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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

111 reviews

amiesmells's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ladybug12793's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Fast, Fun read. 

I didn’t read what this book was about before diving in. I was pleasantly surprised. It’s fast paced and enjoyable, but I didn’t feel emotionally connected to any of the characters. The plot twist was pretty obvious, but the rest of it kept me guessing. But there was still with something missing with the plot or the dialogue. I can’t put my finger on it. I was also disappointed in the ending of the first mystery.

There’s no way that there wasn’t a picture of Toby somewhere in the house. It was pretty obvious from the beginning that he was the long lost son thought to be dead. Also the ending of the game just being that the family needed to stick together and air their dirty laundry?  very frustrated by this, but I digress.

I’m curious to see how this mystery continues in the next books.

0 🌶️ 
No foul language. This book is also suitable for younger readers. 

* please disregard grammatical errors due to voice texting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident

berkeley_alise's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Stalking

theangelssing's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

what a story omg this book goes from plot twist to plot twist and it’s like we, readers, become part of the game and we try to resolve it with the characters 
and the foreshadow of the end!!!
i need the second book like right now i need to know what happens next 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

katie_345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Read in a day, roughly 10hrs, (a new record for me, with a first time read). This book is super entertaining and a fast read, I read it In pretty much 3 sittings. All the chapters follow on like a movie there’s really no page you can put the book down on. The characters are extremely loveable and the plot intriguing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, and Blood

serendipity421's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment

louise_french_rider's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

I LOVED this book ! I truly loved everything, the characters, the plot, even the dead characters. Everything was well thought and written, behind these puzzles and riddles, we must have a brilliant author. Jennifer Lynn Barnes knows how to tell a story without any boring moment, how to get you involved in every passage. We're thrilling to know what's coming next. Always new plots popping up.
I rarely give 5 stars to a book, guess I can make an exception when it is indeed exceptional.
I will definitely read the series and I highly recommend this book to any person who likes a good brain-teaser.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Chronic illness

morgan77's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Minor: Blood

sleepy_panda1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Violence