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The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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teabrewer's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The beggining and the middle were pretty good, if you ignore that

if Toby was Avery's dad, Jameson would be her cousin.

The end felt a bit rushed and I didn't like that

Mellie's plot twist came with basically no foreshaddowing

I didn't really why Avery's mom got with Rick and had get if she din't really like him and made a point of not getting with anyone else since she was in love with Toby. Why make Ricky, of all people, an exception? I also didn't like when Toby called Avery his daughter but treated her so differently from Eve.

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araiapapaya's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-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? No

4.25

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broken_motherfucker's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

I'm oh so very confused. This book was marvellous and all but what the hell was going on in the last 100 pages.

Avery gets bombed, put into a coma, gets technically kidnapped from a hospital, survives whatever was actually wrong, then once she's fully healed, she actually gets kidnapped, nearly shot at yet again and still uncovers the mystery and saves the day all in a week. A week. I need whatever drug she was taking because jesus christ, she can't catch a damn break. This girl was just trying to live her life and now she's hella traumatise. What the hell!

I enjoyed this book more than the last. I like that

Jameson and Greyson

were more bearable this time. Last book I thought they had the personality of a wet paper towel. Anyway, good book, 4 stars, keep it up Jennifer!

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shannonvonpesach's review

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emotional funny 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? No

3.5

I really liked the first one a lot. This one was a bit slower.
I also would've loved a bit more space for Thea and Rebecca. They both keep coming back, but only with a bit of info and their love for each other and then they disappear again. It feels like they're there to be in the book instead of being of real importance.

I also would've thought Avery had PTSD after everything what had happened. Like threats...being nearly killed or kidnapped. But she only got panic attacks sometimes, for very different reasons tho. I understand it could be to heavy but on the other hand it would make it more believeable.

Still love Libby and I'm going for part 3 asap. Really hope she and Nash will be a couple.

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trappedinfandomland's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.5

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mjeanette_'s review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

- overall a good read!
- there was a lot more emotion that i picked up on and i really liked that
- i think libby’s storyline was a little sidelined but there’s also a lot of characters so i kinda get it

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literarymary95's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.25

I increased the star rating by almost an entire star compared to its predecessor in the series because it was far less predictable and it really kept me wanting to read even more.

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abnormal_shadow's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

It took me a while to get through the book and let me tell you why. When I read the first book I was like I love the mystery and I still do but the first book was 75% mystery 25% Romance this book is 50% mystery 50% Romance which for some people would be fine but for me personally takes away from the element of the book. In addition to this the mystery and romance are not intertwined or fluid whatsoever over I would say that the mystery is put on pause so that the main character can have her love triangle.

I also don't like Avery and Jameson together. Their relationship doesn't sit right with me. I don't like them together and I cannot express why. They are not cousins in the biological or literal sense but Tobias Hawthorne II sees Avery as his daughter meaning that they are basically cousins. If my uncle said this is my son not biological I would not go out and then have a romantic relationship with that person I don't know if this is whole chart because I grew up with a lot of aunties and uncles who are not related to me biologically but their children are still very much my cousins no matter what

but that's neither here nor there. If you were not big into Romance this is not the book series for you but if you want a very well thought out mystery this is the book series for you and because I hit one out of the two marks I will be continuing this book series no matter how much the love triangle hurts.

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uhhlexiconic's review

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Faster paced than its predecessor, The Hawthorne Legacy is a fun read about a girl trying to find her place in a story that isn't technically hers. The romance comes in a little underbaked again, and it feels like a tacked on afterthought at times, but its very easy to ignore it when the puzzles come back around.

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justmeandmybooks's review

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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