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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

66 reviews

caelix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It was good! A little on the nose sometimes? And I’ll be frl I’m not the biggest fan of the romance element? But big fan of Mr. Hawthorne!! ( also Alexander and Nash kind of slay in their own way Tbf )

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Death

Minor: Infertility, Gun violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

thatreadinggal11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

BEST BOOK EVER!! Could not put it down 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

itsmemiana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I loved this. 

I feel like I knew what was going to happen and then it wouldn't be that. and there were things that I was like "I feel like this person or thing is going to be important" and then I would be like "oh nvm, maybe it's not" AND THEN IT WOULD BE. and there were parts where I couldn't even put the book down because it got so interesting. I think this was a really good book.

I'm also low-key in love with Grayson and Jameson (and pretty much all the Hawthorne brothers but specially Grayson hehe).

I loved Avery although I do think she wasn't that good of a friend (specially to Max) through a lot of the book but I have a feeling she's gonna get better.

and I also think the grandfather of the boys was a lil creepy and weird lmao but that didn't affect my experience with this book at all. 

ALSO THAT ENDING?????

can't wait to read the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

dev921's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child death, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

jilljemmett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Avery Grambs has plans to finish high school and get a scholarship. However, everything changes when the billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves his entire fortune to Avery. Avery has never heard of Tobias and she doesn’t know why he disinherited his two daughters and four grandsons for a stranger. Avery and Libby, her older sister and guardian, have to travel to Texas to claim her inheritance, but the catch is that she must live on his estate for a year with his family before the estate officially belongs to her. Tobias loved puzzles so the entire estate is filled with puzzles, including the answers to why he left everything to Avery. With the help of his four grandsons, Avery has to explore this new world of wealth and danger to figure out why she was named heir. 

I had a feeling I would like this story but I had no idea I would become so hooked on it. As soon as I finished this book, I ordered the rest of the series. This story was intriguing, with Avery’s seemingly random turn of fortune, but it was also suspenseful. Avery’s life was in danger since everyone around her could be out to get her for her money. Plus there were lots of fun riddles and puzzles throughout the story. 

The Inheritance Games is such a great story! I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!

Content warnings: death of parent, mentions of suicide, domestic violence, death of teen, attempted murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, and Death of parent

syvrina's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, and Murder

marippe's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.5

Ykno it was a lot of fun. I read it in one sitting. Xander melts my heart, makes me sob.
Not 5 stars because I guessed one of the big plot twists but I still enjoyed it a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Murder

____emily____'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

berry21's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

I feel bad cause I really wanted to like this book, and I did at first, but I really lost interest and kinda had to force myself to finish it. There were aspects I enjoyed and moments that garnered reactions from me, they just were too far and too little.
This definitely isn't a bad book, and it's great that it has really appealed to others, I think it just isn't for me personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent