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theespressoedition's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Wow wow WOW! When people say this book is good, they're not messing around. This book is good. You've probably heard that it resembles Knives Out, and that description is spot-on! I was only a few chapters in before I exclaimed aloud (to my very kind husband who regularly has to listen to me spout my thoughts on books while we're in bed at night and he'd rather be watching YouTube) that "OMG this is so much like Knives Out!" But... it might be, dare I say... better?
I have always been a sucker for a good mystery. As a kid, I loved finding the most obscure kid's mystery books (no Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys for me) and seeing how quickly I could solve them. Bonus points if it happened before the halfway point. As an adult, this has become nearly a toxic trait because I see things coming from a mile away. Usually, even with mystery books, I'm disappointed when I realize that I've discovered all of the plot twists before they happen. This is even the case when I'm watching TV shows (again, bless my dear husband who has to listen to me tell him my predictions, which often ruins whatever we watch because I'm typically right - oops) and it becomes quite irritating after a while. I just want something to surprise me!
The Inheritance Games surprised me - over and over and over again. There weren't necessarily jaw-dropping moments where I thought, "OMG IT WAS THEM?!" so much as subtle twists and turns that kept me on my toes. It was so satisfying to read, predict, and then be swept away towards another direction, only to be pleasantly surprised when that earlier detail came back up again in a way that was unexpected. I had a tough time putting the book down for this exact reason!
I loved the different characters in this. You really never know who to trust, who's to blame, and what the motives are for any character at any given time and that is such fun. I certainly have my favorites (Xander and Libby) but it'll be interesting to see how everyone develops over the rest of the series.
Do yourself a favor and read this book ASAP because it really is that good (in case my earlier pronouncement of this wasn't enough).
I have always been a sucker for a good mystery. As a kid, I loved finding the most obscure kid's mystery books (no Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys for me) and seeing how quickly I could solve them. Bonus points if it happened before the halfway point. As an adult, this has become nearly a toxic trait because I see things coming from a mile away. Usually, even with mystery books, I'm disappointed when I realize that I've discovered all of the plot twists before they happen. This is even the case when I'm watching TV shows (again, bless my dear husband who has to listen to me tell him my predictions, which often ruins whatever we watch because I'm typically right - oops) and it becomes quite irritating after a while. I just want something to surprise me!
The Inheritance Games surprised me - over and over and over again. There weren't necessarily jaw-dropping moments where I thought, "OMG IT WAS THEM?!" so much as subtle twists and turns that kept me on my toes. It was so satisfying to read, predict, and then be swept away towards another direction, only to be pleasantly surprised when that earlier detail came back up again in a way that was unexpected. I had a tough time putting the book down for this exact reason!
I loved the different characters in this. You really never know who to trust, who's to blame, and what the motives are for any character at any given time and that is such fun. I certainly have my favorites (Xander and Libby) but it'll be interesting to see how everyone develops over the rest of the series.
Do yourself a favor and read this book ASAP because it really is that good (in case my earlier pronouncement of this wasn't enough).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death
Minor: Abandonment, Gun violence, and Murder
nadichocoladi's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
“Do you know what philanthropist means?” Libby asked me seriously. “It means rich.”
Avery is a lonely girl, who loved to play games with her late mother and sleeps in her car when her sister’s abusive boyfriend is around. But all changes when she is named in the will of a puzzle loving billionaire and swept up in his last game, which she has to play with his four charming grandsons.
This book is written in short chapters with twist and turns on every page. This book is perfect for a busy life with little time to really sit down, or a good train read. Personally I like to read my books in a few sits and the short chapters and quick scene changes started to feel a little bit too all over the place.
- Though this book is part of a trilogy and there is some set up for the next book, the ending does leave you satisfied.
I wouldn’t exactly call this a good book, nothing memorable or life changing happened and the only thing I highlighted is the quote above, but it kept me reading and I thought it was clever.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Physical abuse
3vannelsonrose's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Child death
Minor: Death, Physical abuse, and Death of parent
mightyola's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
Minor: Stalking
tinysierra's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
3.75*
I don’t know why the marketing and cover make it seem more like a Hunger Games type situation, but this is more of a scavenger hunt deal. I vibed with it, I just don’t want anyone to go into it expecting something different.
-This was fun and fast paced!
-unnecessary love triangle… I honestly wouldn’t take this book too seriously in that area though. Like it’s good because the plot is fun and all but there’s this like thing with jealous guys trying to show dominance or whatever which is very juvenile. Takes me back to early YA books.
-Bi side character, wlw relationship mentioned briefly. There are people of color, but they’re mostly side characters from what I remember
-there a point where a character talks about how charities are better than helping out individual people and yada yada yada. He’s a white cishet man and he grew up rich. Of course he thinks that way. This is just a person opinion of mine so you can take it with a grain of salt, but from what I’ve heard from marginalized people, donating to individuals *IS* better than donating to large charity groups. But I guess I should be happy they donated the fictional money in the first place lol
CW:
-there is a toxic relationship with mental and physical abuse
-also attempted murder twice first with a gun, second with an attempted car crash
-there’s a character with a terminal illness and it shows how another character watched her die, and a few of the characters blame themselves for her death.
I don’t know why the marketing and cover make it seem more like a Hunger Games type situation, but this is more of a scavenger hunt deal. I vibed with it, I just don’t want anyone to go into it expecting something different.
-This was fun and fast paced!
-unnecessary love triangle… I honestly wouldn’t take this book too seriously in that area though. Like it’s good because the plot is fun and all but there’s this like thing with jealous guys trying to show dominance or whatever which is very juvenile. Takes me back to early YA books.
-Bi side character, wlw relationship mentioned briefly. There are people of color, but they’re mostly side characters from what I remember
-there a point where a character talks about how charities are better than helping out individual people and yada yada yada. He’s a white cishet man and he grew up rich. Of course he thinks that way. This is just a person opinion of mine so you can take it with a grain of salt, but from what I’ve heard from marginalized people, donating to individuals *IS* better than donating to large charity groups. But I guess I should be happy they donated the fictional money in the first place lol
CW:
-there is a toxic relationship with mental and physical abuse
-also attempted murder twice
-there’s a character with a terminal illness and it shows how
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse
brandie_abbie19's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
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
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
la_vida_triste'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? It's complicated
3.0
It wasn’t what I was expecting. And has the beginnings of a love triangle which I’m not a huge fan of but I will read the other 2 books
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death of parent
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.
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
everythingordinary's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Racism, and Physical abuse