times! I will definitely be continuing the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Murder, Torture, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

abbie2505's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

michaelawatkins's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

asipofcozy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

That was another surprising book - and in a good way. It was easily addictive and I was absorbed in the story. Was it the most amazing and outstanding thing I have ever read in the thriller world, no but it's YA and I can't expect YA to be perfection or detailed. However, I was easily absorbed in the story and I love a good guessing game. Some twists I caught other's I did not and the ending was quite surprising. 

The characters are the typical YA characters with a typical YA sub-romance plot. Not saying this is a bad thing just that it didn't wow me in any way. But the characters were enjoyable and all of them had good starts to their personality. Also, this I believe is Barnes' first series and it reads as such.

So I definitely plan to read the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Death, Violence, Torture, Hate crime, and Death of parent

tspice24's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and Blood

samflowerv6's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this read. YA criminal minds with more leading women. I didn't expect the twist until very close to the end. I liked Cassie and all the other characters. I really liked the "YOU" chapters and by liked I mean it totally creeped me out. Tropes: Love Triangle, Found Family, Protective and Intelligent Love Interests, Main Characters are all smart including the girls (thank you god). 

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Content Warnings

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

sophia0808's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Violence, Body horror, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Gun violence

lilbil0468's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, and Murder

just_klaudia's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

danielle70's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Reread #1 (2021): still amazing. Dying for an update to this series. The novella opened the door for a continuation or spin-off series, so I am patiently waiting and will reread all of these over and over until then. This is the best profiler/skills of deduction book I've read and I'm TRASH for it. It is my favorite thing ever to see someone's personality be analyzed through observation

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Torture and Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Sexism