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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

18 reviews

samantha_blue's review

medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cancer

jfield351's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Wow! This was a really good book! It is the most fast paced books I have ever read, the author Jennifer Lynn Barnes does not waste words and cuts right to the chase. I also loved the short chapters (around 3 pages long) as they allowed me to read how much i wanted to read. It was gripping. And the idea of the book - amazing. The whole time I was dying to know the twist.

I did guess that the boys’ middle names’ were places, but that is the only thing i guessed

. It was very family friendly. I really loved and appreciated how the ‘clues’ in this book were not far fetched, it always made sense that the participants would discover and interpret them.

The ending was interesting, at first I was like okay that’s cool, whatever. Then the last page before the epilogue had me shook. That is a good twist. I wish it could have ended with an in-depth letter from Mr Hawthorne but there is another book so i’ll just have to read that! I’m still a bit intrigued / confused by the Drake thing so the next book will hopefully clarify a bit more

. Very easy to read and very clever. Gave me ‘Rebecca’ by Daphne Du Maurier vibes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing, Blood, Infidelity, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Abandonment, and Murder

thelostbookmark22's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Toxic relationship

jasminel14's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

jane_frances's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Homophobia, Cancer, and Lesbophobia

linesiunderline's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

For those who like puzzles, mysteries, lots of drama and a dash of romantic tension, The Inheritance Games delivers a fun reading experience.

It made me think of Knives Out, The Westing Game, and Truly Devious - all of which pleased me for a host of reasons. The everyone’s-a-suspect feeling is always enticing. There’s some great banter between Avery and the Hawthorne boys. I’m not one to feel inclined to try to solve puzzles in books, but I enjoy the tension around them. 

Personally, I didn’t find Avery to be as interesting a character as the grandsons, which made me less invested at times, however it’s a series so perhaps she’ll be developed even more as we go on.

I’ll be happy to spend some more time puzzling out the dramas and secrets of the Hawthorne family.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

irisheyz77's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Violence

rbookish's review

mysterious sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

pretty good, but not the best book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death