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Bad Blood

(The Naturals #4)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Goodreads Author)

4.42 · Rating details · 6,564 ratings · 790 reviews

New victims. New betrayals. New secrets.

When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBIs Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mothers murder. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. Her mother is alive, and the people holding her captive are more powerfuland dangerousthan anything the Naturals ...more

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Jan 06, 2019 Emma Giordano rated it it was ok

Unfortunately, I was pretty let down by this conclusion. The Naturals was a FAVORITE of mine as a late teen, though I put off reading the final installment for a few years. Im unsure if this particular book was a bizarre disappointment, or if its just that my taste has matured in the last 3 years where this series is no longer satisfying. I'm not sure I could find that answer unless I were to reread the first three books as an adult.

CW: murder, torture, mention of rape, child abuse, abduction, Unfortunately, I was pretty let down by this conclusion. The Naturals was a FAVORITE of mine as a late teen, though I put off reading the final installment for a few years. I’m unsure if this particular book was a bizarre disappointment, or if it’s just that my taste has matured in the last 3 years where this series is no longer satisfying. I'm not sure I could find that answer unless I were to reread the first three books as an adult.

CW: murder, torture, mention of rape, child abuse, abduction, cults

Part of the reason why I fell in love with The Naturals was it is all about crime. I loved reading about teens investigating serial killers and getting too deep into some heinous situations. Throughout the series, the focus shifts a bit to include a mastermind cult, which I still found to be an interesting direction to explore. Unfortunately, I did not love the way it was written in the final book. With two different cults taking the front of the story, it was extremely difficult to follow. It was really confusing and after finishing, I still have little to no grasp on the rules, history, and motivation of these cults. I feel if the spotlight fell on ONE that received all the development, it would have been a lot more effective.

One of my biggest issues with this series is the heavy reliance on “connections” – I adore discovering unexpected links threaded throughout a story, but I can’t stand it when the plot transforms into nothing but surprise connections. Unfortunately, this was REALLY prominent in book four. It felt like every character in the story was somehow involved with one another to a ridiculous point. It seems like everyone had a secret sibling, a forbidden romance, a parent who turned out to be a murderer, a relative who was a victim of a crime, in a cult, or both, etc. By the end, I could not even pretend to be interested and shocked because the story was too oversaturated with “plot twists” that were just extremely forced character relationships.

I also realized the extent of how unrealistic the story itself is. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been fully aware that the concept of teens working for a special group recruited by the FBI is born of fiction, and it becomes even more present through each installment as the Naturals become more invested in active crimes. While I can acknowledge this, the series has always been fun and entertaining where I could set aside the somewhat imaginative foundation of these novels. But the conclusion made the improbable nature of the story even more clear. This extends from protocol inconsistencies (such as an FBI agent arming an unlicensed teen with a gun) to “convenient amnesia” and including all of the mysterious connections I mentioned previously. I do believe that authors have the right to extend the line of what is “realistic” for the sake of fiction, but it became distracting to constantly be questioning the likelihood of these events because it was so overwhelming.

What I did like about the final book in The Naturals series is the characters. This cast of friends is forever charming. Cassie’s passion, Michael’s sarcasm, Dean’s wisdom, Lia’s bluntness, and Sloane’s innocence effortlessly blends together as a “found family” I will forever treasure. Their dynamic truly carried the story.

A few final “tiffs”:
1. There were WAYYYYY too many characters. My goodness, it was so unnecessary how many individual characters exist in this world and are given page time. It was impossible to keep track of them all, who they where, what is their role, and who are the *MANY* people they have some *CONNECTION* to. Multiple characters could have been condensed into one or cut to make more room for the story to be developed.
2. This story was REALLY setting up a romance between two girls as a lesbian character is introduced & interested in one of the main characters. I was SO hyped to see this explored as it almost felt like the missing piece this book needed, but unfortunately, there was just no resolution to it. There was blatant build up, but no real ending for these characters and their romantic potential. It *almost* felt like queerbaiting, but I don’t know if that’s correct since it’s never revealed if the other character is straight and it’s entirely plausible that they ARE together – it’s just never answered.
3. 17 year old Emma is pissed her OTP didn’t end up as planned.

