Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

105 reviews

danaegg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

ooooo i really liked this!! loved how fast paced it was, and the chapters always ended with a cliff hanger, kept me wanting to read more. i think there was a good amount of things-you-are-trying-to-solve, it didn't get too busy but it had just enough to keep me engaged. i didn't think it was going to be so heavy on the romance though?? like i swear every other thought avery had was about one of the brothers. i think it would be cool if she didn't end up with any of them, but i don't think that will happen djkdshfk.

personally i am team jameson but i see what they are doing there with grayson 😒. that last scene between them,,,, i see them writing in that forbidden romance. i see all the problems jameson has but 😭 idk i like a little FUN. hoping for that healthy character arc 🙏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

ashleysager's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful fast-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: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Child death

lavenderbluestories's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

mermaidmommy19's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book a lot, but it's definitely not in my top 10 for the year or anything. It was a little slow going at first and pretty predictable all the way around. I am excited to start the second book now. I'm hoping it'll be one of those series that gets better as it goes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Death

nerdysread's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

Est-ce le meilleur livre que j’ai lu? Non mais merde qu’est-ce que c’était bien en vrai. J’étais en mode WoW et cette fin. On se prend vite au jeu (sans mauvais jeux de mots). Bref, je lirai clairement la suite. Je ne pense pas l’acheter mais l’emprunter à la bibliothèque. Bref on verra ce que ça donne. 

Merci à NetGalley France et Lizzie pour m’avoir permis d’écouter une version audio du livre contre une review honnête

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child death and Alcoholism

zoeelora's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, and Terminal illness

guitarmonkey4's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Alcohol, Child death, and Chronic illness

librariangeorgia'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

I absolutely loved this book! I need to read the rest of the series now! 

 

It had me gripped from the beginning - an absolute page turner. It’s very much a ‘don’t believe everything you’re told’ kind of book! 

 

I loved the concept of it and all the different characters - some more likeable than others, of course. I loved the dynamic between the 4 brothers and then with Avery thrown in the mix. With the main mystery of this book now solved, i’m so curious to see what’ll happen in the next book after that ending! 

 

Highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

voeuxr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This story was a fun read! It took me awhile to differentiate the Hawthorne grandsons from each other but was easy once I got into the book.

I recommend reading this in longer sittings or in whole instead of short sittings. I enjoyed it more when I read for longer.

Sometimes the writing was cringey for example

Whenever Avery’s friend Max refused to swear

but overall I enjoyed this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Gun violence

chl0e's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Gaslighting