4.12 AVERAGE

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

my girl gigi was pulling all the weight in this book cuz why are all of the interactions between lyra savannah rohan and grayson the exact same?? also jameson was in the right in the end GRAYSON WAS WARNED TO KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT. i did enjoy this tho and the jackson cameo made my heart burst!! (go read games untold)
adventurous lighthearted 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

Definitely way better than the first one! Loved all the romances (Grayson getting his woman finally thank you, we are all healing), Rohan and Sav, GiGi and new mystery man Slate HERE FOR IT!

What im not here for is Jamieson being a lil bitch and absolutely RUDE to Grayson and Lyra like sir you need to calm down and maybe not punch your bro in the face and realize he can love you and his girl??? 

I also still dont like that half the players are Hawthornes or Hawthorne adjacent it seems so unfair?? Like what do you mean Grayson can play these games hello

lrichmond21's review

3.75
adventurous medium-paced
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: Yes

sam325's review

5.0
emotional funny hopeful mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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eggwardcullen's review

4.5
adventurous 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

anabelleruth_cox's review

4.25
adventurous 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: Complicated

haleymarotta's review

4.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

I really wish I would have reread The Grandest Game before reading this book. I think there was a lot of important things going on that I forgot about. There are so many twists and turns in this book, and it was a really fun read. There are definitely a lot of characters to keep straight, which can be challenging, but the author does a good job of reminding the reader who certain characters are in the series.

I will say, she for sure knows how to write a cliffhanger and I can’t believe I have to wait another year for the third book. Overall, a great book and series that I would definitely recommend. 
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goldfishpiggy's review

5.0
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
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated