Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

59 reviews

akirokis's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Chronic illness and Injury/Injury detail

just_me_reading's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

I’m one of those people who can read a ton for like a week and then nothing for a year. This was my one for the week lol. I was in the mood for a good read and this was it for me. The writing was easily digestible and definitely a quicker read. The plot was more centrally focused on the mystery that is the Hawthorne brothers than the actual mystery, but I still enjoyed it. Whenever something was revealed, I was left with more questions and wanted to keep reading to find the answers. I immediately bought the second book after finishing!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Violence, and Car accident

kaylamoran's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

This wasn't at all what I expected, but it was fun!  Everyone's names were so painfully YA though, it kind of bugged me.  But I didn't see twists coming, and I couldn't put it down, so both of those things bode well!
Literally though, it lost an entire star for how annoying Max's fake swearing was.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Child death

Minor: Blood, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Gun violence

purplepenning's review

emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

A fast-paced mystery with an intriguing premise, secret passages and scavenger-hunt-style puzzles, and a whole lot of pheromones and angst. The relationship drama is a little too messy and the puzzles a little too elementary and spelled out for my tastes, but you better believe I'm reading on!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, Gun violence, Violence, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Biphobia, Racism, Homophobia, Sexism, and Chronic illness

Underage drinking and drunkenness

some_froggish_lad's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Lesbophobia, Grief, Car accident, Gun violence, Chronic illness, and Homophobia

jaydub0221's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Car accident, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, and Alcohol

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Stalking, Chronic illness, and Child death

lavenderbluestories's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

mermaidmommy19's review

slow-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? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed this book a lot, but it's definitely not in my top 10 for the year or anything. It was a little slow going at first and pretty predictable all the way around. I am excited to start the second book now. I'm hoping it'll be one of those series that gets better as it goes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Death

_gabi_'s review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, and Death