4.02 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I'm so glad to see the downhill of book 2 was made up for in this one. I think this book was overall just better than the other books in the series so far. There were higher stakes without the ridiculously high amount of attempts on Avery's life, the romance stepped aside a bit to make room for the mystery, and, most importantly, this mystery felt greater and more difficult for our characters. This time, the Hawthornes and Avery are playing a dual game. These games begin when Toby's true daughter, Eve, arrives at Hawthorne House afraid and claiming that Toby has been kidnapped. Avery must find Toby and who the kidnapper is as the person responsible plays games with her. At the same time, Avery receives a game from Tobias Hawthorne, triggered by Eve's arrival. I really liked the duality of both games, especially the one from the kidnapper, because it challenged the characters more than any other game before. It made Avery and the Hawthorne brothers more real as they finally encountered a game they struggled to solve.

The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is that I am still on team Grayson; I love this man so much, I want him to be happy and to find someone to be happy with.

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I was not expecting some of the turns the final gambit took. It was entertaining to read and left some fantastic cliff hangers.
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This series was my warm blanket. I loved the adventures, the suspense & watching the characters grow throughout the trilogy.
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

Admittedly, I was veryyyy confused at the beginning of this book with this family tree. This person is related to this person but this other person is related to this person…WHAT!? Couldn’t keep up.

However, I figured it out about halfway through the book and then really started to enjoy myself. I really liked the mystery in this one, the stakes felt a little bit higher than the other books. I also have enjoyed the character development through the whole series and in this book in particular. 

Alsoooo, just want to say that I have been TEAM JAMESON from the very beginning, so YESSSS my boy finally got the girl. I just love them.
 

Overall, really great series and excited to read the rest of them!

shut up eve

4.5 ⭐️ I love this series , i love her writing can’t wait for the new books to come out it was so easy getting back into her writing

yeeeeaaaaahhhhhh this should've been a duology
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wat een boek! Er gebeurt zo ongelooflijk veel, maar echt op een goede manier. Kon niet stoppen met lezen en heel benieuwd naar boek 4 en de volgende reeks!