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A review by mitzee
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
adventurous
lighthearted
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? No
4.0
To summarize the vibes: fun, kind-of-low-stakes, family tree mystery. By now the Hawthorne family is familiar (like family, one could say) and that’s a nice little familiar setting for things to start. Some of the love triangle gets a little old since it continues from the first book, but there are some new challenges introduced.
Adding a spoiler filled summary for myself here:
Avery learns that Harry - the guy she used to play chess with and the one she thought was her dad is not actually her dad. He’s also not blood related to the Hawthornes but was technically adopted and is the long lost son Tobias Hawthorne. He also WAS in love with Avery’s mom and was present for her birth but is technically not related by blood.
In the span of the book they also find out who Grayson and Nash’s dads are. I think we also learn who Jameson’s dad might be? And we definitely still don’t know Xander’s dad by the end of the book.
The whole Grayson vs Jameson love triangle is kind of tired and eventually she gets together with Jameson. I think something is probably psychologically wrong with Grayson.
There’s a lot of betrayal by characters like Eli from Oren’s security team, Melli who is one of Nash’s housemaids, Avery’s biological dad - no surprise there. And Avery does get blown up and abducted so that’s kind of fun?
Adding a spoiler filled summary for myself here:
Avery learns that Harry - the guy she used to play chess with and the one she thought was her dad is not actually her dad. He’s also not blood related to the Hawthornes but was technically adopted and is the long lost son Tobias Hawthorne. He also WAS in love with Avery’s mom and was present for her birth but is technically not related by blood.
In the span of the book they also find out who Grayson and Nash’s dads are. I think we also learn who Jameson’s dad might be? And we definitely still don’t know Xander’s dad by the end of the book.
The whole Grayson vs Jameson love triangle is kind of tired and eventually she gets together with Jameson. I think something is probably psychologically wrong with Grayson.
There’s a lot of betrayal by characters like Eli from Oren’s security team, Melli who is one of Nash’s housemaids, Avery’s biological dad - no surprise there. And Avery does get blown up and abducted so that’s kind of fun?