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The Naturals (The Naturals, #1)

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Start date: October 1, 2024

Finish date: October 28, 2024

Discussion: OTM

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Jul 16, 2025 mia ౨ৎ [semi ia] rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-stars, fav-books-of-all-time, july-2025

5 ⭐️
OK WHATTTT. this book was seriously so crazy and i couldn’t not put it down. sorry leah, might have gone a *tad* bit ahead 😔 the plot twist?!!! it was CRAZYYY. like seriously i would not have been able to guess it. idk how i felt abt dean in the beginning but i like him now but i also love michael 😭😭 both?? okay but if i had to choose id choose team michael. lowk better than the inheritance games????!more in depth review soon!!

pre read:
buddy read with my best friend leah!! i hope we love it

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May 17, 2025 Nicole rated it liked it

3 stars🌟
it was good.

it was extremely unrealistic, i guessed the plot twist at around 25%, the love triangle felt forced and with no chemistry, and all of the characters were extremely shallow. and wtf happened to cassies mom? wasnt that like- the point of the book?

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Aug 22, 2024 Lillian B (Kaladin Stormblessed version) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

4.75 ✨

4.75 stars
Great thriller!!!
Very predictable and I guessed who the killer was like 25% of the way in, but I love it.
Rtc

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Sep 23, 2024 zooey(mini hiatus for a bit) rated it really liked it

Shelves: i-own

~4.25~

#fightingeveryurgetolookupwhosheendsupwith

BUT ANWYAYS.

I have never read a book that was predictable but SO FREAKING GOOD. Like let's be honest, being a writer myself I could tell where jlb was headed for this ending/killer and yet I enjoyed this book sm.

The connections, and the relationships and differences between characters was so cool, and honestly the whole concept of this book was something I really enjoyed reading.
I mean, not only was it so entertaining to read but throughout it e ...more

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Dec 30, 2024 ☆ sloane tavish ☆ (fiona apple girlie) rated it it was amazing

Jennifer was asked how much trauma she wanted to give her characters and all she said was “yes”

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Jul 05, 2024 izzy of the hollow † rated it really liked it · review of another edition

plot twistttt

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Jan 08, 2025 irmak rated it really liked it

aaah micheal dean michael dean michael dean!!
i dont know which one to choose!
help the pool scene with michael???

imagine laying on your bed at night with a torch reading the ending. i was so sure it was going to be briggs oh my. locke???!??!?!

when michael appeared from the shadows my heart dropped i thought it was him lmaoooo.

i hate lia
i love sloane
i love cassie
l like michael
i like dean

overall quite a good book

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 stars.

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