Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

512 reviews

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.5

Nice mystery / escape room style read. Short chapters worked well and kept the pace of the book nice and quick. I have to say I did work out a key part of the plot really early on but it didn't take away any of the enjoyment.

I would have enjoyed learning a bit more about the Hawthorn brothers as it feels like they all have interesting stories behind them. I also felt some parts of the story were kind of brushed over / rushed past when I had hoped for a bit more info.

Overall really enjoyable read and looking forward to picking up the next in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Death, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Bullying, Car accident, Violence, and Toxic relationship

evelynnnn33333's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, and Toxic relationship

pianokeys's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, and Emotional abuse

mitzee's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

A fun, simple, puzzle game. It feels like a bit of a murder mystery but not;  there’s no murder, there is a mystery to be solved. Someone dies and the main character is driven to figure out why this person left her his billions of dollars instead of the family (daughters and grandsons) he left behind. 

There’s a love triangle between Avery and two of the brothers, Jameson and Grayson. Its history repeating itself with a death of a girl named Emily in their past. This part of the story felt pointless? Like it was introduced to add to the drama but I guess it was being used as a red herring. A choice by the author but ultimately a dead end and in the end it felt like an inconsequential loose end. Overall I enjoyed the journey, it’s fun to fantasize about inheriting a lot of money. I also enjoyed the puzzles and mystery aspect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Gun violence

fallnginluve's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

this was boring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

annaka's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

This has been on my TBR for awhile and once I picked it up, I read through it quickly. The premise was interesting and I enjoy a good puzzle/mystery type book. I found the main character(and particularly her thoughts on the potential love interests) a bit annoying at times but not enough to ruin the story for me. I appreciate that it set up the next book well while still feeling like a (mostly) complete arch. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

kbc017's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

This book was very hunger games meets knives out but also with a little bit of a beautiful creatures undertone. This book left me very confused on how I felt. In the beginning I felt the book was slow to me and didn’t grab me, I debated DNF-ing this book, but I powered through and knowing how it ends and reflecting on it as a whole made me appreciate it more. I struggled most with not liking the characters and not trusting ANYONE. Avery grows on you as the book goes. I am still not sure if I am committing to the full series, but knowing me I will eventually do it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

i HATE sibling love triangles. It makes me feel icky which may be partially why I was so frustrated throughout this book.

xapoptosisx'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I loved how short these chapters were. Anyway this book was not at all what I was expecting but it's really good and I'm definitely going to read the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Stalking, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, and Car accident

amber2005'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Gun violence