The Naturals

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They discover a house with a room that looks just like the crime scene of Cassie’s mother’s murder. Winters, Alex (August 31, 2017). "Book review: 'The Naturals' series is full of suspense". The State Journal-Register. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020 . Retrieved August 1, 2020. Agent Veronica (Ronnie) Sterling. Cassie doesn't like her at all at first, but warms up to her and eventually understands her decisions after Sterling explains the reasoning behind them during their time as Webber's captives. Agent Sterling cares about Cassie and the other Naturals and tries to take them out of harm's way. She's Director Sterling's daughter, he was the previous director of the FBI, until Twelve, when Briggs is appointed the new director after Director Sterling is killed as a result of being a member in the cult that took Cassie's mother and for threatening the life of four year old Laurel Hobbes. Cassie and Dean have a special connection. They always work together seamlessly in cases because of how well they understand and use their profiling abilities. Dean kept her at arms length at first and didn't want to let himself care about her, though he later admits he loves her and they begin dating. Dean is an amazing boyfriend to Cassie and is always there for her when she needs him. The concept behind THE NATURALS is kind of interesting, but it doesn't work for various reasons. 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. At one point, Cassie wonders if the FBI even knows the "Naturals" program exists, except for the two agents who recruited her. Readers may suspend disbelief for the sake of pure entertainment, but the novel's all over the place. It's predictable and full of cliches (a love triangle, insta-love, missing parents) and has unlikable characters.

All In her mother's body is believed to be found. Cassie takes this very hard & wants to take down the person who killed her mother. It takes a while for her to open up & reveal this to the others which she eventually does in a game of Two truths and a lie. Cassie agrees to join up with the FBI because she believes it is what her mother would have wanted. After an intense discussion with her grandmother, she jets off to a house where the rest of the Naturals are staying.This savvy thriller grabs readers right away. Cassie’s outsider feelings are convincing and give credence to her actions throughout the story. There is enough violence, grisly description, and plot surprises to keep crime-show devotees reading. Unanswered questions will have those readers on tenterhooks for the next in the series. [3] Twelve, Cassie has become in charge of the Naturals program. She spends most of her time searching for teenagers to join the program. At the end of the book, she comes to the conclusion that she needs to start seeing someone from the trauma of her mother's death and trauma she herself has gone through. The Naturals | Awards & Grants". American Library Association. December 4, 2018 . Retrieved 2021-12-21. While at work one day, she meets a strange boy (who we later find out is named Michael), leaves a business card asking Cassie to call Agent Briggs of the FBI. Cassie calls Briggs, and he asks her to join the FBI for this new project that they’re doing with Naturals – people who have a natural ability to read people and situations, who are perfect for the stuff that the FBI does (mainly hunting for serial killers and investigating abductions). Cassie agrees to join up with the FBI because she believes it is what her mother would have wanted. After an intense discussion with her grandmother, she jets off to a house where the rest of the Naturals are staying.

But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean’s incarcerated father — a man he’d do anything to forget. Forced deeper into a murderer’s psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart the enigmatic killer’s brutal mind games before this copycat twists them into his web for good? She has also started writing The Fixer series, which currently includes two books. This is again a YA series, this time, however, more political in nature and with no paranormal elements in it.Whatever you have to say," Michael drawled, "You can say in front of me...whatever you have to say, you can say in front of me, unless Cassie wishes to speak to you privately, in which case I completely respect her right to do so." - Michael Townend to Dean Redding and Cassie Hobbes. With The Naturals, Jennifer Lynn Barnes has achieved a rare treasure: a suspense series accessible and riveting for adults and young adults alike. With stunningly powerful characters, bone-chilling high stakes, and tension that only twists tighter with every book, it's by far my favorite new book addiction!" - Rachel Caine, New York Times best-selling author of the Morganville Vampires

What Cassie doesn't realize is that there's more at risk than a few unsolved homicides - especially when she's sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms close. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive. Also reviewing the first novel, Publishers Weekly lauded the writing by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, stating that "Barnes shows every card at just the right moment, catching readers off-guard at the final reveal. It’s a stay-up-late-to-finish kind of book, and it doesn’t disappoint." [4]What Cassie doesn’t realize is that there’s more at risk than a few unsolved homicides— especially when she’s sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Later, the Naturals are gathered together where Lia sets up a game of Truth or Dare, which ends with Cassie kissing Dean. Making Michael jealous, where he later kisses Cassie.