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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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bookthief's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I started this book with seeing only positive reviews of this book and I was not disappointed.
It was constant with riddles and mysteries, which were mind binding and gripping. Everything was thought out right from the beginning, with Avery’s full name and the Hawthorne brothers middle names.
Jennifer Lynn Barnes is extremely clever for thinking of this story and the different riddles involved. The thought and time spent on this book definitely paid of.
The characters were all unique, as they each had very different personalities, which made each character special in some way or other.
I thought that the writing of the book was quite simple and it could have been developed a bit more to add extra detail that would have got our imaginations moving a bit more. I also loved the fact that the chapters were short:)

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sirilpotter's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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purplepenning's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A fast-paced mystery with an intriguing premise, secret passages and scavenger-hunt-style puzzles, and a whole lot of pheromones and angst. The relationship drama is a little too messy and the puzzles a little too elementary and spelled out for my tastes, but you better believe I'm reading on!

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tigger89's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I feel like I couldn't be impartial when reading this book, because between the setup(old rich guy plays games with his will) and the opening of the story involving chess, I couldn't help but compare it to The Westing Game. And that's not a fair comparison, because the Westing Game is a phenomenal mystery(albeit dated). It sets the bar so high that even something that's otherwise great can't help but fall short. I think that's what happened here.

I ultimately found the interpersonal mysteries far more compelling than the series of riddles set by Mr. Hawthorne. That's not to say that I necessarily appreciated all the characters(Nash and Xander were fun to read about, while Jameson and Grayson grated on me instantly), but I enjoyed seeing how they fit together and interacted with each other, past and present. In contrast, the riddles were merely alright. The answers were fairly obvious, and I found myself predicting the answers, in some cases long before the characters got around to it.

The thing I really didn't like — to the surprise of nobody who's read my reviews before — is that 1) there was a love triangle, and 2) neither option was great! I will say, though, that this might work itself out as the series goes on. Without giving away spoilers, this isn't the first love triangle these characters have been involved in, and it's possible the story might be setting up a situation in the future where they learn from past mistakes and don't do the thing. So I'm trying not to judge too hard just off the first book.

Though I worried that this book — being first in a series — might end on a cliffhanger, I'm happy to report that there was a satisfactory conclusion. Rather than a cliffhanger, we got a teaser of what the next volume's mystery would center around, which I appreciated. I have to admit that I did get the whodunit wrong at the end. I thought I had it all figured out, but nope! Oh well, this is why I don't read many mysteries.

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