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The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

15 reviews

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

xapoptosisx'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? Yes

5.0

I loved this book because its all my favourite things about science and psychology into the one book with fun teenagers. I am very excited to read the second one. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

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

abril6's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, and Violence

sarahstyles28's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

extremely graphic oml. but I was on the edge of my seat after turning every single page. such a fast paced yet gruesome book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Gore

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Inheritance Games books make up my favorite series ever, so I’ve always been a little nervous about reading more by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, in case the other books can’t compare. However, I finally decided to give The Naturals a try because I saw several TikToks about this series being even better.

The first half of the book felt very slow. I’m not sure if it’s because school just started so I’m back to worth and overwhelmed, or if I genuinely just wasn’t as into the book as I’d hoped, but it took me, like, 6 days to read the first half, and only 1 day to read the second half. Needless to say, it finally got good…halfway in.

I like that this storyline had a solid ending, and the hunt for the killer aka Lacey didn’t carry over into the next book!

I don’t feel very passionate about either boy in the love triangle. I like them both, but I’m not steadily on a team yet.

The whole time, I had a feeling that someone in the program and/or the FBI would be involved, but I did not see it being Lacey. As a matter of fact, at one point, I thought she’d end up being a target because she also had red hair! However, as a result of this, I didn’t really trust any of the characters, so I didn’t get attached to any of them. I hope I feel more connected to them in the next few books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

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