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lisa_m's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
I am very glad that the finale of this trilogy did not disappoint me. It was just as fast paced as the other books in the series and just as fun to read. I didn't love the storyline as much as the ones from the other two books (especially because I hate manipulators who pray on people's insecurities. That's like one of my biggest no-go's. I STRONGLY dislike Eve) The ending was clichee but I still liked it and thought it was great. Honestly this whole series has just been so much fun to read I don't even want to over-analyse them. Are they the best books ever? No. There are a lot of things I didn't necessarily like but the whole thing was fast past, interesting and I just really enjoyed the puzzles. I did not need the things that I usually need from books here, because it was so strong in other aspects. As someone who LOVES secret rooms and secret doors and all of those things, this whole series feels like the absolute perfect fantasy of a younger me. What do you MEAN I could inherit billions and like 6(?) Libraries??? It's pretty much my dream. So yes, I very much enjoyed the escapism and fun-ness of this whole reading experience and if that is something you think you would like too, go read it :)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism
saskiahill's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
aas's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment
emmajh91's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
ameydireads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
"The thing about strategy," he says, "is that you always have to be thinking seven moves ahead."
Not only do we have some Hawthorne secrets to unravel and puzzles to solve, there is another person calling the shots now.
Traps upon traps. And riddles upon riddles.
So at the start of this story, we know Toby’s life is in danger. It turns out Tobias Hawthorne knew from the beginning that Eve would be involved in this situation and tries to warn Avery. What bothered me the most is that even in this situation he made them solve the puzzles to find out who is keeping Toby instead of just telling them this straight away. The ending of the previous book was good enough to end this series with. I don’t see why we have a third book. It is interesting, I’ll admit that. I didn’t mind reading about my favourite characters again. But it is not on the same level as the first two books.
“They'd been sculpted by Tobias Hawthorne, formed and forged by the billionaire's hands. They were extraordinary, and for the first time in their lives, they weren't living under the weight of his expectations.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy
holliesatchell's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
neverlandpages4's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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
2.0
• After a YEAR and 5 months, I’ve finally finished the inheritance games series. Well, I guess not because there’s a fourth book coming but it was supposed to be a trilogy so I’m considering it done. Also the fact that I waited months to read this just to binge it in a day at the end made me furious at myself 😭
• I read the first two books in January of 2022. I absolutely loved them but by the time this came out, I’d completely forgotten everything and kept putting it off. I was finally over it & watched a recap of the first two on YouTube so I can read this.
• Right away, I was really bored. There didn’t seem to be much happening in the mystery aspect. A lot of it was focused on the love triangle and teenage drama that wasn’t even interesting. I thought I wouldn’t be able to put this down but I was dying for it to be over.
• Pretty much every review I’ve ever seen of this has been criticizing who Avery ends up with but to be honest, I couldn’t care less because she didn’t have chemistry with either of them & she continued to make the dumbest decisions and then proceeded to act surprised when she was in danger.
• There were also a ton of time jumps. Every chapter would skip weeks to months and I just felt disoriented reading this.
• As with the first two books, I really disliked Max. The dialogue itself & the other characters were childish enough without her addition and I was cringing every time she talked. I also didn’t like the “trendy” references. It was clear that the targeted audience for this book was Tik tok, as it says on the cover.
• The ending was so predictable and I just felt like I wasted my time reading about a bunch of clueless characters that can’t see what’s right in front of them.
• I think it’s safe to say I won’t be reading the fourth book. There’s another series by this author that I’m interested in reading though and I’ve heard good things about it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
greenlivingaudioworm's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
faduma's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Murder, and Classism
abbyycadabbyy's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
3.5
I want to say this book was the worst in the series, but it almost wasn't. I think for sure it is tied with first book for which one is worst. While the first book was boring, it had a good plot. This book had a bad plot but was interesting. One thing though, I read all the books back-to-back and I feel like they are staring to blend together.
The main plot of this book (Eve/her family) wasn't a strong plot. I don't think this book was really needed. Yes, we got more of Toby's family drama, but did we really need it... I thought this book could have been so much better.
Even though I have been bashing on the plot, the book kept me interested. I wasn't really interested in the plot; I was more interested in the relationship between Avery and the Hawthrone brothers.
I always wait about 5-10 days to gather my thoughts on the book before writing a review. It's only been 10 days since I finished the book, and I am having a hard time remembering a lot of things in the book. I think this goes to show how much I really enjoyed the book.
I thought the epilogue was nice and definitely needed. I am super excited for the next book to come out. I just hope it's better.
The main plot of this book (Eve/her family) wasn't a strong plot. I don't think this book was really needed. Yes, we got more of Toby's family drama, but did we really need it... I thought this book could have been so much better.
Even though I have been bashing on the plot, the book kept me interested. I wasn't really interested in the plot; I was more interested in the relationship between Avery and the Hawthrone brothers.
I always wait about 5-10 days to gather my thoughts on the book before writing a review. It's only been 10 days since I finished the book, and I am having a hard time remembering a lot of things in the book. I think this goes to show how much I really enjoyed the book.
I thought the epilogue was nice and definitely needed. I am super excited for the next book to come out. I just hope it's better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, and Abandonment