Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

20 reviews

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

notes_pages13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Minor: Alcohol

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

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 against another edition

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

elliereadsthings'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

 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

“When the odds are bad, you change the rules.” 

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

Minor: Bullying and Medical content

tbwhite23's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Blood

bellaguiliano's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail