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A review by coralinejones
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
4.0
Okay, so. This review will be all over the place because I kind of just want to start book 3.
As much as I love mystery novels, book two suffers from what most mystery novels suffer from, and that's becoming extremely convoluted and ridiculous by the end. Way too many twists and turns start to occur about 70% of the way through, and it's not really fun to read anymore because too much is going on. Just too much. I found myself growing really confused and slightly agitating the more twists unfolded. Between finding out the fathers of each Hawthorn, or lack of fathers in Avery's case, the romance plot, fucking MAX (I will get into her in a bit), all the new characters and family dynamics, and having to wrap up what we learnt in book one... I was ready for it to be over.
Not to mention I thought the ending was dumb but I assume my opinions will change once I start book 3.
I still enjoyed the book though. There were many moments early on that were super fun to read and, of course, the games were fun to follow with our main characters. However, unlike in book one where we learned who everyone was and what their relation to their grandfather was, this was very repetitive in comparison.
As much as I love mystery novels, book two suffers from what most mystery novels suffer from, and that's becoming extremely convoluted and ridiculous by the end. Way too many twists and turns start to occur about 70% of the way through, and it's not really fun to read anymore because too much is going on. Just too much. I found myself growing really confused and slightly agitating the more twists unfolded. Between finding out the fathers of each Hawthorn, or lack of fathers in Avery's case, the romance plot, fucking MAX (I will get into her in a bit), all the new characters and family dynamics, and having to wrap up what we learnt in book one... I was ready for it to be over.
Not to mention I thought the ending was dumb but I assume my opinions will change once I start book 3.
I still enjoyed the book though. There were many moments early on that were super fun to read and, of course, the games were fun to follow with our main characters. However, unlike in book one where we learned who everyone was and what their relation to their grandfather was, this was very repetitive in comparison.
- Max was annoying as fuck. I could excuse her lack of swearing because she wasn't really a main character in book one, but her arrival in book two made me want to DNF this multiple times. I don't care what her reasoning was for not swearing, she either shouldn't have be trying to swear at all or just use the actual swear words.
- Jameson was also fucking annoying. I didn't like him in book one, but again, I didn't mind. Though, in this book, he was doing entirely too much. Just like everything else.
- Not enough Xander. He's my favorite.
- Avery kept repeating over and over about how she just "didn't belong here" and how she'll "never get used to this lifestyle." and look, I get it, and I understand that this book takes place RIGHT after book one, so there's really not enough time for Avery to get accustomed to her new life but DAMN SISTER...