The Naturals: All In

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Hey guys so to give you a little of what is happening with me at this point in my life, I am now on presidents week break. Yes, I get a whole week off for presidents day, but I think it's mostly so people can go skiing. We are getting ready for Bandapalooza in band, and we are working on our songs in Percussion. In a couple of weeks, I am going to have to choose between band and percussion if I can't find away around the rule. I finished the third book in the naturals series called All In. If you haven't guessed already, this book is set in Las vegas(Hence the gambling title). 

Here is the summary:

Three days. Three Casinos. Three bodies.

When there is a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie and her friends are brought in to help solve it. They are quick to notice that this serial killer isn't like anyone else, this serial killer used a different method to kill each victim, and all of the victims have four different numbers on their wrists. Soon the naturals figure out that the numbers are a code, but to what? Meanwhile, Cassie has to deal with new information in her mother's case. In this book, the naturals will face impossible odds, and impossible choices.

I rate this book a 5/5.

This is the third book in the Naturals series. I have done the other two reviews on this blog so make sure to check those out as well. This book is 376 pages long, and like the second book, I couldn't find the lexile level, but I assume it's the same as the first book. There wasn't any cursing and the only thing sexual is kissing, and Michael took his shirt off at one point in the book, but nothing too bad. The only thing concerning is the topic, It is about serial killers and how they think so it's going to be dark, and there are the victim's bodies that are described but not in very much detail, only enough detail to give the characters something to work with. Part of the book(like 15 pages) is in the serial killers point of view, so you get a sneak peak of what it's like in a serial killers mind. It's suspenseful which is a good thing in these mystery books.

I love this series and the author and there are lots of twists and turns that you won't see coming. I pride myself in being able to know the end of the book before I get there and with these books, I was completely wrong. Again, I wouldn't recommend this book for anyone under 12 just because of the topic and how dark it is.

The fourth book in the series hasn't come out yet, but I can't wait until it does. I just finished another book called Red Queen that I will do a book review on right after I finish this blog post. Until next time, au revoir and carpe diem.

The Naturals: Killer Instinct Book Review

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Hey guys I finished the second Naturals book which is called Killer Instinct a couple days ago and I am just getting around to reviewing it. It's been a hectic week for me including two basketball games(I was in the pep band not actually playing) back to back and I had steel drum band today as well. That might not seem like much to you guys, but I haven't been getting that much sleep and it's been a lot of standing.

Ok, now for the summary: 

After the events of the last book, Cassie is back to solving mysteries. The director's daughter, Veronica Sterling shows up to the house and tells Cassie and her gang that she took the position that was left open when Lacey Locke was killed. She was also sent to review and evaluate the Naturals program. Soon, victims of a new serial killer come to light and the Naturals program is sucked into another active case that turns personal.

I rate this book a 5/5.

This book is a sequel to the first book called The Naturals which I did another review about earlier this month, so make sure to check that out if you haven't seen it yet. This book is 384 pages, so a little bit longer than the last book but still a pretty quick read. I couldn't find the lexile level, but it says for readers from 7th to 12th grade. I don't remember any cursing, and nothing went past kissing, so if that's the reason you're not reading the book then you can go ahead. There was a chapter in the beginning that they were playing strip poker but nothing went far. Like I said on the first review, the only thing I would think of that's concerning is the topic. It is about serial killers so if you don't like reading about people killing other people, even if it's a small part in the entire book, then I wouldn't recommend this book to you. I was scared in a few parts of the book, but I am paranoid so I wouldn't take my word for it, it's more suspenseful than anything and like I said I get scared easily. 

Again, part of the book is the serial killer's point of view which is where the people killing other people comes in. It is a disturbing subject that you could relate to the present day since there are serial killers in our world. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone under the age of 12 as well as the other book, and I would have had nightmares as a 12 year old reading this book. The people that are killed, are tortured before they die and their corpses are mutilated so if that is too much for you don't read this book.

I have the third book in the series sitting next to me right now so I will try to start that tonight and give you guys that review in a couple of days. Though don't get your hopes up because I need more sleep so it might have to wait until the weekend. So for now, I say live long and prosper and I bid you adue.