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A review by ashley_mrose530
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Yeah this was just as bad as the first one except it didn't hold my attention nearly as much.
The writing is still cliche and not good, the mystery was actually kind of obvious in this one.I had guessed that she was Toby's daughter in the first book actually and knew it could still be a possibility in this one. It turns out that I was only kind of right. She wasn't his daughter by blood but rather just in spirit which is close enough in my opinion.
I wasn't invested in the mystery of trying to find Toby, like at all.And then in the end HE finds HER which was really dumb and felt like a cheap payout for the MC honestly. I don't know why this mystery didn't work for me, but I think I just didn't feel the stake enough.
I also wasn't invested in the supposed romance and the love triangle either. I didn't feel chemistry between any of them andshe spent most of the book possibly being their cousin, even if it wasn't by blood. But yet this was never acknowledged? That would kind of weird me out honestly. I don't know why it wouldn't have even been mentioned at all.
I know I rated this book as fast-paced and I guess it must be because it must have gone so fast that I don't know anything that actually happened. Like I can't really pinpoint anything that actually happened in this book. I know they went to Colorado and found out a few of the boys' fathers but that's really all there was here. I don't know how it became a 10-hour audiobook at all.
Finally, I realized that I actually just hate Avery. She is so self-centered and doesn't think about her best friend or her sister at all. If this sounds familiar, it's because I said the same thing about her in my review for the first book. She has had no growth or change at all. IN TWO BOOKS. It's kind of unfathomable actually. No character work at all through two books is literally insane and kind of sad.
I don't know what the next three books could even cover since I feel like most of the mysteries have been solved already. My best guess is they try to find the other fathers that weren't found in this one. But that sounds just as boring as this was. Definitely shouldn't have even tried to pick this one up and will not be continuing the series.
The writing is still cliche and not good, the mystery was actually kind of obvious in this one.
I wasn't invested in the mystery of trying to find Toby, like at all.
I also wasn't invested in the supposed romance and the love triangle either. I didn't feel chemistry between any of them and
I know I rated this book as fast-paced and I guess it must be because it must have gone so fast that I don't know anything that actually happened. Like I can't really pinpoint anything that actually happened in this book. I know they went to Colorado and found out a few of the boys' fathers but that's really all there was here. I don't know how it became a 10-hour audiobook at all.
Finally, I realized that I actually just hate Avery. She is so self-centered and doesn't think about her best friend or her sister at all. If this sounds familiar, it's because I said the same thing about her in my review for the first book. She has had no growth or change at all. IN TWO BOOKS. It's kind of unfathomable actually. No character work at all through two books is literally insane and kind of sad.
I don't know what the next three books could even cover since I feel like most of the mysteries have been solved already. My best guess is they try to find the other fathers that weren't found in this one. But that sounds just as boring as this was. Definitely shouldn't have even tried to pick this one up and will not be continuing the series.