Reviews with content warning for Cancer - The Inheritance Games

I picked this book up as I was in a bit of a reading funk and didn't really know what I wanted to read. I have been mildly interested in this series for some time and had some expectations about this book namely that it was going to be somewhat of a competition. I am not really sure where I got the impression that our main character, Avery, would have to compete for the pot of money but I was quite far off with that. Avery stands to inherit the whole fortune and the only condition is that she lives at Hawthorne House for one year; the game in the book is simply for everyone involved to try to get answers about why Avery has been bequeathed the majority of the money.

Because I had certain incorrect assumptions going into this book, I found it to be a lot less pacey than I was hoping for. There were definitely multiple threads happening at once where we are wondering

who is trying to murder Avery, as well as the death of Emily

and, obviously, what Avery's connection to the Hawthornes is. I wasn't a massive fan of the romance in this book, especially as it seemed as though it was setting up a love triangle but it was definitely more of a subplot with the various mysteries being the main focus.

Whilst I understand the reason why we don't get the answer as to why Avery was left almost everything until almost the end of the book, it was frustrating to have to wait. I think part of the frustration is due to the fact that there wasn't really any way that it could be guessed or theorized. Well, I'm sure some smart people put it together but I didn't 🤣

I am glad that the story was relatively wrapped-up in one book rather than trying to stretch things out for the trilogy.

Content Warnings

saramsara's review

Go to review page

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Content Warnings

buzzcutduck's review

Go to review page

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

Loved the plot but the love triangle made me want to rip out my eyeballs:D. This book is a great light read, I highly recommend if you're going through a book slump as it's so fast paced and the mysteries have you hooked! I didn't feel the characters were particularly memorable, they were a little bland at times and they followed pretty basic tropes. I also loved the setting as I emphasised the mystery. Howeve I felt the romance took too much of the attention, which was frustrating (especially as it was a love triangle, which is my least favourite trope by far) although that does tend to be the case with a lot of YA fiction.

Content Warnings