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The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

196 reviews

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense 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

3.75

Faster paced than its predecessor, The Hawthorne Legacy is a fun read about a girl trying to find her place in a story that isn't technically hers. The romance comes in a little underbaked again, and it feels like a tacked on afterthought at times, but its very easy to ignore it when the puzzles come back around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

justmeandmybooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Miscarriage

madalina0_0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence and Death of parent

samflowerv6's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.25

Est unus ex nobis. Nos defendat eius.
She is one of us. We protect her.

Okay, Jameson and Avery might have won me over by the end but Gray is still my favorite. Fun fast paced plot and I loved the Toby mystery and

toby and Avery’s moments when he told her she felt like his daughter

“Heads, I kiss you. Tails, you kiss me. And either way, it means something.”

“Picture yourself standing on a cliff overlooking the ocean. The wind is whipping your hair. The sun is setting. You long, body and soul, for one thing. One person. You hear footsteps behind you. You turn. Who's there? I remembered a voice. Jameson Winchester Hawthorne.”

“Your silence on the issue of people trying to kill you is deeply disturbing.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Stalking, Death of parent, Classism, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

inka2704's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Kidnapping

rubyduller's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Kidnapping

Minor: Miscarriage, Child death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

16kneidels's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Incest, Cancer, Blood, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Drug use, Violence, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Death, and Death of parent

cortanasreadingnook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I have a lot to say about this book, but for now it’s just that Jennifer’s done a great job taking the story of the inheritance to the next level. This was full of games that had unpredictable twists and turns, making the reading experience fun and very thrilling. Reading this story is like walking through a fun house. You never know what to expect: a mirror, a dead end, or a new path towards the truth. All these aside, I would just like to comment on how terribly written the love triangle between Jameson, Avery, and Grayson. The narrative was painted from the very beginning: Grayson didn’t stand a chance. It was never a fair game, he wasn’t given grounds to develop himself as a character given that he had so much potential. Avery and Jamie are truly compatible, it’s like they share the same mind, but the possibility of Avery and Gray made me think about all of the what-ifs he’s thought about. The spotlight was always on the first two; potential for Grayson Hawthorne was swept under the rug. But nevertheless, this story is a must-read for all those who seek the thrill. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence

unicorngirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

So much happened in the last 30-50 pages! It was still so good, but why couldn't there be more incidents? Some scenes needed a little bit of action. It dragged a little. One of the things that kept me going was the romance between Avery and Jameson. I know that Grayson and Avery "think similarly", but Avery and Jameson have more chemistry, even if Grayson and Avery help each other work on things personally. Because it dragged, it was still good, but not as good as the first book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing and Bullying

Trigger Warnings: Mention of parent death, Mention of child death, mentions of threats/death threats

courtneys_reading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

The ending lacked a little for me but also wrapped up kind of nicely. Not sure where we go from here hut am excited to find out. 

Also wish Avery had chosen Grayson but maybe it's because I like him...

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Addiction, and Fire/Fire injury