Though I have a lot of issues with this novel, part of me still enjoyed it for nostalgia’s sake. The Naturals was such a favorite of mine and the final installment did preserve some of the reasons why I loved it so much. Regrettably, whether it was a matter of me growing into a more mature reader or just a bad book in a good series, I was also left pretty disappointed by the end with few concrete positive things to say. ...more

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Nov 23, 2015 mith rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-or-ebook, 2016-publication, horror-mystery-thrillers

It's not a series finale if something doesn't fuck you up and/or you don't cry at least ONE point.
My feelings will be bared soon!
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guuuuuys, there's a synopsis and I am so excited and scared to read this.
I dread and awaitbut mostly awaitNovember.
(Which is so late cmon)
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IM FUCKING PANICKING WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME THE TITLE AND THE COVER OUT IT'S SO PRETTY OH MY GOD
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Is unknown the title? I can't tell. I want to believe it is though.
(eta: okay I believe it now.)
(eta (AGAIN) that UNKNOWN ...more

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May 21, 2016 Sana rated it liked it

Shelves: romance, young-adult, boring-af

RTC next year? :)

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I literally forgot so many things from the previous books, but I don't feel like re-reading them and I'm already 50 pages into this so I'll just have to work it out somehow.

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This beauty has arrived.

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This is it. The last book.

Now I want tons of Cassie and Dean.
I want lots of psycho serial killers.
I want blood and guts and dead bodies.

I just want everyone to be okay.

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Oct 21, 2017 April (Aprilius Maximus) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2017

1.) The Naturals ★★★★.5
2.) Killer Instinct ★★★★
3.) All In ★★★★.5
4.) Bad Blood ★★★★.5

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THIS SERIES WAS FREAKING CRAZY.

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Jan 30, 2016 Sue (Hollywood News Source) rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult

Meh. I'm very disappointed. I thought it's going to be a Lia centric book, but we barely get a glean on her true potential. MY OTP THOUGH THEY DESERVE BETTER.

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Nov 30, 2015 Kirsty-Marie Jones rated it it was amazing

Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did

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Cause baby now we got-

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Jul 30, 2017 LEAH⇢ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, mc-with-issues, thriller, mystery, twisty, 5plus-stars, fav-series, love-and-stuff, suspenseful, ya-ish

This is one of my NEW all-time favorite series

⇝Ratings Breakdown⇜

Plot: 5+/5
Main Characters: 5/5
Secondary Characters: 5/5
The Feels: 5/5
Addictiveness: 5/5
Theme or Tone: 5/5
Flow (Writing Style): 5/5
Backdrop (World Building): 5/5
Originality: 5/5
Book Cover: 5/5
Ending: 5+/5 Cliffhanger: Nope, but I wouldn't mind going back to this world with this set of characters.
Total: 5+/5 Stars ~A+~

⇝My Thoughts⇜

This Series has rocked, with each book upping the stakes and becoming more entwined with the next ...more

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Jul 09, 2018 Nadia Awadi rated it it was amazing

Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
I finished a serieeees.

I always wanted to use Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen as an introduction. And now that I've done it: Not that good of an idea.
Another bad idea: Reading this book in the middle of the night while being a scaredy cat who can't handle amusement parks.

Rating 4.75

I'VE READ THIS WHOLE SERIES BEFORE. seriously. How can someone forget reading a WHOLE SERIES, is beyond me. Well, at least I loved it. ~~Imagine if I reread a series I hated~~ ...more

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Jun 01, 2016 Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-ya-library-catalogue

Niki's Mini Review of Bad Blood:

This book. This series. Is perfection.

Need more convincing?

Niki Reviews The Naturals in which I gush profusely.
Niki Reviews Killer Instinct in which the gushing continues.
Niki Reviews All In in which I completely lose my shit.

Seriously. Its my all-time favorite YA series. Read it.

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The Naturals (The Naturals, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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All In (The Naturals, #3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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The Fixer (The Fixer, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

^I'm being funny with my recommends. I usually give comparative titles. In this case, if you aren't reading JLB, you aren't doing it right. :P ...more

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Nov 01, 2016 Kyla Harris rated it liked it

Shelves: own-it, plot-twist, young-adult, disappointed, 2017

Plot - 14/20 - I didn't like Bad Blood nearly as much as I enjoyed the rest of the Naturals series. The plot dragged a bit and wasn't as gripping.

Characters - 15/20 - There wasn't much characters development or depth. I still loved the characters but they aren't nessassiarly Jennifer's strong point.

Creativity - 15/20- Compared to the past three books in the series Bad Blood was a let down in the creative section. Even with this there were still a lot of fun plot twists.

