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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

13 reviews

arlaubscher's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Medical content, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Stalking, Cancer, and Infertility

caelix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It was good! A little on the nose sometimes? And I’ll be frl I’m not the biggest fan of the romance element? But big fan of Mr. Hawthorne!! ( also Alexander and Nash kind of slay in their own way Tbf )

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Death

Minor: Infertility, Gun violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Medical content, and Classism

matheo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Classism, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Car accident and Lesbophobia

Minor: Infertility

cepbreed's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.5

What a good way to get out of a reading slump! I read this entire book while on a flight to Chicago so I feel a little more accomplished than I would had I finished it on any other old day. It’s not a sad book but even the slightest mention of loss had me holding back tears in my seat. I miss Katarina and goddamnit I don’t think I’ll ever forget the feeling of losing her.  I know this review is lazy but I’m in a rush exiting the terminal.

Song: Dancing With Our Hands Tied - Taylor Swift

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Medical content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

quejk25's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infertility, Biphobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Gaslighting

johannslauren15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

4.25

I really liked how enticing this books was and all the relationship each character had with each other. There were lots of plot holes somewhat filled and plot twists (though I thought some of them were obvious). Though I think this book is good for and set as more for Middle Schoolers, the only thing I would acknowledge as the huge role romance takes place and affects the plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood, Death, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Infertility

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Violence, Dementia, Incest, Pregnancy, Infertility, Racism, Biphobia, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

literaryolivia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective fast-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? No

4.5

i loved this book! it was so intriguing the whole way through, and i loved the concept. it was fun to watch avery and the boys solve the riddles, and i enjoyed watching avery figure out the boys’ history. towards the end, some of the confessions and discoveries didn’t have that much of an impact on me, and i feel that they weren’t built up that much. however, i sped through this book quickly and am excited for the next:)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

thecriticalreader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I picked up The Inheritance Games while browsing at Barnes and Noble. I found it on the “Book Tok” section and the back cover blurb drew me in immediately. I love books that involve puzzles and mansions with secret passageways. I was a little wary of the book because I generally dislike Y.A. novels, but I decided to give it a try because it sounded so interesting.

 

 

Plot:

Plot is a hugely important part of The Inheritance Games, which sets itself up as a thriller/mystery. The buildup is well executed, with tons of layers, clues, twists, and suspicious characters. I’ve never read a mystery where the ending matches the buildup, and unfortunately The Inheritance Games was no exception. I predicted the ending pretty early in the book, which is rare for me because usually I’m not great at predicting endings. I don’t hold it against the book too much. As I mentioned, I’ve never read a book that has lived up to its build up. Additionally, the ride towards the resolution was so entertaining that my enjoyment of the book did not hinge on its ending. 

 

Characters:

Part of what made The Inheritance Games so entertaining was a large cast of fascinating characters. Of course, since it is a Y.A. novel, many of the characters are extremely attractive teenagers. I didn’t actually mind this as much as usual because every character was interesting and well-written. 

 

Setting:

The setting was super fun because it takes place in a GIGANTIC mansion full of puzzles, secret passageways, etc. It’s pure escapism and I loved it. I wish that Barnes had devoted a bit more description for the mansion and the rooms inside, but it was still fun to read.

 

Themes:

As this is an escapist Y.A. novel, there are not a ton of heavy themes in The Inheritance Games. That being said, it does explore themes of family dynamics, relationships, and power. The book offers more questions than answers, but hopefully these themes will be explored further in the next book. 

 

Writing Style:

Jennifer Barnes writes like a seasoned author. She knows what to keep in, what to omit, and how to write characters and emotions. Her skill really pulls this book together because it makes the characters, especially Avery, seem relatable. 

 

Conclusion:

Even though the resolution of The Inheritance Games did not live up to my hopes (although I’m not sure how it could possibly have lived up to the buildup), I still enjoyed every page of it. I look forward to reading the sequel, The Hawthorne Legacy. 

 

Other Points:

·      I really liked reading Avery’s point of view. She reacted to everything believably, and I loved that she wasn’t the “special” girl who excelled at everything. In fact, she spent most of the book feeling totally out of place and lonely. 

The cover is not to my taste. I think that style (very common among Y.A. books now a days) is eye-catching, but ultimately a bit tacky. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship