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vivian00v's review against another edition
5.0
THIS WAS LITERALLY THE BEST SERIES IVE EVER READ OMG This had me in awe and I was hooked. The mysteries and puzzles that stepped into her path had me on a thread. I was so invested in the romance and mystery HOLY MOLY Nothing about this was bad I had such a good time reading this book. The mysteries was literally a chef’s kiss OMG
raeneshine's review against another edition
2.0
I read all three books back to back and can no longer remember specific details about each book. Overall it was okay. Easy to read, and with an interesting enough premise to keep you turning the pages to find out the ending. Beyond that though I wasn't really invested in this story.
The whole premise just seemed needlessly convoluted and a way to show off how smart the characters were. Here's a puzzle and then there's a puzzle and this puzzle leads to this puzzle, and here's another puzzle, and look we've hit our word limit so here's the last puzzle and boom! Book done! Rinse and repeat for two more books. The puzzles weren't even interesting in the sense that I wanted to figure them out myself. I just wanted to figure out what the big mystery was at the end (and it was not always satisfying).
The books seemed to be more interested in pushing the characters' romantic lives on us instead, which also was not satisfying. Each character seemed to be very flat with little development. Avery is smart. Jameson is charming and relentless. Grayson is broken and haunted. Nash is also charming. Xander is fun and likes Rube Goldberg machines. Don't even get me started with the other side characters.
I also did not appreciate the "love triangle." To be fair, I never appreciate love triangles but I especially disliked this one. It was pretty clear from the end of book one that Avery and Grayson were not going to happen but the author insisted on making us feel like it was a possibility. But?? Why????? To get more people to buy the book?? Hated it.
Also the ending was weird. It felt like it negated what I thought was the whole point of the series, something about how Tobias Hawthorne wasn't as great as he was made out to be. And if Avery just follows in his footsteps with that, isn't she becoming just like him? Idk, but these books were definitely not my thing. Needed a better overall premise and a better editor to shape them.
The whole premise just seemed needlessly convoluted and a way to show off how smart the characters were. Here's a puzzle and then there's a puzzle and this puzzle leads to this puzzle, and here's another puzzle, and look we've hit our word limit so here's the last puzzle and boom! Book done! Rinse and repeat for two more books. The puzzles weren't even interesting in the sense that I wanted to figure them out myself. I just wanted to figure out what the big mystery was at the end (and it was not always satisfying).
The books seemed to be more interested in pushing the characters' romantic lives on us instead, which also was not satisfying. Each character seemed to be very flat with little development. Avery is smart. Jameson is charming and relentless. Grayson is broken and haunted. Nash is also charming. Xander is fun and likes Rube Goldberg machines. Don't even get me started with the other side characters.
I also did not appreciate the "love triangle." To be fair, I never appreciate love triangles but I especially disliked this one. It was pretty clear from the end of book one that Avery and Grayson were not going to happen but the author insisted on making us feel like it was a possibility. But?? Why????? To get more people to buy the book?? Hated it.
Also the ending was weird. It felt like it negated what I thought was the whole point of the series, something about how Tobias Hawthorne wasn't as great as he was made out to be. And if Avery just follows in his footsteps with that, isn't she becoming just like him? Idk, but these books were definitely not my thing. Needed a better overall premise and a better editor to shape them.
hawthorne_fanclub's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
this is one of the best book series i have ever read .i recommend this to anyone who is in a reading slup.perfect for anyone who likes romance and mystery
emlaughlin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Great books!!
kkiwiz's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loved the books with surprising twists and interesting riddles. Jennifer Lynn Barnes has an incredible way of creating riddles with seemingly random objects. Moreover is her writing style absolutely fantastic!
jonannlovesbooktalk's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
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