Writing - 14/20- Writing ...more

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Nov 02, 2016 Rachel rated it really liked it

Shelves: own-as-ebook, young-adult, awesome-heroine, awesome-hero, tw-sexual-assault, reviewed, read-in-2016, band-of-friends, mystery-thriller

4 STARS FOR "BAD BLOOD" BY JENNIFER LYNN BARNES

"All must be tested." You say the words as you drag the flat of the knife across the offering's neck. "All must be found worthy."
Power thrums through your veins. This is your decision. Your choice. One twist of your wrist and blood will flow. The wheel will stop.
But without order, there is chaos.
Without order, there is pain.

This book rocked my world. I guarantee it will rock yours once you pick it up yourself.

jennifer Lynn Barnes is such an 4 STARS FOR "BAD BLOOD" BY JENNIFER LYNN BARNES

"All must be tested." You say the words as you drag the flat of the knife across the offering's neck. "All must be found worthy."
Power thrums through your veins. This is your decision. Your choice. One twist of your wrist and blood will flow. The wheel will stop.
But without order, there is chaos.
Without order, there is pain.

This book rocked my world. I guarantee it will rock yours once you pick it up yourself.

jennifer Lynn Barnes is such an underrated, overlooked author within the Young Adult market, but she really shouldn't be. Her plots and stories are well thought-out and planned, and her writing never looks down upon the reader. This series is exactly what I wanted, and don't get nearly enough: a dark, gritty, mostly violent, psychologically-based thriller that has you thinking left is right, and right is left, when you try to follow along with the cases. Bad Blood, in particular, kicks it up a notch from the previous books in the series. It rarely allows you a moment to breathe before you realize Cassie and her team have found themselves another lead or in a new predicament.

The Naturals series has an overarching storyline, with each individual book focusing on a member of the Naturals team more so than the others each time. This time around, not only did we get closure and answers as to what happened with Cassie's mother, but we also get a closer look at Lia and Michael. Lia was a star in this one, and I loved hearing more about her past. She's a character that prides herself on being able to lie and deceive- always a perpetual mystery - and to have her confronted with a case that requires her to break down some of those walls - it was heartbreaking, but it made me feel all the more closer to her character. As a result of this, we also got to see some sweeter moments and scenes between Lia and Cassie.

Even though Dean was pushed to the sidelines a bit here, it did help me solidify my feelings towards Cassie/Dean. He's a sweetheart, and I love the constant support and encouragement he gives her. I think we also got to see a lighter side to him, which was a surprise considering he's the broody one of the series, and this is the darkest book in the quartet. It was sweet seeing certain developments between him and Michael, even though I would have been happier to see more.

My only complaint is that I felt that the series ended too abruptly. I can't say much without giving away the ending, but I would have liked to spend a little bit more time with everyone before having to say goodbye, especially after an ending as dramatic as that. (And also, my heart lowkey still beats for Cassie/Michael despite my stance on Dean being the best one for her, so I would have wanted more friendshipy moments between her and Michael too.)

I absolutely recommend this series to anyone looking for something darker and psychology-based, with some cute friendship and romance on the side. ...more

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Nov 12, 2016 Lexie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mystery, read-in-2016

Finishing a beloved series is exactly 30% gratifying and 49057258409% painful.

THE PAIN IS REAL

LET THE HANGOVER COMMENCE!

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Aug 05, 2017 hailee rated it it was amazing

Jennifer Lynn Barnes, if you're reading this place yourself in a motherfucking chair and write at least eighteen thousand hundred billion million more natural books (preferably based around michael). thank.

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Nov 06, 2016 rin (￣ヘ￣) read/watch mo dao zu shi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: eng, 2016, feelz, last-installment, amazing-friendship

9 out of 10!

a decent conclusion to a very good detective series. it managed to fulfil my expectations. everything got resolved (i mean i noticed couple of plot holes in the very beginning and then bam! 10% left and this holes are filled and everything makes sense).
this book is intense! and so twisty! there were twists I totally saw coming, twists I should have seen coming but didn't, and twists I would've no way seen coming.
i love all characters so much OwO

this book was really hard to put down. ...more

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Jan 08, 2016 ♠ TABI ♠ marked it as to-read

'Cause baby now we got ba-ah-ad blood . . .

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Jan 25, 2017 Tez rated it it was amazing

SERIES RECOMMENDATION

NOTE: I originally posted this at Speculative Chic.

