Bad Blood (The Naturals, #4)

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her mother's 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 powerful -- and dangerous -- than anything the Naturals have faced so far. As Cassie and the team work to uncover the secrets of a group that has been killing in secret for generations, they find themselves racing a ticking clock. New victims. New betrayals. New secrets.

When the bodies begin piling up, it soon becomes apparent that this time, the Naturals aren't just hunting serial killers.

They're being hunted.

• ISBN10: 1484757327
• ISBN13: 9781484757321
• Publish Date: 1 November 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[liz089]

Oh this was an amazing finale !! Everything came together... it was just beautiful. Everything fit. I could not stop reading. So far, one of my favorite series that I read this year !
I really enjoyed this series and it really sucks that it is over.. I want more of the Naturals !! Give me a spin-off !!

3,5 stars

"Sometimes, the hardest thing to be is the one who lives." (Dean Redding)

In Bad Blood there are so many different plot points involving: a missing girl, a small town that is a part of Cassie's past, a serial killer cult and another cult. There are twists, turns and jaw-dropping reveals as The Naturals race against to clock to identify who the Masters are and stop the murders once and for all. In All In, so many different things were going on, but all the plot points connected to each other in such a clever way. All In was such a whirlwind read and the big reveals were shocking. In Bad Blood the different plot points don't fit together seamlessly and are kind of disjoint and implausible. However, I really enjoyed watching the mystery unfold, so much so that I didn't even bother trying to figure out the identities of the killers and Masters.

In All In, I was warming up to the characters, but in Bad Blood they were a little distant. Cassie isn't really as in tune with her emotions in Bad Blood. We do learn more about Lia and Michael, but it still wasn't enough. I love the camaraderie that The Naturals have and the love-hate relationship that Michael and Dean have gives me life. However, I'm not a fan of the relationship between Lia and Michael. They are both so toxic together. The relationship between Cassie and Dean also feels so forced in Bad Blood. However, I really love the relationship dynamics between Agent Briggs and Agent Sterling and I hope that they get back together.

Bad Blood is a solid conclusion to The Naturals series and the ending is bittersweet and satisfying, but I felt so distant from the characters.

"Home isn't a place. Home is the people who love you. Forever and ever, no matter what." (Lorelia Hobbes)