Reviews

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

juliehagang'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

itsmikkachu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

4.0

There wasn’t anything that really stood out for me in the book, but I did enjoy reading it regardless. Some chapters were really brief and always ended in a somewhat cliffhanger, and although it is kind of overplayed, it definitely kept me reading.

Since it is a series, I want people to take this review with a grain of salt as I never truly realize how much I love a series until I’ve read all of the books. So, although I wasn’t *obsessed* with this book, it is only a part of the story so please hold off on all judgement until the end!

thesquishyfrog's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

Kinda your classic young adult novel with the quintessential love triangle and the much needed secret passages. I appreciated all of the puzzles in the book and I definitely want to know what happens next. Nothing special, but not bad by any means. 

Although I do appreciate Avery’s willingness to be more than just a piece to the puzzle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

lexcel05's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

lovleephtogrl's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

booktalkwithharshita's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 ⭐️

jmullins21'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

emily_b's review against another edition

3.0

3-3.5ish. This book was fast-paced and exciting, but I couldn’t help but wish that everything was a bit more detailed and fleshed out. There was certainly a lot of content and plot to fit into the book, but I had a hard time keeping track of which brother was which and often felt a lot of the characters were a bit underdeveloped. Also would have loved more details about the mansion - I mean a billionaire’s mansion on a sprawling estate filled with libraries, secret rooms, and hidden passageways is such cool setting that I felt didn’t get quite enough attention.

raima2008's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

4.0

liisu7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5