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camillewhowrites's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Cursing
becca_w_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Classism, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol and Car accident
Minor: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Racism, Medical content, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Bullying, and Stalking
rubyduller's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.0
this book gave me what i needed. an easy-to-read, mysterious, funny, romantic book filled with plot-twists. was it the best book i’ve ever read? no, but it was enjoyable. i really enjoyed all the secrets the hawthorne house had to offer, with hidden passages and symbols around every corner. it fufilled my childhood dream of having a house with a secret tunnel to each room. what captivated me the most was probably the romantic side plots and constant indecisiveness about which brother i wanted avery to end up with. i think the author did this well without losing the plot throughout the book. i’m very excited to start the second book of the series ‘the hawthorne legacy’ after reading the teaser of the first 3 chapters in the inheritance games. this book is good if you’re wanting to get out of a reading slump or to indulge in the billionaire lifestyle on the side.overall, i’ve given this book a 3.75 star rating as i felt that it didn’t really stand out to me or connect with me enough to rate it any higher.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness, Gun violence, and Child death
Minor: Car accident and Alcohol
grizzlysnack's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
2.5
From someone who previously rated and delicately put it, this book was a humbling experience.
I would also say, regardless of my higher expectations, that this story fell flat for me. I wasn’t invested in the characters, half of the characters were self sabotaging (which doesn’t make for a fun read), and I didn’t feel that there was much at stake for Avery. The tropes in this story felt forced as well, as though the author was trying to mark off a checklist before publishing.
I honestly think that this book could have been improved if the protagonist(s) of this story were aged up a little, around college age instead of high school age. The teenage angst sours their personalities, and in turn sours the plot. Not to mention that the first hundred or so pages are not relevant to the story. Everything within those pages are red herrings, which would be fine if there was any ‘meat to chew on’ in between the fallacies
I would also say, regardless of my higher expectations, that this story fell flat for me. I wasn’t invested in the characters, half of the characters were self sabotaging (which doesn’t make for a fun read), and I didn’t feel that there was much at stake for Avery. The tropes in this story felt forced as well, as though the author was trying to mark off a checklist before publishing.
I honestly think that this book could have been improved if the protagonist(s) of this story were aged up a little, around college age instead of high school age. The teenage angst sours their personalities, and in turn sours the plot. Not to mention that the first hundred or so pages are not relevant to the story. Everything within those pages are red herrings, which would be fine if there was any ‘meat to chew on’ in between the fallacies
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Chronic illness
16kneidels's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Child death, and Death
marissasa's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This mystery book was actually really quick to get through, as the writing was short and snappy to match the fast-paced plot and it kept me interested enough at the end of each chapter to want to just keep reading. However, I feel that I'm not the target audience and couldn't enjoy it as much as if I was (YA, teen girls attracted to egotistical rich white boys) because I found myself not caring about either of the brothers engrossed in the main character's love triangle and actually thought many of the character interactions and dialogue were cringey. I was so over the way the brothers called Avery by her last name or a dumb nickname like "Mystery Girl" and "Heiress", and thought that each of the brothers wasn't really fleshed out more than their initial one-note character traits - the carefree and aloof eldest, the cunning business-minded one, the reckless charmer, and the energetic and goofy youngest brother. Maybe in the following books they will get more development, since this first part is really Avery's story. I was also really annoyed with her sister throughout this whole book and wish Avery had better support than what she was given. I didn't really connect with the entire Emily and Rebecca subplot either and it mostly left me confused more than emotionally connected to the family's struggles. The most interesting parts and the reason I kept reading was all the mystery, riddles, puzzles, and elaborate descriptions and hidden secrets of the Hawthorne House. Although this book could've been better, I can see myself reading the sequels someday to get closure and know what happens after that cliffhanger ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship
izzyttt's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
sammiesreadathon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Stalking
Moderate: Child death, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Minor: Car accident and Domestic abuse
maggies's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Kind of like an updated The Westing Game (though I read that years ago, so forgive my memory), and thoroughly enjoyable. Totally intrigued by the characters, would probably be really easy/interesting to adapt to the screen. Will keep reading the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
This was not exciting or entertaining at any point and because of this book I'm finally going to give up on reading things just because they're popular, ya'll have questionable taste.
This read like a middle grade, not a young adult novel, but a very boring middle grade novel with terrible dialogue. It was also predicable in some parts, and then the ending was really lack luster.
I'm giving this one out of five stars, I did not enjoy this at all.
I listened to this for free on libbyapp.com
This read like a middle grade, not a young adult novel, but a very boring middle grade novel with terrible dialogue. It was also predicable in some parts, and then the ending was really lack luster.
I'm giving this one out of five stars, I did not enjoy this at all.
I listened to this for free on libbyapp.com
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Infidelity, Death of parent, Child death, Lesbophobia, and Cursing