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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

113 reviews

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

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

4.0

Strong Knives Out vibes in the disfunctional rich family with an outsider main character. Personally I could have done without the romance being so heavily featured or there at all but I guess it's YA? But the plot is fast and fun, and I'll definitely be picking up the next one. 

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creepypiespice's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0


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whatrhireads22's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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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risemini's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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a_libra_library's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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lara2301's review against another edition

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mysterious
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

um I need to read the second book RIGHT NOW

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bookswithatlas's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0


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nastyabbj's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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deeznuts_'s review against another edition

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  • 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? It's complicated

3.5

Here's a spoiler free review from a rookie. If you don't want a bunch of information, I'll just say it's worth a read. If you do, here you go!

I'd say this is a good book to read if you're just starting to pick up reading again or if you're trying to get out of a reading slump. I haven't read as many books as others, but this is a pretty good young adult piece. Let's start off with the good things: 

- loving the general theme 
- likeable characters 
- easy to understand 
- many new events (things are constantly happening yet at a medium pace) 
- some character backstory?? (only a little)

Here are some of my critiques: 
- some of the "reveals" weren't as big as I expected, but I also have to read the sequel to give my final thoughts. 
- would've liked a little more development with the romance

Overall, I give it 3.5 stars out of 5; it's definitely worth a read and I really enjoyed it! 


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katiechia's review against another edition

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

4.5

This book is a great mystery book. While the characters all are very clearly morally grey in some scenarios, the relationships and interactions make it nearly impossible for you to not like the cast. Avery is facing a harsh new reality, and there are many people around her who help ease her into a new lifestyle. 

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