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torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Stalking
Minor: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Classism, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Sexual harassment
kimveach's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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
3.5
I enjoyed the first three books in this series, but this one wasn't as good for me. The number of characters continues to grow, and you need to have remembered people from the previous books. I didn't remember them all, which made me feel like I was missing something. If I had reread the last book or were reading it in a row (the way I would have as a teen), it would have been as exciting as the first three. I'll give up on this series now.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Violence, Abandonment, Classism, Gaslighting, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
prashiie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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? Yes
4.0
“Let the rest of the players think I'm dealing with daddy issues. Hawthornes have granddaddy issues instead.”
A fun extra book where we get to see more of Jameson, Avery and Grayson. Unfortunately we don’t see a lot of Nash and Xavier. I think we can even add Avery to this list. They are present, but we only get to see Jameson and Grayson’s perspective. Jameson and Grayson both have to deal with their father’s side of the family. Jameson’s father asks Jameson a favour and Grayson wants to protect his little sisters and in turn meets Sheffield’s wife. I always enjoy reading about stepmothers that are good to their stepchildren, so I loved Acacia! She’s so sensible.
"I would like to believe," Acacia continued softly, "that I'm the kind of person who would never hold a child responsible for the actions of his parents."
Even Gigi, Grayson’s little sister, is adorable and incredibly funny.
"May his crotch forever itch in places that are very difficult to scratch and his fingers turn to sausages on his hands."
Grayson also struggles with his loyalties and the loneliness he feels. So I hated it when Eve showed up playing the victim! As if Grayson didn’t have enough problems, ugh.
And throughout the story, Jameson was talking about a big secret that he couldn’t even share with Avery. When the secret was revealed, at the very end of the story, I was amazed. Definitely wasn’t expecting that, though now I’m very excited for the next book! I have so many questions that hopefully will be answered in ‘The Grandest Game’. How unfortunate that we have to wait until next year, but worth it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Death of parent, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Stalking
Minor: Gaslighting and Death
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