Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Brothers Hawthorne - Brødrene by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

29 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Grief

sabrinaleaf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

4.5 ⭐️ 

Idc if we keep getting unnecessary sequels and spinoffs, ill be gobbling up every last crumb (Jameson’s crumbs especially)
That said, I truly did enjoy both Jameson’s and Grayson’s storylines

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Death

lkristin2018's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This was a great follow up to the Inheritance Games Trilogy.  There were several parallel plots, and the introduction of new characters.  Family love was a big theme

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, and Sexual content

ko2h3ckh's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Continuing on with found family and what people will do to protect those they consider family. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

_pauline's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I have to agree with other reviews that the writing is repetitive and, in this book specifically, there’s quite a lot going on & many characters. however - thanks in part to the short chapters -  it’s easy & quick to read, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the focus on the brothers. I had rather low expectations since the premise of this 4th book differs from the first 3. books 1-3 seem to really belong together as a trilogy, whereas this one is more of an additional, separate story (or rather 2 in 1). I did jump between chapters once when the POV changed immediately after a cliffhanger - which happens a lot - & I wasn‘t in the mood to read 5 consecutive grayson chapters before continuing with jameson‘s cliffhanger situation. I see why some people might get annoyed/bored by the other (mostly grayson‘s) POVs, but most of the time it just kept me interested & I barely wanted to put the book down

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Abandonment

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Addiction and Death

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

jerseynoonatic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I gave 5 stars mainly because of the new character that was introduced, Gigi. She's so much fun! I wish I could be friends with her.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood and Murder

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

oceanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The Inheritance Games is my guilty pleasure series. It’s so wild and something I wouldn’t normally enjoy, alas, here I am for the fourth installment. Though this wasn’t my favorite in the series, it was still a fun time by the end. 

 

Brothers Grayson and Jameson are at the forefront of the games this time around with a heavy focus on Grayson and his sisters. We see some over Avery, but this one is ultimately for the boys. 

 

It looks like I’m not alone in feeling like the first half of the book dragged. I was, frankly, so bored that at one point I stopped reading during a commute and opted just to stare out the train window instead. It took a little while to pick back up again. Thankfully, the last third of the book picked up immensely. 

 

Of all the brothers, Grayson and Jameson are the ones I care about the least. I felt like Jameson’s story was summed up decently in The Final Gambit alongside Avery. Grayson? Meh. I’m a Nash girl. (Side note: I think a lot of this book tried to amplify a reader attraction to the brothers and I am not in the age group where I have any interest on that front. So that was weird.) I was disappointed that we didn’t see much of Nash and Xander. 

 

The book left me more confused than pumped for another installment. There are questions left unanswered but without an urgency that was found midway through the first two books. I don’t think this book needed to exist to make the series complete. Will I read a fifth book? Sure. Will I have the same level of excitement I initially had about book four? No. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

rinku's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Racism, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury