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adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Murder
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book to me couldn’t top the second one, but it was still a very good read. What I most liked about it is that even though you got a “happy” ending, it was still reasonable. The stakes were high, people who had to face consequences did, and the ending made sense. I guess that’s why it wasn’t better than the second one, this was a logical result to the surprising plot points from book two still very good. Unsure on whether I want to read the following books since this felt like a very good ending to the series, so I’m reading other books before deciding!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Minor: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book didn't get good until like halfway in. When it stopped focusing so much on the romance and Eve's "feelings". I knew she was a rat from the start. I liked Avery's solution to it lol even though that took place only over the last 50 pages or so. Obvious that the author wants you to keep going to the next books based on that last chapter. I know it's technically the end of a trilogy but it doesn't feel complet so hopefully the other books can help it feel that way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Mental illness
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Gun violence
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
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
~1st Reread~
Well, I guess I was wrong. This book was SO MUCH BETTER upon rereading. It's a five-star book now. My heart wasn't set on things being a certain way. I knew what to expect. I saw all the little things I'd been missing before. As a result, I saw just how amazing and absolutely genius the finale of this trilogy really is. I'm so glad I decided to reread this series before the release of The Grandest Game.
~Original Review~
This book warrants a well-earned 4.25 Stars! For the first half of the book, I wasn't loving it nearly as much as the others in this series. It's kind of hard to pinpoint the all-encompassing reason why that was. The mystery itself was great. The story was intriguing. There were some really great moments in this book (some involving the romance). The only things I can really point to for sure were a couple of the characters. Grayson was a lot different from what he was like in the other two novels. The given explanation for this made sense to me (his past), but he started out as being very unlikable. I also did not like a certain newly introduced character at first. She came off as annoying and childish to me at first. She was like this for a little over half the book. Then the plot really kicked in. I can't say much without risking spoilers, but I was left very content with the ending this book gave, and with the characters of both Grayson and our new arrival. If you aren't loving the book at first, trust me--- it gets better.
A note on the romance in this novel. The beginning of this book changed my outlook on Grayson. Yes, he is still one of my favorite characters in the book. I'm just not sure I'll ever truly forgive Grayson for how... different... he was during the first half of this book. Jameson has slowly grown on me as a character as I've read this series similar to how Warner from Shatter Me is growing on me.
I applaude Ms. Barnes for how she concluded this novel--- not just in terms of the romance, but also in terms of the story and the character development. This is NOT a Fantasy series. I am NOT usually a fan of that which is not Sci-Fi or Fantasy. That changed with these novels. The Inheritance Games is a new favorite of mine. I will be rereading it in the future. I will think about it often. It has earned its place on my bookshelf. And, I am SO excited to preorder and eventually read The Brothers Hawthorne next August. This Tiktok-famous series deserves its praise. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone and everyone who loves YA and wants a fun read.
Well, I guess I was wrong. This book was SO MUCH BETTER upon rereading. It's a five-star book now. My heart wasn't set on things being a certain way. I knew what to expect. I saw all the little things I'd been missing before. As a result, I saw just how amazing and absolutely genius the finale of this trilogy really is. I'm so glad I decided to reread this series before the release of The Grandest Game.
~Original Review~
This book warrants a well-earned 4.25 Stars! For the first half of the book, I wasn't loving it nearly as much as the others in this series. It's kind of hard to pinpoint the all-encompassing reason why that was. The mystery itself was great. The story was intriguing. There were some really great moments in this book (some involving the romance). The only things I can really point to for sure were a couple of the characters. Grayson was a lot different from what he was like in the other two novels. The given explanation for this made sense to me (his past), but he started out as being very unlikable. I also did not like a certain newly introduced character at first. She came off as annoying and childish to me at first. She was like this for a little over half the book. Then the plot really kicked in. I can't say much without risking spoilers, but I was left very content with the ending this book gave, and with the characters of both Grayson and our new arrival. If you aren't loving the book at first, trust me--- it gets better.
A note on the romance in this novel. The beginning of this book changed my outlook on Grayson. Yes, he is still one of my favorite characters in the book. I'm just not sure I'll ever truly forgive Grayson for how... different... he was during the first half of this book. Jameson has slowly grown on me as a character as I've read this series similar to how Warner from Shatter Me is growing on me.
I applaude Ms. Barnes for how she concluded this novel--- not just in terms of the romance, but also in terms of the story and the character development. This is NOT a Fantasy series. I am NOT usually a fan of that which is not Sci-Fi or Fantasy. That changed with these novels. The Inheritance Games is a new favorite of mine. I will be rereading it in the future. I will think about it often. It has earned its place on my bookshelf. And, I am SO excited to preorder and eventually read The Brothers Hawthorne next August. This Tiktok-famous series deserves its praise. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone and everyone who loves YA and wants a fun read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Murder