Upon hearing the premise for Jennifer Lynn Barnes's YA crime series The Naturals, I was sceptical. Teens working for the FBI sounded more fantasy than contemporary. But I gave the first book a chance, and it isn't bad as I feared. Killer Instinct is definitely an improvement, and I was well and truly hooked.

But the series really shows its genius in Book 3, All In. It must've been a nightmare to research and organise, because ...more

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Nov 16, 2016 Maggie ☘ (Wonderland-Reader) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: amazing-reads, contemporary-na, sobfest, charismatic-characters, great-reads-2016, favourites, interesting-villains-antiheroes, underrated-gems, ya-mystery-crime-fiction, tbr-or-to-buy

Bad Blood was such a painful but also satisfying conclusion to the best Crimi Young Adult series I've ever read! When it comes to the investigation and plot, the third book will still be my favourite, but overall this one comes very, very close. I'm in love with all of the characters! And I'm definitely going to miss them.

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Dec 17, 2016 Diana Brown rated it really liked it

Part way through the book I almost started to lose interest simply because the plot just wasn't going anywheres. I loved the characters but where was the story going....the last few chapters brought it back in focus.

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Nov 03, 2016 Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle-books

I can't believe it is over! Both happy and sad. This was a great ending/addition. Full review to come.

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Dec 05, 2016 ELLIAS (elliasreads) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2016-books, thriller-mystery

A satisfying grade A conclusion to this awesome series. Wouldn't have it any other way....except I wouldn't maybe mind a spin off of some sort.

4.5 Stars

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Apr 08, 2018 Veronica Morfi rated it it was amazing

An amazing ending to a series I loved from the very first book.

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Nov 13, 2016 ullianachase rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, detectives, laughing-out-loud, book-series, friendship, fav-ships-otps, read-in-eng, book-boyfriends

I really really liked the ending. Very good conclusion to this amazing series. But the third book is still my favourite.

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Nov 09, 2016 Rachel Patrick rated it really liked it

This review (and others) can be seen in all its properly formatted glory on my blog Beauty and the Bookshelf.

Ever since reading the utterly and fantastically surprising The Naturals three years ago, I've been a big, big fan of Jennifer Lynn Barnes's spectacular, thrilling, crime-solving series. Despite All In not being quite what I had hoped, its predecessors The Naturals and Killer Instinct were, I kid you not, practically flawless. This series, which just so happens to be one of my favorites, This review (and others) can be seen in all its properly formatted glory on my blog Beauty and the Bookshelf.

Ever since reading the utterly and fantastically surprising The Naturals three years ago, I've been a big, big fan of Jennifer Lynn Barnes's spectacular, thrilling, crime-solving series. Despite All In not being quite what I had hoped, its predecessors The Naturals and Killer Instinct were, I kid you not, practically flawless. This series, which just so happens to be one of my favorites, has been pitched as a YA Criminal Minds, and that is so damn accurate--except these books are better. The only problem is Bad Blood, because I did not--absolutely did not--give this series permission to end.

Bad Blood picks up pretty much right after where All In left off (spoilers for the first three books ahead), with the Naturals squad trying to solve one helluva case: a secret society/cult/whatever you want to call it of murderers that have been around for who knows how long. With the case--and at the center of it all--is a special mission for our protagonist and profiler Cassie: the search for her mother, who was thought to be murdered but is actually alive--and part of the cult. The case will bring new horrors and death (of course), new characters (which is great and all, but I like my squad as is and without new members, please and thank you), all kinds of trouble (a given), and the usual banter and love between our Naturals (my babies). WHY DOES IT HAVE TO END WITH THIS BOOK?

I had mentioned that The Naturals is like Criminal Minds but with a teen-version of the BAU--and I was completely serious. Cassie and Dean are profilers and put themselves in the shoes of the murderer or the murderee (or anyone, really); Michael is incredibly good at looking at a person and knowing what their emotions are and exactly what they're feeling; Lia is literally a human lie detector, plain and simple--and she's stunningly good at lying herself; Sloane is the brains, the fact-spewing Spencer Reid/Garcia. They're called Naturals because they're naturals; no textbook taught them how to be useful when solving crimes. Instead their teachers were life and experience, whether it was how to survive an abusive father, cope with a dead mother, or live with having a serial killer as a father. The Naturals come from hard times, and they are so incredibly far from perfect and their bones are made of flaws, but that's what makes them so real and dimensional and perfect. I adore them. (Also, Cassie and Dean FOREVER. It's super great that romance isn't the focus in these books because that's not what they're about and all that--I mean, yeah, someone died--but my gosh would I love more romance and kissing my gosh).

