Some parts are suspenseful and creepy, but there's a lot of information that pops up out of the blue, leaving readers wondering if they missed something. The Naturals is trying too hard to be a teen version of Silence of the Lambs. But now, everything Cassie thought she knew about what happened that night has been called into question. When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI’s Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother’s murder. However, she doesn't convey how the FBI really works and that being a criminal profiler takes more than just reading books at the library and checking people out at the mall. The Naturals 4 Bad Blood Jennifer Lynn Barnes 4.40 15,748 ratings1,548 reviews New victims. It's predictable and full of cliches (a love triangle, insta-love, missing parents) and has unlikable characters.īarnes seems to have done some research into the mind of a serial killer. The Naturals Season 1 LGBTQ Crime Drama Thriller Series Play all The daughter of a Boston hitman steps into his shoes after he dies. Readers may suspend disbelief for the sake of pure entertainment, but the novel's all over the place. At one point, Cassie wonders if the FBI even knows the 'Naturals' program exists, except for the two agents who recruited her. The big one: It's hard to accept the premise that the FBI would hire a bunch of kids (who aren't even attending high school) to solve crimes, especially ones involving serial killers. The concept behind THE NATURALS is kind of interesting, but it doesn't work for various reasons.

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