JENNIFER LYNN BARNES
(Book 2 in The Naturals)
Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother’s murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance.
But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean’s incarcerated father—a man he’d do anything to forget. Forced deeper into a murderer’s psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart the enigmatic killer’s brutal mind games before this copycat twists them into his web for good?
With her trademark wit, brilliant plotting, and twists that no one will see coming, Jennifer Lynn Barnes will keep readers on the edge of their seats (and looking over their shoulders) as they race through the pages of this thrilling novel.
Content:
Language: Might be a few uses of minor swear words, but nothing strong or memorable
Violence: Again, this book revolves around violence and catching a killer. There are chapters written from the point of view of the killer, though there's nothing too graphic. There is a lot of talk of killing and torture, both physical and mental. Some descriptions of dead bodies, blood, and scars from being tortured. It is also mentioned that someone is shot and there are several other events/mentions similar to those listed above.
Sex: Some focus on a love triangle (but not a major part of the story), a few allusions to sex, a chaste kiss, and mention of a student being involved with a teacher. One character is also depicted as being in love with a serial killer who would torture and kill women, some of them whom he was involved with.
LGBTQ: Not present
My Review: I liked it just as much as the first! I felt like there was more character development in this one, both for Cassie and the other characters in the Naturals Program. I loved The Naturals, but the characters were far from fully fleshed out.