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Violence
Some
Murder investigation with moderate violence; a copycat killer is personally targeting the team
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic content at YA level
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The personal threat to the protagonists and the psychology of profiling create sustained tension
What this book is about
The second Naturals novel raises the personal stakes as the team investigates a copycat killer whose targets suggest knowledge of the Naturals program itself. Jennifer Lynn Barnes delivers efficient YA thriller plotting with genuine tension. The cases are dark but handled appropriately for the older YA audience.
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Personal threat to teen protagonists
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