Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

11 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.25

The romance angle continued to be very cringe in this one, and the plot was predictable.  It was odd that towards the end it was laid out as a kind of twist when it felt so obvious that I was questioning if maybe it was circling into red herring territory but nope.

Serves it's purpose for being a book I don't care about in between other books I do.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Liked this book a lot. Didn’t grip me as much as the first but I still really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lisa07xie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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? N/A

4.5

I really enjoyed it I am Happy with who Cassie chose and I also started to love Agent Sterling the way she cares omg I loved every single bit in this book it is addicting and I couldn't stop reading it I needed to know what happens next and I read so fast for my reading pace I flew through this book and I need to read the next one this series I am in Love with it!!! The plot was amazing and I especially loved the ending. It was so good😍😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

redempta's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

5🌟

Second book in the series and second hit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment

meganm1587's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

nehaslibrary'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

i love this series sm!¡ it reminds me of criminal minds and this book got me out of the fattest slump. the only iffy thing about it is the whole love triangle which i absolutely despise

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Content Warnings

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

underscoresyd'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Misogyny, Stalking, and Death of parent

emilywemily6's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked this one better than the first book, and the ending makes me more excited for the other books in the series! I felt like this one was a little more predictable and at least had suspects, so it was more fun to read and try to guess the outcome. These kids are a bit frustrating because they will not do what they are told, so it felt like they were being told off over and over again- this should be better in the next book though. I’m glad the love triangle has ended, though I didn’t understand it to begin with. I like that you see more personality from Cassie in this book, though not a ton more. These kids all need therapy though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

lydia203's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

tiana_king's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail