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De Hawthorne Broers by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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breeoxd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

While it was fairly obvious this was an un-planned addition to the original trilogy, reading about the Hawthorne brothers from a 3rd person (non-Avery) perspective was a nice change. I enjoyed Jamison’s puzzling, though it felt a bit forced, and was happy to meet Grayson’s extended family. Perhaps it was me reading through my own historical lens, but it was beautiful to see various members of extended family recognize the humanity of these illegitimate children. The riddles are bunches of fun. Looking forward to another book after the last cliffhanger, and hopefully some peace for the brothers. At a certain point it will become less enjoyable to see them trying to grow beyond their “type A grandson” and “self saboteur” icons, so I hope we are starting to make progress here. Also not a fan of so many villains in this one. Could do without Eve, and why did we just shoehorn in the “girl on the phone”? That being said, these are compulsive little mysteries, and I will devour the next one, too.

"“What are you drinking?” he asked That Duchess. “Prosecco and the tears of my enemies.” Her voice was wry, her British accent crisp, refined, aristocratic. “With a splash of elderflower liqueur.”" (Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne)

"“You should get some sleep.” “After six cups of jailhouse coffee?” Gigi tossed her hair. “I’m pretty sure I can fly.”" (Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne)

"“Who among us doesn’t love the taste of consequences in the morning?”" (Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne)

"All roads lead to the Mercy if you’re welcome there—and none do if you are not.”" (Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne)

"Grayson knew that every problem had solutions, plural. Falling into the trap of assuming there was only one could keep you from seeing the optimal combination. Complex problems were fluid, dynamic." (Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne)

"“Some of us exist just a little too loudly for the comfort of those who would prefer we did not exist at all.”" (Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Brothers Hawthorne)

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_pauline's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I have to agree with other reviews that the writing is repetitive and, in this book specifically, there’s quite a lot going on & many characters. however - thanks in part to the short chapters - it’s easy & quick to read, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the focus on the brothers. I had rather low expectations since the premise of this 4th book differs from the first 3. books 1-3 seem to really belong together as a trilogy, whereas this one is more of an additional, separate story (or rather 2 in 1). I did jump between chapters once when the POV changed immediately after a cliffhanger - which happens a lot - & I wasn‘t in the mood to read 5 consecutive grayson chapters before continuing with jameson‘s cliffhanger situation. I see why some people might get annoyed/bored by the other (mostly grayson‘s) POVs, but most of the time it just kept me interested & I barely wanted to put the book down

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torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

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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

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kimveach's review against another edition

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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.

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oceanwriter's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense 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? No

3.0

The Inheritance Games is my guilty pleasure series. It’s so wild and something I wouldn’t normally enjoy, alas, here I am for the fourth installment. Though this wasn’t my favorite in the series, it was still a fun time by the end.

Brothers Grayson and Jameson are at the forefront of the games this time around with a heavy focus on Grayson and his sisters. We see some over Avery, but this one is ultimately for the boys.

It looks like I’m not alone in feeling like the first half of the book dragged. I was, frankly, so bored that at one point I stopped reading during a commute and opted just to stare out the train window instead. It took a little while to pick back up again. Thankfully, the last third of the book picked up immensely.

Of all the brothers, Grayson and Jameson are the ones I care about the least. I felt like Jameson’s story was summed up decently in The Final Gambit alongside Avery. Grayson? Meh. I’m a Nash girl. (Side note: I think a lot of this book tried to amplify a reader attraction to the brothers and I am not in the age group where I have any interest on that front. So that was weird.) I was disappointed that we didn’t see much of Nash and Xander.

The book left me more confused than pumped for another installment. There are questions left unanswered but without an urgency that was found midway through the first two books. I don’t think this book needed to exist to make the series complete. Will I read a fifth book? Sure. Will I have the same level of excitement I initially had about book four? No.

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rinku's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective slow-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

2.0

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bamfling's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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courtneys_reading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Honestly didn't know where this book was going after the trilogy left things off in a nice place. But these Hawthorne brothers just have more and more going on.

I have to say though I enjoyed diving in with Grayson and Jameson this time and leaving Avery as a side character. These boys have got their own stories to tell. That being said, this could have easily been two different books. At first the switching was taking a while to get used to but then sunk into a groove.

I was thinking the only reason they would be interwined would be

because they somehow were connected but that was wrong.

On top of that, they still left a few questions up in the air...

First off, what is Eve planning? I guess she just wants some attention because she's jealous of Avery but like what's her game?

Second of all, who is the mysterious woman calling Grayson and what will we find out about that?

Oh! And Jameson revealing his grandmother is alive?! Not what I was expecting for his big secret in Prague but they have to tell us more.

I suppose these things will be answered in the next book - because ya know there's going to be another one. I am just wondering how long this goes on. Not that I'm complaining, I'm enjoying the series but I hope it doesn't become one of those things that keeps going just because there is money to be made. Because even I know there's only so far this mystery and puzzle thing can be taken...

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oddduck's review against another edition

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4.5

Another very fast read, and it was very fun getting to see more about the Hawthorne brothers. With every book that has a split pov, I tend to reach a point where I strongly favor one character over the other and it's a slog to get through the one I care less about, but both Grayson and Jameson's stories kept me riveted the entire time. The only thing I took a half star off for is because, while I trust Jennifer Lynn Barnes, I do feel

that having another character who's been presumed dead for years not actually be dead is pushing it.

I trust that this will be resolved in a satisfactory way in the next book, but still.

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itstruly_flower's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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

4.0

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