Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

47 reviews

igre's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Can't wait to read "The Hawthorne Legacy"

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Terminal illness

hayleyw's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Toxic friendship, and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

marthadude's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I wasn't a fan of the characters. They were either incredibly annoying or snobby and pretentious. I never really connected with any of them. The protagonist was bland, and so was the unnecessary love triangle (which was weird because it pitted brothers against each other). Also

I really hated Emily. Not only was she homophobic but she was all around a horrible person

. The mystery was also lame. There weren't really any fun puzzles, and the reason for Avery's inheritance was really underwhelming and not worth the trouble of reading. The only interesting bit was the sequel hook, but I'm not sure if I want to read the sequel. I will say that the pacing of the book was fast enough to keep me engaged, but the payoff was not worth sitting through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Biphobia, Grief, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

alexandrapaul's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? Yes

This book was really cool. I loved the dramatic dark academia vibes and the old-money family mystery of this book. So many twists and turns that worked really well. It was a lot of fun, super easy to read, and just an all around good time.  The type of book that made me excited to read. Can’t wait to read the sequel. 

Spoiler & prediction: Since Tobias II is the man Avery played chess with, I think that he is also her father

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

redthistle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

Overall I thought this book was ok. The story was intriguing. I ended up figuring out the twists, which is fine, I generally do with mysteries. 

I think, personally, my biggest issue with this book is that I didn't end up connecting with any of the characters. I didn't really find anyone that likable and I felt like there was very little even given to us about Avery as a character and so she fell pretty flat for me. The only character I really loved was Xander and he was hardly in the book at all. So yeah, overall, this is a fun and face paced read which I enjoyed but was left wishing for more in terms of character development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Terminal illness

siobhanisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Terminal illness

Multiple characters experience various levels of different abuses. Nothing described in detail