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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
Some parts of the book I would have rated a two. The basic premise is interesting but the follow through was lacking. The romance aspects were really lame. I can’t stand story lines when characters have an unnatural draw to each other…especially when they characters aren’t that likable.
My biggest beef with the book was that it ended with no real answers. What?? The author could have answered the main question and still have written more books. So instead of giving readers answers as a reward for reading the book and sorting through so many characters, we’re left with lingering questions. Really frustrating. Setting up for a sequel is one thing, not answering the main question is another.
I was generous giving it 3 stars.
My biggest beef with the book was that it ended with no real answers. What?? The author could have answered the main question and still have written more books. So instead of giving readers answers as a reward for reading the book and sorting through so many characters, we’re left with lingering questions. Really frustrating. Setting up for a sequel is one thing, not answering the main question is another.
I was generous giving it 3 stars.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
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
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
No
My spouse and I seem to have differing opinions on this book. They aren’t sure if they liked it or not, but I found it to be enjoyable and can’t wait to continue the series. My spouse's biggest complaints were about Max and predictability. Now, I do completely agree with them about Max. The way she was written so she could cuss without cussing was funny the first time, after that it got annoying fast; now I don’t mean words like fudge or heck of even ‘sweet honey iced tea’.... I mean and I quote “That faxing chiphead can go straight to elf and eat a bag of ducks.” I was glad that Avery rarely heard from her. If I had dealt with much more of that I would have DNF’d this book. As for the predictability bit, while I did see the whole Drake issue coming from a mile away, that was the only thing for me.
Avery is an average girl with some serious trauma: her mom recently passed, her dad is a deadbeat, and she is currently being raised by her older sister who is an abuse victim. She becomes practically homeless to avoid her sister's shitty boyfriend but then something insane happens... She is named in a multi-billionaire's will... as his primary beneficiary. Her entire life is flipped upside down, and she is thrust into a life she couldn’t have even dreamed of. This involves four attractive men in constant proximity with her, people in the house wanting her dead, and a constant presence of the press. The boys see her as a puzzle, their mother sees her as a homewrecker, the press doesn’t know what to think of her. I really enjoyed all of the intrigue and mystery.
What I didn’t like was the ending. All that lead up, really making us think she might have been related to the Hawthornes, or that Tobias knew her mother, and yet that was why he picked her??? It felt anti-climactic. In a way though, it made it... I’m not going to say better, but amusing. She thought she was unraveling the mystery of her own life only to have the rug ripped out from under her feet. It just goes to show life isn’t fair, even to heiresses. I am incredibly hopeful for more answers when Xander completes his own task given to him by his grandfather.
I was HOOKED this book was SO SO good I can’t wait to read the others!!!!
I liked this book a lot overall. I'm not a fan of love triangle stories so I wasn't a big fan of that aspect, but it wasn't as annoying as other love triangle stories have been. My main issue with the book is that I was kind of waiting for the big climax of the story, and when we got to it, it felt very lackluster and underwhelming. I'll still be reading the other books in this series, but I hope they have bigger twists than this one did.
adventurous
funny
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
One of my favourite book series EVER!!! ❤️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder
Minor: Death, Pregnancy