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Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

37 reviews

grace33's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0


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savreads28's review

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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? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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milpeaches's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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

5.0

Incredible finale to this series. Includes one of my favorite tropes in a mystery
cults
. Grateful to have read this thrilling story! A must read for anybody who appreciates serial killer documentaries, podcasts, or true crime drama television. This series only got better with each story. 

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mollyb13's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

The storyline from All In just continued on and got even more twisted and complex as it went. Definitely had trouble tracking all the characters at certain points. The series just got more and more off the wall *cHaOtiC*, and not always in the best way...

That being said, I still loved the found family. Loved that this time around we got more backstory on Michael & Lia. Loved the addition of
Celine - wish she had been included a bit more heavily
.  And I will always and forever be an Agent Sterling fan.

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karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this thrilling series conclusion. This was such a fast paced ride and I am quite sad that it’s come to an end. I thought this wrapped up nicely yet still threw in some plot twists I didn’t expect! 

The Naturals series is definitely catered to fans of Criminal Minds. I think you’ll find yourself immersed into the story rather quickly & unable to stop reading each installment.

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hellxriver's review against another edition

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

4.5


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asipofcozy's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Made it to the end of a very addictive, fast paced series. Have to say I am surprised with how much I loved these books. Barnes has a way of drawing her audience in and leaving us wanting more. 

However, I was left wanting more at the end of Bad Blood - which never bodes well for the end of a series. I felt at times like the author was rushing to the ending,  there were pieces of the plot left out or things that should have been explained more to give more sustenance to the story. 

There was also a new character thrown into the mix and she seems to be an important piece yet she is given few scene's and only comes in for convenience to the plot and the characters. I think she was a great addition but to be thrown in at the last book with little page time, just didn't sit right with me.

And finally, the ending...I just was left unsatisfied. I didn't need a whole melodramatic moment, but it felt like the ending came and went and that was that. The ending just didn't deliver. These characters go through all of this crazy stuff for a book to end just like that and then everyone kind of just moves on. Yup, no thank you!

Still the series was addictive and I could definitely see myself reread them in the future.

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earthtomimi's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

5.0


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justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

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3.75

 “Sometimes, the hardest thing to be is the one who lives.”

This book took a whole lot of twists and turns that I wasn't expecting, and I'm not sure I liked all of them, but at the end of the day, it served it's purpose as the climax of the series.

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ashleynp24's review

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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

3.75


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