A review by thebowandthebook
The Inheritance Games 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? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Fun read, definitely looking forward to continuing the series. It's a YA book, but the writing seemed more middle-grade. The mystery was interesting and I was keen to find out the ending but I felt that most of the mystery was pushed to the next book in the series and the book didn't have a satisfactory conclusion. The main questions of the story were left unanswered, and I disliked that. It was a page-turner but it didn't leave me satisfied at the end.
The Hawthorne family dynamics are screwed up, and the sexual ethics in the story aren't there. A side character's creative use of words similar to curse words kept the book clean from cursing (i think) but the creativity was very thinly veiled.
mild lgbt
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