Reviews with content warning for Child abuse - The Inheritance Games

I bought this book based on the raving recommendation of booktok and booktube. After reading the summary and hearing all these reviews, I thought this was my kind of book. It was my kind of book, until I read it. That is when everything started to go down. I did not feel particularly bored nor engaged with this book. While reading, I felt the characters were average and flat. There was no reason for me to particularly like or dislike the main characters. Other characters I felt was not needed to be mentioned at all. In my eyes, they did nothing to make the plot go forward. For the plot, I liked where the author was going but there was just some things that maybe could have been left out. I did get the Knives Out vibes from it, but that is all I felt. The mystery was there, but I could not feel it. Some of the clues where kind of predictable as I was able to figure out an important connection near the beginning of the book (maybe seven chapters in). As for the writing, I think it was decent. However, I did get annoyed with the repetitive mention of certain thoughts/feelings and characters that truly did no justice to the plot (shoutout to you know who). In connection with my previous statement, I was so annoyed with the mention of a dead character that at some point the book should have been about them. I did not see the purpose of their name being mentioned more than several times. Out of all of the things I did not like, I did like it was fast-paced making it a quick read. Thanks to that I was able to finish it despite not enjoying it until the last twenty-three chapters. Overall, I can see why people are raving over it but for me, I am not a fan.

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itsmeaemma's review

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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pucksandpaperbacks's review against another edition

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

CW: JKR and HP reference, depictions of domestic abuse, depictions of child abuse, shooting, gun violence, medical content, homophobia

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thebriellle's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

The Inheritance Games is the first (and my personal favorite) book in The Inheritance Games series. It is about the main character, Avery Grambs, who finds herself going from living in her car to inheriting almost all of billionaire Tobias Hawthorne’s fortune. Only problem is, she has no idea who Tobias Hawthorne is or why he’d leave his inheritance to a stranger. Throughout the novel, we follow Avery as she meets the eccentric Hawthorne grandsons: Jameson, Xandar, Grayson, and Nash. Together, they have to solve the riddles Tobias Hawthorne left behind in hopes to figure out the truth behind Avery’s appearance.

There are 3 things that made me instantly obsessed with this novel. One, I’m a sucker for short chapters. Don’t ask me why, but I just mentally feel like I’m reading more. Don’t judge me! Two, romantic subplots with a dash of banter makes me go feral (in a good way) for the characters. And three, I love me a good mystery. And this one will have you creating an evidence board to figure out the answers. Well, not literally, of course. Unless you're into that.

“Why do I have to tell a story?” I asked.
“Because if you don’t tell the story, someone else will tell it for you.”

What I really loved about this novel was how Avery wasn’t a main character that had all the answers all the time. She was flawed and messy and relatable. You know, how actual people are. She had to learn to love, not just other people, but herself. And that’s some character development we need more of.

If you’re wondering if you should get this book (and my impeccable review for some reason hasn't sold you yet), then let me just say this. If you’re in need of a quick, high-stakes, and enjoyable read, then this is the book for you. And a warning to make sure you have the next two books already ordered, because that cliffhanger will leave you scrambling for more.

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rocio_b's review

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lighthearted 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

2.0

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morganperks's review

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mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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ttumbletree's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did. I thought it’d be predictable and not really my style. But despite my expectations, the book had me hooked within a couple of pages. I loved guessing along with the characters about what would happen and how they would solve each mystery.
What I do have to say though, is that the book sometimes feels like a teen drama show. This is not a bad thing (one look at my old tumblr reveals how much I obsessed over teen drama shows, so yeah, definitely not a bad thing) but I still wanted to point it out.
The only reason I didn’t give the book five stars is the fact that I don’t really vibe with love triangles. So far it wasn’t even all that bad, but love triangles just always leave a bad taste in my mouth. But oh well, I’ll see what happens in the next book.
See, that’s another positive thing about the book, I didn’t wait a single second after finishing the book, before I ordered the sequel.

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