What's great about Bad Blood--and what I think every book in this series does, and good thrillers in general--is that it is so damn devourable. I made a teeny tiny dent in it one night, then read the rest the next day all day and totally shirked all my responsibilities and was just lazy as hell. That's because you can't do that whole "just one more chapter" thing with these books. You can't. You can tell yourself that, but there's no good place to stop. The reason for that is because Jennifer Lynn Barnes knows what she's doing. I'm pretty sure I've said this before in a different review, but Barnes knows how to write, and she doesn't just write a murder that needs to be solved: she writes it out from Point A to Point B and researches every single linking crumb in between. There's no way she winged or pantsed this: it's all plotted and planned out to a T. She keeps most chapters short and sweet and ends them just as you're waiting for something (always) to keep you on edge and going, going, going. It freaking works, and once you start reading it's very, very hard to stop until you get to the end--and even then, you'll be hungry for more, more, more.

I've struggled to really love books lately ("it's not me, it's you") and I can be such a Negative Nancy, but Bad Blood went rather well. I will admit that the ending tapered off a bit for my tastes, and, with this apparently being the last book (hmph), I feel like a handful of things were left unanswered and I have questions. But it's like I said: I love this series; this went well; I freaking devoured it; and Jennifer Lynn Barnes can write. (It's not too often that a line in a book stands out to me but there's one in here that I want to post EVERYWHERE but I can't because spoilers.) I just want more, damn it. This series could be composed of five million books (like a true crime/thriller series) and that still wouldn't be enough (also, look at how many episodes there are of Criminal Minds. Catch up. Just keep the main cast of characters, okay?). I would also like a book that's just about Cassie and Dean as a couple (and with lots of kissing, clearly), thank you very much. I'm not ready to say goodbye to this series, murder, and my lovely, perfectly broken #squadgoals Naturals. It is, once again, like I said: I did not, and do not, give this series permission to end. ...more

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Apr 15, 2018 Katie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Im emotionally DRAINED BUT IT WAS SO GOOD. ...more

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Nov 07, 2016 Maria rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: suspense, ya, e-book

Unbelievable.
I could swear that Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a psychotic serial killer in her past life.
My thirst for blood is superbly sated. :D

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Feb 01, 2016 elizabeth rated it it was amazing

i both need this and don't want it to end. whelp.

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Nov 16, 2016 Cogito_ergo_sum rated it liked it

Shelves: thriller, ya, mystery, crime, suspense

3 stars.

First thing first: How awesome is that cover?

This book left me feeling conflicted. On one hand, it was good, but on the other, I felt let down? There were certainly elements I liked about itideas I thought were good, although they didnt work too well here, and there were places where I felt the story had lost credibility.

I will finish my thought later, in the spoilers section, but as to character development, it felt unfinished for me. Cassie was exploring her character but I never find ...more

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Jan 20, 2017 Allyson Herondale➰ rated it it was amazing

Wow. This took me quite a while to read because of school and exams but I absolutely loved every single thing about this book. The plot twists and turns were just amazing and I didn't expect anything! What an amazing end to an amazing series!!

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Jan 18, 2017 Liza Wiemer added it

What a phenomenal end to an outstanding series. Lots of twists and turns and an ending that is satisfying. If you haven't picked up the series, now is the time. All the books are out and I really think people will love reading them back to back!

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Nov 05, 2016 Amber rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own, thriller-mystery-horror, read-2016, series-finished, cult-ish

Okay great finale but I'm crushed it's the final book. Ya know what I'm saying?

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Jennifer Lynn Barnes (who mostly goes by Jen) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has been, in turn, a competitive cheerleader, a volleyball player, a dancer, a debutante, a primate cognition researcher, a teen model, a comic book geek, and a lemur aficionado. She's been writing for as long as she can remember, finished her first full book (which she now refers to as a "practice book" and which none ...more

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“Home isn't a place. Home is the people who love you. Forever and ever, no matter what.” — 21 likes

“Your mama always did have an eye for good-looking men." This was Ree, trying to be diplomatic. "Then again, she also had an eye for trouble."

Not that diplomatic.

Ree narrowed her eyes at Dean. "You trouble?" she asked.

"No, ma'am."

She turned to Michael. "You?"

He offered her his most charming smile. "One hundred percent."

Ree snorted. "That's what I thought.” — 15 likes

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