Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

9 reviews

keestan's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

samflowerv6's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I really love this series. The chapters go by so fast. JLB is a boss at mysterious fast paced stories. I was wrong with who I thought was the unsub and that’s rare for me. I love all the naturals lia, Sloane, Michael! I LOVE YOU MICHAEL! But Cassie and Dean are just so good together. The slow burn was slow burning and I loved every minute of it. Cassie is such a good main character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Stalking, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Body horror, Death, and Violence

kaitlynnnng'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The first book in this series didn’t hit me the way I’d hoped it would, but I’m so glad I kept reading, because I loved this book! I felt much more connected to the characters, and the storyline was more interesting.

Throughout the story, I thought I knew what was happening, and then something would change my mind, and then I’d be confused, and then the cycle would repeat. In the end, I was so right and so wrong at the same time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Abandonment, Child abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

abcangelcake's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Death of parent

lucyford's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Like the first book, I really enjoyed this one. I loved how the Naturals all developed in their own ways and how we found so much out about all of them. The new characters were very interesting, and there were quite a few fun scenes in this book. The only thing that bothered me a bit was how it was sort of dragged out more than it needed to be, and all the twists were kind of clustered close to the end that

changed the whole case so that there were multiple killers, which kind of ruined the fun of trying to find out which of the suspects it actually was

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Death, Violence, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Child abuse

carsonbailey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

vj_thompson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

Just as good as the first one. There was something missing for me which was the further development of the romance. Sorry, I’m a romance girly at heart 💜 I still loved the twists and figuring out who the serial killer was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Gore

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Bullying and Medical content

bookaholics_anonymous's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

amylynn44's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Toxic friendship